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All the above works well, however you can leave it on the trub too long. Typically, 2-3 weeks will always be fine, but after that be checking the sg. Also, when it comes to transferring to a secondary, you run the risk of oxygenation. Ensure if you do transfer to a secondary, minimize...

The second reading from the hydrometer was after immersion chilling to 76 degrees. The process, steep the grains, batch sparge, boil, cool, pitch, ferment. A very simple recipe. It tasted great and that's what matters but I enjoy the science and wanted to find the reasoning behind the specific...

Thank you all for replying. Slapnutz, I did all that you asked and yes the hydrometer is calibrated. And I understand what the other posts described about lose of water and higher sugar amounts thus higher readings. However, my starting and ending gravities were the same, they did not change and...

I was wondering if my starting gravity after batch sparging should be different from my after boil gravity (og vs bg) . I am new to this, just brewed my second batch, a red ale, and the two gravity readings were the same 1.047. I have heard that it should go up but can't find anything about it...