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This.... Or you could go to your home improvement store to get a 2 gallon bucket. Either way....

I see Mr. Beer kits for sale on Craigslist all the time...if I didn't already have the 2 gallon buckets, I'd buy a Mr. Beer Kit just to get the little brown keg.

Go for it. I used to ferment 2.5 gallon batches in my 5 gallon carboy. Of course, I didn't leave it in the carboy for any long time conditioning. I highly recommend the 2 gallon buckets for 1 gallon to 1.5 gallon batches.

For 12oz bottles, I add 2.5 grams per bottle. If you can find them, Domino Brand has smaller sugar cubes that are 2.5 grams. Place one cube in each bottle.

Well said Brewfun!!!

It might help if I explain my system....I mash doing BIAB on my stove top in a 3 gallon kettle....my Brew House efficiency is 70%... But my pre-boil efficiency is around 80%....BF adjusts my Brew House efficiency down based on my volume losses and low boil-off so my actual efficiency drops...

You're right.....2.5 lbs of grain in 3.5 gallons of beer shouldn't give you a 1.060 beer. Here's is what i think happened. Now this is based on my testing Brewers Friend but I image Beersmith would be similar. Your OG gravity is based on the 1 gallon setting in BS. When I played around with BF's...

First year Crystal Hops...pretty excited considering the late start and the crazy weather in Central Iowa this year.

count me in!!!

Very cool...awesome your family did that for you. My Birthday was 3 weeks ago and my wife made a hop garden for me... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f92/birthday-gift-hop-garden-476988/

Just wait to bottle after you get back from vacation.... I like to wait a minimum of 3 weeks before I even think about bottling. The extra time will let the yeast do its job and clean up the beer. Have a great time on vacation.

Garden update: 1st picture: First Crystal Hop is still doing well despite a setback....I believe a rabbit got in and nibbled the top off of the first soot, 2nd picture: 2nd Crystal Hop is up and doing awesome.... 3rd picture : a new variety is up....Newport Hop

Way cool!!! +1 on the hill idea....I understand your excitement as my wife and I started a hop garden this year too.

More information will help us answer your question but I wouldn't get stressed about it. I've made quite a few beers that I've made mistakes and they have turned out okay. Not the greatest beers but drinkable...if it was me I'd let it finish in a couple more weeks...bottle it and see how it...

Cascade and Crystal of course...Zeus, Newport, Tettnganger and Nuggett I laughed about the symbols too...she's just so artsy...my technical brain hurts sometimes :cross:

I'll mention it to my wife about the intertwine and mix issue.....knowing her, I'm sure she has a plan already thought up. Hopefully the power meter won't be an issue...it's read electronically by a vehicle driving by.

Yeah it's good boat for fishing around here in Iowa and its great for my wife and me....when I go to Minnesota, I do get a little envious of boats like your Lund deep "V" hulls when they zip past me on the windy days.

Here's my beater fishing boat I got from my brother in law...1980 Lund Tri-hull....starts every Spring and it gets me out on the water to fish. The pictures are bit awkward but you get the idea. My personal best walleye from Memorial Weekend...22" caught in Northern Minnesota.

First year hops...as stated in my other thread....birthday gift from my wife. Just found the first hop bine yesterday.

I had to stop by the LBS for some bottle caps and picked up a mini auto siphon on a whim....WOW! I wish I would have bought one sooner. Made the transfer to my bottling bucket a breeze.