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Thank you guys for the info on the refractometer. I used a hydrometer and got a FG of 1.014 which is about where it is supposed to be.

Good to know. We will try testing with a hydrometer and see what specific gravity values we get. Thanks!

We use a refractometer.

OG was 1.057, so it appears that some attenuation occurred. We were planning to also set up a swamp cooler after we pitch the new yeast and see if that helps. Thank you for your input!

I will pitch some new yeast and hopefully that will solve our problem. This is only our second batch, but this has happened both times. I will start buying fresh yeast instead of using the stuff with the kit and see if that helps in the future. Thanks for the input!

We used an extract kit for an IPA, the expected FG was supposed to be 1.015 but was only 1.047. We used the yeast with the kit which was Sachet-dry ale yeast.

We are only on our second batch but we have realized that the summer temps of southern CA are not conducive to proper brewing. The temp in our home rarely drops below 78 degrees, which is probably the reason why the yeast hasn't been able to finish fermenting. Our current batch has been...

Thank you all for the advice and for the reassurance. Clearly we transferred to the 'secondary' fermenter way too early, so we're just going to leave it be for at least a couple weeks and then start testing FG. To answer a few questions, we did clean and sanitize everything first and we did...

Hi all, Today, we brewed our very first batch, using a kit from our local homebrew supply shop. The instructions were not very specific, but we tried to follow them as best as possible. The instructions stated to pitch and ferment the yeast until the # of bubbles in the air lock was...