GloHoppa
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I finally moved back to school and used this past Sunday and then Monday morning to do some brewing. I did a 5gal batch of the Bass Ale clone kit from Midwest on Sunday evening and an Apfelwein in my Mr. Beer.
I have been trying to keep a photo log of everything I've been doing in addition to my brew journal so I can keep solid track of everything. You can check em out here.
One question though. I wasn't given a target gravity for my Bass clone, so I have no idea how well I did in the brew process. It also seemed a little high for an initial (1.071 when adjusted for temp) but I'm assuming my target final gravity will prolly be around 1.020 or something but I was wondering is my initial gravity high? and what should I be shooting for as a target?
As far as the Apfelwein I was almost spot on the gravity, 1.065 vs the target of 1.063, the difference was probably attributed to my substitution of brown sugar vs corn sugar (which apparently doesn't exist in NH?
I just wanted to share with you guys my happiness in completing my first 5gal batch and get your input on my hydrometer questions with the Bass clone!
Thanks guys and gals!
I have been trying to keep a photo log of everything I've been doing in addition to my brew journal so I can keep solid track of everything. You can check em out here.
One question though. I wasn't given a target gravity for my Bass clone, so I have no idea how well I did in the brew process. It also seemed a little high for an initial (1.071 when adjusted for temp) but I'm assuming my target final gravity will prolly be around 1.020 or something but I was wondering is my initial gravity high? and what should I be shooting for as a target?
As far as the Apfelwein I was almost spot on the gravity, 1.065 vs the target of 1.063, the difference was probably attributed to my substitution of brown sugar vs corn sugar (which apparently doesn't exist in NH?
I just wanted to share with you guys my happiness in completing my first 5gal batch and get your input on my hydrometer questions with the Bass clone!
Thanks guys and gals!