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Im not sure if it was clear, as I just noticed I titled it 'new years' rather than 'Leap Year'. D'oh! Fixed now. ETA: Err, I thought. How can I edit the thread title? I was planning to take it to the middle range, as I've heard that can give some marshmallow flavors. Any tips on that? Such...

Edit: This should be titled 'Leap Years Mead', not sure how I messed that up. I'm planning to do a Bochet style Mead with stepped additions of honey to try to get the ABV as high as I can. :tank: Tentative recipe will be based on this, with a change to starting with 2.5# per gallon. I'll start...

Did Austin Homebrew recently stop offering their $7.99 shipping option. I have an order worth about $60 in the cart, but they want $17 for the the cheapest shipping!

:o Just plugged my numbers into a calculator, and looks like I'm down at 1.005. Thanks for educating this noob. At least now I'll have a few packs of US-05 in backup.

I brewed this about a week ago with starter of WLP001. Cold break didn't settle out very well, so there is a lot of break material in the carboy. Fermentation took off like crazy for the first few days, and it was the first beer I've had to use a blowoff tube. I just checked the gravity on...

Thanks. I had done a bit more reading, and that technique seems to be pretty common for adding the sour mash. I'll update when I brew this:mug: ETA: thanks for the reminder on batch sparging. thats what I do anyways, but the reminder doesn't hurt.

Im thinking about doing this next and it will be my first sour. I want to make sure I have everything straight. 1. The grain you have listed under "Grist" is for the brew day mash? So I would need 3# more for the sour mash? Total of 12.75#? 2. When do I add the sour mash to the rest of...

Makes sense, thanks!:mug:

I brewed this on the 9th, and it is still bubbling away in the primary - 1 bubble every 10 seconds or so. I haven't taken a gravity sample since pitching. Should I rack it into the keg now or wait for it to stop bubbling? OP says primary for 7 days, its been 8 so far for me. Smells...

Thanks, I fent and bought one. Dimensions for future posterity are 31.5" wide, 15.25" deep, 18.25" Tall above hump, 27.75" tall above floor. Hump is 7.5" wide, and 9.5" tall. I should be able to fit 3 Ball Locks and a 20# in with a 4" Collar. Links to avoid flooding the thread with...

filled up my 20# for $25 at a Fire Service shop.

Does anyone have info on the Idylis 7.0 (here)? I would like to put 3 ball locks and a 20# CO2 tank in it, but I can't find the interior dimensions to see if it would need a collar. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks, I'll probably go ahead and add that extra top-off. More beer is always good, right :)

Great, thank you. Is the high gravity going to affect the final beer, other than more alcohol? Might it finish above the desired fg? Should I boil some water, cool it, and add it to the carboy to compensate? How much water? It's in a 6.5 gal carboy, so lots of room. Or just leave it alone?

Hi all, first post here and questions about my first All Grain brew. I just got done brewing my first all grain (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f70/honey-orange-hefeweizen-169857/) and I have a question about gravity changes during boil. After taking the pre-boil gravity reading, I saw it...