Search results

  1. Brewer #89247

    Insane boil/OG experience

    Today was batch 100....was pretty pumped until I experienced something I never have at home or at the brewery I work part time for. Pre-boil gravity - hit 1.054 with 7.5 gallons (great, no issues, conversion was good to go) Target OG - 1.073 at 5.25 gallons After about 55 min into the...
  2. Brewer #89247

    Bottling ruined a great IPA?

    Quick history, I don't bottle often. I did for my first year or so as par for the course when I got into brewing. I almost always keg, with the exception of the occasional demand for my seasonal brews. Never really had/have any issues. Like most, I boil said 5 oz corn sugar in 2 cups of...
  3. Brewer #89247

    Water analysis issues (thanks to my not so helpful water authority)

    To those who know water pH testing/analysis: Ok, so long story short, I'm having issues with my new local water authority in getting exactly what I need in order to compare local analysis to target style. To keep it simple, here's what I have: pH - 6.94 (I'll check that with my meter, but...
  4. Brewer #89247

    OG reading change up

    So for years I've always taken my post-boil OG reading from the fermenter (before pitching) or from the kettle once cooled. Recently I've been having some crazy up and down readings differing between my refractometer and (2) hydrometers and I partially concluded that I wasn't getting a solid...
  5. Brewer #89247

    A little late saying hello!

    Hello fellow brewers! I've actually been using Brewer's Friend for all of my calculations for almost a year....just wanted to work out a few kinks and get some practice before coming up online! I will say that I'm definitely having a few complications here with efficiency calculations that I...

Back
Top