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  1. Benman

    mash gravity without syrup sugar

    hey there, I'm brewing today a high gravity beer, I'm using 0.5lb of syrup sugar. the sugar will be added only during the boil. my question is, how to calculate the expected gravity at the end of the mash, without the sugar? thank you! Ben
  2. Benman

    low mash ph

    hey guys, im brewing a brown porter, i was planning on getting around 5.4 ph after the mash but measured 4.96 anything i should do to fix it? is it an issue at all to a brown porter? thanks, Ben
  3. Benman

    volume of a pound of grain

    Hey All, im working on upgrading my gear and looking for a new kettle i need your help to find a calculator that gives the volume of the water and the grains together or if you have a suggestion for the size of kettle good for 5G BIAB batch Thanks BenMan
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    Gravity question

    Fermenting a lager, the expected OG was 1.044 the actual gravity was 1.051 the expected FG is 1.007 - after 10 days the SG is 1.014 should i wait to 1.007 or 1.014 should be the FG if the OG was 1.051 thank you
  5. Benman

    not enough dry lager yeast - need help while im brewing

    brewing right now my first lager, I made a mistake with the dry yeast. im using - Saflager s23 and i bought only one pack (11.5g) for 2.5 gallon - not enough anything i can do now when i'm already brewing? the only lager yeast i have in the house is Mangrove Jack M54 California Lager (40% of a...
  6. Benman

    Add Candy Sugar to the brew

    Hi All, A Baltic Porter recipe i'm working on calls for candy sugar, when is the best time to add it to the boil and whats the best Technic to avoid burning of the sugar in the boil? Thank you, Ben
  7. Benman

    Danstar Windsor out of date

    hi all, Bought a pack of Danstar and found out at home the 'Best Before Date' is 11/2016 the pack looks fine, not soft or inflated, should i toss it? use it?
  8. Benman

    Dry yeast substitute

    Hi, I'm brewing small batches and therefore use only dry yeast. I'm looking for the dry sub for White Labs WLP001 California Ale Yeast. I want to use it for brewing the Bells Two Hearted clone. Anyone know what will work?
  9. Benman

    cork on the floor

    i found the cork on the floor the day after i set the blow off, it is a one gallon carboy i don't know how many hours it was like this should i continue the fermentation or it should be considered contaminated? any one had something like this?

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