I measured gravities with a refractometer and I calibrate it often.
I thought refractometers don't work when alcohol is present? I've always taken my FG with a hydrometer just to make sure it is accurate. Could that be why your attenuation was so high? Perhaps it didn't get all the way down to 1.003.
Hey all, I brewed this a few weeks ago and was wondering if fermenting at 72 with S-04 is going to make a very estery or even undrinkable beer. I haven't tried it yet but plan to bottle soon.
AR-Josh said:I just took the final reading and got 1.014 down from 1.064. Pretty good. The spice volume is currently at 11 though. I'm hoping it comes down by the time I keg it. It's just 2 days shy of 2 weeks in primary.
Good FG. Did you make your own spice mix or use McCormicks? The latter will fade a bit soon enough.
SevenFields said:Stupid question = Is Extra Pale LME the same as Pale LME? And would it make a huge difference if I used 7lbs of Extra Pale LME instead of 8.25lbs of Pale LME?
I found this comparable extra recipe on Brewmasterswarehouse. I noticed they listed Victory. I thought that this had to be mashed for an extract recipe?
I use brewmasters for ordering my ingredients. What do you think of this prebuilt recipe?
http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/recipe/2465fbb9/
So how long are you guys keeping this beer in the primary? This weekend will be the 3 week mark for the first batch. My second batch is only at week 2. To soon to keg at 3 weeks?
Dgonza9 said:Anyone use pumpkin in the boil instead of the mash? I see a lot of recipes done this way.
Sorry if this was asked. I read like 10 pages of threads, but this thread is so long!
Cheers.
So I had the chance to brew this today. Smells and looks awesome. Thanks for the recipe Reno. I made the mistake of forgetting the brown sugar. This would explain why I missed the o.g. But I did hit 1.057. Any suggestions for correction? Secondary or at kegging?
Sorry few a newbie question, but but I can't figure it out what "#" stands for in Partial Mash.
Let's say I want to mash everything besides 10lbs Pale Malt, I don't have pot that is big enough.
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