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Hey all. I'm trying to make the leap up to partial mash brewing. I have a few questions thou. OK. Say I have an all grain recipe that calls for 9 lbs of 2-row and 1 lb of crystal with an estimated OG of 1.050 I have a 3-4 gallon brew kettle. I figure I can hold a maximum of 5 - 6 lbs of grain plus t...

OK, I took a chance and moved it over to the secondary. I snuck a sample in the process so I could measure the gravity, as well as taste an early sample. The OG was 1.040, and the measurement I got at the transfer was 1.015. Is the yeast done? It's been in the secondary now, a glass carboy, and ther...

Hello everyone. Boiled up my first batch yesterday, a pale ale. I'm using a DanStar yeast. Pitched at about 1 oclock pm yesterday, checked at about 5 oclock and my airlock was bubbling pretty actively, about 1 burp per second. Checked it this morning, it has slowed to about 1 burp per minute. Opened...