Yup, I am planning on popping one after 3 weeks of priming, thanks for the sink tip! Well it was supposed to be 1.053 OG but when I measured it with a hydrometer, it was around 1.030-1.032. Nearly half a bottle (500ml) was left after bottling and after drinking that, it felt like the alcohol...

Well the bottles are brand new so there should be no problem there :D Also I am aware that there won't be any more carbon dioxide in the bottle after the fermentation is complete, it is just that I was vary of the expansion of the gas currently within the bottle. Yet I suppose since all of the...

Well moderation is probably because I am using a trial membership :D I think the suck back effect was due to me leaving the window open as you said since I noticed it went back to normal after that. Yesterday I transferred it to a bucket and the gravity was 1.010 which was the suggested final...

Just a heads up on how everything is going. For some reason, my previous comment has been stuck in moderation for 10 days. It has been 20 days since the fermentation began and I am planning on bottling the brew tomorrow. Yesterday I degassed it a little within the carboy by swirling it around...

Yeah, lets just hope I failed to mix it well because the carboy was quite heavy :D Currently the beer looks fine and bubbles from the air trap smell quite nice. I am gonna let it ferment for a total of 3 weeks then bottle it and perhaps sample a bit for taste. Planning to use 110.8 grams (~3.9...

Thanks everyone for all the replies. First of all, I cracked the grains myself (might've too finely crushed the pale wheat) and I haven't squeezed the bag, instead I just rinsed it and waited for it to stop dripping since the recipe I based this one on told me so. I expected the final recipe to...

Hello guys, I brewed mead before but this was my first attempt at brewing beer. After making a lot of research I made my own recipe based on a few others, and here is the recipe; https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/918381/buddha-bomber The thing is, when I measured the original...