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Just shopping around for an opinion here cuz I am gonna run it even though the alcohol potential looks like only about 5% right now. THOUGHTS anyone? Best opinion on this one was your own. Don't hold your head on it. You went out and dun it -- didn't just sit around ask'n and ask'n and ask'n (you g...

Fwiw, my experiment ended badly I fear. The mash is holding at about 90F, all bubbling has ceased and the mash has begun settling to the bottom. Bright lights burn fastest I think. The yeast must have been overwhelmed. I started the mash Monday. Hard to get a SG reading as there is so much mash in t...

Correct on my entry...SG was 1.03...could be related to the particulates in the mash. Anyone have thoughts about the remainder of my two posts? Just curious as a first timer dinking around with the tried and true recipes...

See previous post. Here's an update. Checked SG at abt1.3 just now. Temp in the mash tun is 88F. Bubbling away. I aerated this bitches brew and threw in another Lb of inverted sugar. Total volume in the tun is abt 27L. Never been so unsure of a run as I am this one. Always used sugar washes, or the ...

New subscriber...running the basic recipe with a twist...SF had right ingredients, but Pelletized, turned to mush. 5L mash, 4 inches feed, boiling water, 5lbs sugar, etc. pitched a box of gerber baby cereal into it, then distillers yeast for a 21L batch, plus two Fleishman's year packets. Sounds lik...