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Brewed a pale ale yesterday. After cooling I measured the gravity using both the hydrometer and a dual scale refractometer. Both readings were lower than expected but which should I go with? Hydrometer: 1.043 Refractometer: 1.048 I calibrated my refractometer prior to using it. Has anyone...

Thanks Shooter. That's pretty much what I figured. Yeast is in there now anyways so here we go

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=76101 I've always gone off this.

1056. Pale Ale

Here it is. Haven't pitched the yeast yet. Its WLP001

I'm making a starter tonight but was a little short on DME. I was going to mix my standard which is 1/2 cup DME to 2 cups water. I had a little less than a half cup of DME so I used about 1.5 cup water then boiled 10 min. After the boil it does not look like very much wort. Will it have a...

APA. No clearing agents used. Little cloudy but real tasty

Are you drinking too early? It might just be a little too green. Some aging will probably mellow out any off flavors

Update** Had some friends over for a memorial day BBQ and tried the batch. Drank most of it actually. It turned out pretty good despite the high fermentation temperatures. It does have a noticeable mild fruit character, but not enough to ruin it. One friend said he detected a hint of banana...

Alright, another quick question. I didn't want to start another thread. Its been sitting under pressure for about 5 days (slow leak in line for about 2 days). I didn't think the leak was enough to cause much delay in carbing. But I tried it last night thinking it should be almost good to drink...

Found the problem... Just needed to adjust and tighten a hose clamp. Easy fix after all.

I used the 7/8. Its a perfectly snug fit.

Yeah I'll definitely be doing something along those lines next time. I never had an issue with temps that high before during fermentation and by the time I realized it was an issue i figured too late, let's see what happens

Quick update... I racked to the keg a few days ago, measured my fg (yeast went ham, 1.005) and took the opportunity to taste. So far not bad. No obvious off flavors that I could tell. No jet fuel, no over powering fruitiness. Now its sitting on some citra, and cascade and carbonating in the...

I put my ear over the lid, didn't hear anything, but I'll give it a shot

Excellent point.

I've been force carbing for the last 3 days and I've now realized I must have a leak somewhere. When I first hooked up the regulator, opened the tank, dialed up the pressure and turned the valve releasing the gas to my keg of beer, I noticed a very faint hiss. I tried the soapy spray test to...

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On the positive side... This is like an experiment. I'll let you know in a couple weeks how it turned out

I live in San Diego where its currently 90+ degrees and cellars don't exist. I've been turning the AC on a bit during the hottest part of the day to keep it from climbing above 80. I forgot about the wet towel trick and at this point I'm sure its a little late