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• Posted in thread: Need some help with a grain bill on 05-19-2013 at 08:20 PM
  Weyerman Munich II is a German Munich malt and well suited for brewing an Altbier. CaraMunich
  is crystal malt, not base malt. The Briess and Gambrinus Munich malts are domestic (North
  American) and ar...

• Posted in thread: Mashing cornstarch and 6-Row on 05-19-2013 at 03:01 PM
  Would it be possible to use a base malt containing excessive enzymes (like 6-row) with a bunch
  of corn starch to make a corn-beer?? It seems that this could be possible as american whiskey
  is made of ...

• Posted in thread: All-grain recipe from 'peeled wheat' on 05-17-2013 at 03:10 AM
  Yes, I believe it's wheat with no husks. It's called Harees in Arabic, but it can refer(I
  believe) to either the dish or just the grain itself. Can it be used in some sort of mash to
  make some kind of...

• Posted in thread: Oktoberfest screw-up. on 05-14-2013 at 09:56 PM
  I did not have as good a brew day as expected. I brewed a standard all-grain Oktoberfest
  recipe. First off, I just moved into a new home, and the new oven only got my wort to about 210
  degrees. The bo...

• Posted in thread: Canned fruit from the grocery store? on 05-13-2013 at 11:56 PM
  Canned fruit has lots of water and sugar plus it tastes "cooked". If you can't access fresh,
  frozen fruit works well. Another option is Oregon Fruit Puree.

• Posted in thread: Mashing with corn, clarity problem on 05-11-2013 at 09:33 PM
  I am assuming it has something to do with the corn. Do I need to wash the corn before going
  into mash? cook it?You need to cook it and washing it beforehand isn't a bad idea. Mashing raw
  grain doesn't...

• Posted in thread: Oktoberfest Recipe Help/Critique on 05-11-2013 at 03:20 AM
  Brew Method: ExtractFERMENTABLES:3 lb - Dry Malt Extract - Extra Light (31.6%)4 lb - Dry Malt
  Extract - Extra Light - (late addition) (42.1%)STEEPING GRAINS:1.5 lb - German - CaraMunich III
  (15.8%)1 l...

• Posted in thread: Water Profile for Helles using RO Water on 05-09-2013 at 11:21 PM
  You don't want to match Munich's water profile for a Helles. When the Munich brewers figured
  out how to make a light beer in the 19th Century it's almost a certainty that one of the things
  they did wa...

• Posted in thread: Ideas and hints for partial mash custom recipe on 05-05-2013 at 02:50 PM
  There is no rule, but more grain is better. I would start by figuring out how much grain you
  can handle for a partial mash. From that amount add enough malt extract to meet your OG and you
  have your r...

• Posted in thread: Adding gypsum to the keg? on 04-29-2013 at 11:16 PM
  I would just live with it. The sulphate acts on the hop compounds during the boil so I don't
  think it will have much effect at this point other than increasing the mineral flavors.