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I measured with a refractometer. I thought temp didn't affect its reading?

So, my first BIAB in a concealed crown urn and I made a few mistakes: 1. Mistake 1: I decided rather than wrap a blanket I use my keg king temp controller. This was wrong because the flour mixture became burnt at the bottom of the concealed element. During the boil you could see some burnt...

So after 10 days of fermenting, the SG has reduced to 1.020 using a refractometer. This is quite high for a bavarian wheat beer that had its OG at 1.050. Do you think the batch is ruined?

Cheers mate!

So, I haven't brewed in a while (been overseas for 6 months). Came back to realise my wife put my gear out in the shed in which the fermenter became mouldy. So I bought a new fermenter and fresh bavarian wort. Now, simple to add yeast and go which i have done countless times, but for some reason...

Hi, I have been brewing for about 1-2 months now and after a few extract/fresh wort I want to delve into BIAB. Before I look into buying a urn or something of similar size I have been thinking of doing some 10L batches of counter-top brewing. I have made a couple of fermenters from some old...