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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...

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...

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...

I have a batch of APA that's been in the fermenter for 10 going on 11 days now. I'm giving it 2 full weeks till keg time. Then about a week to dry hop, carb and cool. My question is about this yeast and high temperature. I don't currently have an easy way to hold a cooler temp and I'm in San...

I have an APA fermenting which I brewed last Saturday (May 3) and I need it kegged and force carb'd by Friday May 23. I also need to do some dry hopping. I've been reading shorter dry hopping times results in more hop aroma as the aroma properties begin to break down after a while. So what's...

I know that asking the question "why is my efficiency so low," is considered cliche and one of the most discussed topics on hbt, but I can't help myself. I really felt like I did everything right. Nailed it. Until I took my OG reading. So if you'll be kind enough to look over my recipe/process...

So i have a carboy that i didnt clean properly after a batch and it sat for about a year and a half like that. Now im trying to get it clean so i can use it again but im having a hard time getting rid of the brownish film near the top. I've soaked in oxyclean and hot water (for couple hours)...

Who has used them and do you recommend? I am thinking of picking one up nearby off Craig's list for $10. Claims there are no scratches

I've seen several post a on here about using vodka to sanitize adjuncts before adding but after reading through some of these posts I've become slightly more confused. I have a lot of mint growing in my backyard and would eventually like to try a mint chocolate stout. Let's say I let the mint...

I got this 4.5 cu ft GE mini fridge from craigslist and I'm not sure if I'll be able to fit two 5 gal kegs inside with the thermostat where it is. I've read on other forums that removing it to relocate it farther back in the fridge is easy and I assumed I just had to remove the single screw and...