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I made a second batch of this, this time my OG was a lot closer to target but like an idiot I forgot to take a final gravity reading before I bottled. My plan is to wait until they are fully carbed, open one and let it go flat then take a FG from that. Will that work?

Not exactly. My original concern was that I used pre-ground coffee during the boil instead of the recommended coarse ground beans. When I was transferring from my boil pot to my fermenter I noticed some of the fine grounds got through my filter and was worried some would end up in my bottles. My...

Mine turned out great. Its only been bottled for 12 days and already amazing, cant wait to try it in another couple weeks. I forgot to cold crash but still didn't have any issues with fine coffee grinds making it to the bottles.

So I went way above my target OG and quite a bit lower on my FG. I bottled today at 5.6%. The sample I tasted at bottling had a very "tart" aftertaste. Is this because of my higher ABV? Is it possible it will mellow out while bottled over time?

Sorry if this has already been answered, long thread...anyone think I'll need a blowoff tube with this or airlock from the beginning ok? Im doing 5 gallons in a 6 gallon carboy. With the small grain bill and low OG I'm assuming not but just want to make sure. EDIT: Never mind, found my answer...

My first all-grain was Yooper's Oatmeal Stout. I hit all my numbers but I think my water chemistry was off or something because it has very good flavor but literally no mouth-feel. My efficiency was fairly poor as well.

I've only been home-brewing for about 6 months. This was my 6th brew, 2nd all-grain. So far its the only beer Ive been very pleased with. I dont know if its the recipe or my increased experience (honestly dont know what I did differently) but this turned out amazing and is the first one I feel...

Need some advice...like an impatient idiot I didnt read through the thread before I brewed this yesterday, I just read the recipe and ran with it. At flameout I added Starbucks pre-ground sumatran, which obviously wasn't coarse. I noticed when racking to my fermenter that a lot of fine coffee...