Well I purged out all the air on the second keg, put a couple of pounds of Co2 on it and put it in the basement.....Hope it survives :)

Hello, I've been bottling for about 7 yrs and have made the switch to kegs. I have a mini fridge that I can fit one 5 gal keg and Co2 into. I've got two 5 gal batches ready to keg. I have one in the fridge under pressure now. My question is I'd like to store the other keg in the basement (62 Deg...

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well I knew i was close to the OG, i was just wondering if i was calculating the FG right by using a refractometer? Thanks Mark

Thanks Bob, Its been at that reading now for about 3 days.

The kit only gave a OG reading of 1.040. My hydrometer broke, but thanks!

Hello, Looking for a little help in my readings. I brewed the Northern brewer kit Cream Ale (5gal) on 4-27. I am using a ATC refractometer that has a Brix and SG scale. My OG read 1.047 SG, today I am reading 1.023 SG. Using the refractometer calculator online here I am coming up with a FG of...

Thank you for the tips! I really like about added the 1 lb of honey! Thanks, Mark

J A, Well I just finished trying to see what my boil off is. On a kitchen stove, no propane burner, I started with 3 gallons of water after 1 hour I ended up with exactly 2 gallons of water. Thanks, Mark

J A, Thanks for replying. So far to date Ive done a few alternative methods not using mash tun. I doubt if I could boil off 1/4 gallon in 60 min. :) I can figure out my boil off rate is, but unknown at this time. Thanks for the added data to get this going, appreciate your help. Thanks, Mark

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Hello, Im looking for a little help with a Brewers Friend recipe, its the Orange Honey Wheat, Looked really good to me. Im still very new to all grain brewing. My question was on the boil size: 5 gallons. What I was thinking of doing was after the mash (6.5qt.) was done do the 60 min boil and...

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Just joined the forum. I've been brewing for a few years, mostly extract and partial mash kits. Hoping to learn more here. Thanks, Mark