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I WAS enjoying my lunch.... :p

Along the lines of what everyone else has said. (Walker, here is your answer to what we were talking about a month or two back) I put some blueberry extract in with my hefeweizen and it wasnt the best. I used the recommended amount (2oz.) and got that "soapy" taste that HomeBrewer99 was talking...

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Just wanted to thank everyone for all the advice on my first all grain batch. It went off without many problems aside from a late start that resulted in us being outside for the boil until 11:30 last night in 50 degree weather. So all in all, a successful start to many more happy years of...

Haha you're darn right. Im a sucker for spending money on a great hobby. So....what do you guys think this beer will turn out like, or will only time tell. Im planning on adding some unsweetened bakers chocolate to the boil with about 15 minutes left. How much would everyone recommend?

Jeff, thanks for the reply! To be honest I have no idea what this beer will turn out like... I actually showed up at the store with an extract brew recipe, and within a half hour of talking with the guys, decided to start all grain brewing. :) Im sure you're right though...I doubt an...

Thanks for all the great advise guys! Looks like brew day will be Sunday if things go as planned. I'll let everyone know how it goes! Carl

Alright, so it may be a little premature to start all grain with only two extract batches under my belt but I figured what the heck. Ive probably done more reading about brewing over the last month than total reading during my four years in college. So, on to my question... I brought a recipe...

Haha, it would be a heck of a show to see 2.5 gal. of foam coming out on the top. I was pretty sure that wouldnt happen but, better safe than sorry I suppose! I think I just might try your dry ice technique. It sounds like a very logical idea, and it'll look cool too! How do you think a nice...

Thank you for the always prompt reply! As you suggested the oxygen factor is mainly what I was worried about when filling two carboys only half way. Im so new to home brewing yet, maybe I will just add an extract to the second half during bottling and not risk destroying half a batch...real...

Hey all, just a quick question about my hefeweizen... It has been in primary for over a week now and its still chugging along at one bubble every 15 seconds. Should I rack to secondary or let it hang out a few more days? Also, I am putting puree in half and leaving half plain when I rack...

Im only on batch number two myself, but carboys are the way to go (I now own three of them!). It is nice to have glass for your primary because it can be a very messy process and you can really get in there and scrub a carboy without risk of scratching the plastic, and in turn giving bacteria a...

I'm lucky enough to live across the street from a private christian school. All the little kids hang out at the playground fence yelling "HEY what are you making?" I have decided to take the decent route and tell them its coffee. The next door neighbor, on the other hand, has a recovering...

Thanks for the quick response! Chilled it is...

QUICK newbie question (theres a half hour of boiling left!!!) My recipe actually suggests pouring the 2 gallons of hot wort into a carboy filled with two gallons of cold water, then topping it off with the remaining gallon...NO wort chilling at all. Is this ok or should I chill my wort...