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Here is a picture of the carboy. But yeah I want to get as accurate of a reading as I can. I suppose I wont be able to considering I have some fermentation going. I just hope it has flavor when it is done. I definitely need to invest in a freaking propane burner. My gas stove did...

Alright I will see what I can find around for a stopper. Can this be done after the yeast is pitched? What about racking to a bucket mixing and then transferring back? I am using one of those narrow necked 6.5 gallon carboys and the level is slightly past the taper.

I did my first home brew about 3 years ago which turned out decent. Recently I had won a Brewers Best Pumpkin spice porter kit at a local home brew day. So tonight I was brewing and the kit says my OG should be in between 1.057 - 1.061. Well I did a 3 gal boil and when I added the 2 other...

Throw my name in the hat if its not to late!

Thanks for the rapid responses. One more question. The brewers best came with a bag of priming sugar and all it says is to boil 2 cups water. I was wondering if I should use the entire bag or if there is a recommended amount to use per 5 gallons? The directions really dont specify.

For my first brew I picked up a Brewers Best American Amber Ale. I followed the instructions and ended up with an OG of 1.050 which is right where the OG should be according to the paper that came with the kit. The problem is it does not have a FG number. It just says fermentation is complete...

Hello this is my first post. I am making a 1 gallon batch of Apfelwein using some random cider off the shelf. I am using Levin 1118c yeast from what I remember. Seeing that I like my stuff strong I bumped up the SG to 1.110 and pitched the yeast on May 17th. I took a reading yesterday and...