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Right on - thanks for the feedback, all. No cold crashing, Shawn_Brewin, so I should be good on that front. It has been over one month, so there is a chance - Guess I'll pick an evening to taste test, take a gravity reading, and bottle up!

Since this is a current thread - I have a situation that will make the OP laugh. I pulled a newb mistake and let my airlock dry up while letting my Belgian Tripel sit in secondary for 2+ months. Not sure when it went dry, but it's been a long time! Any thoughts on how to diagnose if it's...

Yes, the easier way has been described by a few guys up above here. Look in the DIY section for wort chiller or immersion chiller. If you make it yourself, you're running around $45. Here is one example: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/diy-cost-effective-immersion-wort-chiller.html

Well dang. I'm tied up tomorrow but thanks for the info. Keep it coming and maybe I can make it to a meeting sometime.

I'm interested! To clarify - is that Sunday, the 11th? Or Saturday, the 10th? Cheers

I just have one question - with the water you added, are you at the proper water volume for the batch as per the recipe? If so, you're golden, no problem. Chadwick is correct in what he is saying, but I'm reading this as you are making a 5-gallon batch and you did a 2-2.5 gallon boil, then added...

Update! I am sitting on 5 gallons that have been in secondary for 3 months now. My question for the group is... To back sweeten to gain carbonation, or not? I have yet to take a gravity reading to see where I'm at, but I want it to be slightly sweet with some light carbonation in some 1/2 gallon...

Just racked to secondary today. Took a reading at 1.022 - seems about right, based on feedback from all. I had a taste as well - wow! Strong, strong alcohol taste at this point (yeah, that's the point of this brew, I know). I'm hoping that some mellowness comes with age! -GT Sent from my...

Cottonwood Heights brewer here as well! Very new to the craft - just started a cider last week and got supplied at SCBS - nice guys. Looking to start off their Irish Red kit in a month or so. I'm getting excited to have a few batches going and start drinking my own. As for space - the...

Thanks for all the additional info, all. I'll keep digging and post my results as they come. I feel good knowing that, in the end, it will be good strong cider - even if it's flat or has to have sugar added to be drinkable!

Does anyone have notes on Original Gravity readings? How about gravity readings when they swap to secondary? I see some FG readings and that gives me a good idea of where I'm going, but I'm a by-the-numbers sort. I just started this today (first batch ever) and got an OG of 1.114. Used Lavlin...

Hmmm... Bubblegum flavor - has anyone had the "home brew" from 'Bout Time Pub and Grub? (Chain sports bar that has some locations in SLC, UT) theirs tastes bubblegummy - really shoddy. I'm told theirs is brewed by Coors, perhaps? Some national brand that frankly isn't that great. Good story -...

Big cola syrup is right! I'm a GM for McD's and we get Coke in 75 gallon increments... Believe me - the sophistication of the soda system makes me wish things would break so I could salvage them for my own devious uses...

Looking to get some 12oz brown bottles in the Salt Lake City Area - PM me! Taken care of - great community here.