Hey everyone, I'm just getting started kegging. I picked up this Kegerator off Facebook Marketplace for a total steal of $30. It was a bit rusted and full of dirt, leaves, and smelled awful. I drove about 30 minutes up pick it up with no promise it would work and brought it back home.
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So say I started at 1.045, and then added raspberries. Would I measure the gravity before or after adding the berries, and once I take that reading, how do I use them to determine alcohol once I have a final gravity?
I want to add raspberries to a wheat ale. If I add them to the secondary fermentation, do I need to find a new OG? Do I just mix the berries in and take a sample? Do I need to do anything with the OG from the original wort in primary?
I'd like to add honey to an amber ale I have in the fermenter. I included some directly to the boil for the increased alc content, but I'd like to capture more of the honey characteristics by adding it to the primary. How do I need to heat treat honey before adding it to the carboy?
I'm currently out of town but have a batch of ale in the fermenter. Is there any danger in ruining my brew if I leave it in the fermenter for days after it's done fermenting? Off flavors, etc?
Happy Thanksgiving :cask:
I've been paying close attention to the krausen on my hefeweizen ferment. It was nice and pillowy this afternoon but has fallen to 2/3 of what it was hours earlier. Is it common for it to grow and shrink as the ferment continues? This is day #2