Stop in for a drink.
Once cooled, we transfer to the 6.5 gallon carboy. We ended up with ~5.8 gallons in the carboy - down from the 8 gallons before the boil. The 90 minute boil reduced it by over 2 gallons!
When we transfer to the carboy, we're sure to pull a sample to get a specific gravity reading. This tells you how much sugar is in the liquid and - along with the gravity reading after fermentation - provide you with the alcohol percentage by volume.
Finally, we place the carboy in a chest freezer with a temp controller that we use to ferment in. For this batch we'll ferment at 66-67*. Before this step, we've added oxygen and the yeast. It'll ferment for ~7 days before we add the last addition of hops, then wait another 5-7 days before transferring to a 5 gallon keg, carbonating, and drinking the **** out of it.
Once cooled, we transfer to the 6.5 gallon carboy. We ended up with ~5.8 gallons in the carboy - down from the 8 gallons before the boil. The 90 minute boil reduced it by over 2 gallons!
When we transfer to the carboy, we're sure to pull a sample to get a specific gravity reading. This tells you how much sugar is in the liquid and - along with the gravity reading after fermentation - provide you with the alcohol percentage by volume.
Finally, we place the carboy in a chest freezer with a temp controller that we use to ferment in. For this batch we'll ferment at 66-67*. Before this step, we've added oxygen and the yeast. It'll ferment for ~7 days before we add the last addition of hops, then wait another 5-7 days before transferring to a 5 gallon keg, carbonating, and drinking the **** out of it.