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Here's my final product! It took a while to carb.

Attached are pictures from bottling day. The first one is the carboy. Note how I lost ~1 gallon from the trub and hops sinking to the bottom. Next time I might put the hops in something to I lose less. The second picture is the leftovers from the bottles. I wasn't going to bottle a half...

You're at an apparent attenuation of 75.76%, which is around what most people get if you used Safale US-05 like his recipe suggests. You're about tapped out. Just give it a couple days, measure again, then bottle.

For my non-smart ass answer.. Wait 3 days and take the gravity again. If the gravity is still the same, then it's safe to put in your priming sugar and bottle.

I would assume the magic number is when the force pushing out of the glass from CO2 is stronger than the force pushing in on the glass. Ok, I'm done being a smart ass :p

Just a conclusion for this thread, my mead turned out excellent. While the yeast is finnicky, it ended up working very well and gave me exactly what I wanted. I'd recommend this yeast, but maybe go with a little lower OG and provide lots of nutrients for the yeast. If you can, oxygenate...

Here's the sweet mead I made.. it's very sweet 15lbs of honey yeast extract wyeast 4184 stabilized with potassium sorbate cleared with super kleer kc

Just an update, I just stirred in some gelatin to help clear the dead yeast and hops particles. This beer is so good I could drink it uncarbed. I can't wait to taste it all carbed up. Here's a picture of it right now. Such a nice pretty color.

Another question, if someone bought a kegerator from beverage factory.. could they reuse parts like the CO2 regulator in a homemade keezer if they wanted to scale up?

Are you fermenting in a trash can? Haha kidding. Are those just bubbles or is it hairy like mold? Since it's going away I'm going to guess it's just normal krausen.

Would you mind giving me a review of the kegerator you bought? If you use ball lock kegs, I'm going to guess you have to use the "Select Ball Lock Home Brew Keg Tap" option right? Is this option worth it? Upgrade to 2 Product Premium Pro Series Double Gauge Regulator w/ Two Product Out...

I had to turn to purchasing ammo online. There's pretty much nothing up here around where I live in Ohio, so it's easier to have it shipped to my door.

90 minute IPA! so tasty!

Sorry, one more question. What is this foam thats on the top? I've never had it before on any of my other beers.

Hello again! I just took my FG and it's 1.02, which makes for 6.56% ABV and 70% attenuation. Think it's done? Should I start dry hopping now? I tasted it and my gosh does it taste good. Simcoe hops are so amazing. I used 10oz so far of it and I have 2 for dry hopping. Here's the recipe I...