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Thank you both! The bag as too small then. We could hardly get the bag all the way in the fryer. had to push it down with the stirrer. We pitched the dry yeast last night and going to let it like it is. I will post the results. Thanks again to all that helped.

Ok, thank you IslandLizard, I know I cannot add any water then. Thanks for the help.

I think it is 1.7, Trying to sent a photo right now.

I picked up a hydrometer and checked it. its 1.7. the recipe called for original gravity = 1.086. can i add water to bring it to 1.086? does anyone know how much water that would be?

I was using a Turkey fryer that has a ball cock on the bottom. 35 quart. because of the narrow diameter of the pot, the grain bag barely fit in. the water was 3" from the top

Chickpad, I should be 6 gallons at mash and sparge with 3 for a total of 9? Do you use separate pots?

Thank you chickypad, this was my son and I first attempt, guess we really messed it up. We watched a few videos and asked the local supplier alot of questions but now realize we had no idea what we were doing. In the total water we had listed we poured 1/2 gallon over the grains with the bottom...

I do not have a hydrometer and no supplier is open today. Can I wait until tomorrow? Will the wort be ok in a 6 gal. wine bucket? The recipe called for 1.086 Original Gravity so if it is over that I can add water, right? Just pour a small amount in at a time,I am guessing. Thank you both for...

First brew, making a breakfast stout. I added 3.5 gallons of water to the grains. Then added 1 gallon to boil. Totaling 4.5 gallons. With the boil done, i added the wort to 1.5 gallons of cold water and i only have 3.5 gallons of wort. the recipe was supposed to make 5 gallons, do i add water to...

How about wood chuck or anything that might be in the ballpark?

Can someone give me a clone recipe for crisp? I am picking up 10 gallons of cider today from an orchard. I want to carbonate and bottle. Thank you

It is .99. How do I stove top pasteurize the bottles? Thanks, John

Hi, In the fall I when to an orchard and bought 8 gallon of pressed apple juice, looked up a recipe for apple pie hard cider. went thru 1 racking and this Sunday it's time to rack and bottle. Can someone tell me how i can bottle and try to get it close to "woodchuck"? I saved woodchuck bottles...

Hi, In the fall I when to an orchard and bought 8 gallon of pressed apple juice, looked up a recipe for apple pie hard cider. when thru 1 racking and this Sunday it's time to rack and bottle. Can someone tell me how i can bottle and try to get it close to "woodchuck"? I saved woodchuck bottles...

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