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• Posted in thread: Cascadia IPA on 09-17-2007 at 04:51 PM
  1 lbs. American Caramel 60°L info 6 lbs. Muntons Dry Light info 1 lbs. Muntons Dry Wheat info
  1.5 oz. Cascade (Dry Leaf, 7.0 %AA) boiled 60 min. info 1 oz. Cascade (Dry Leaf, 7.0 %AA)
  boiled 15 min. i...

• Posted in thread: Success! on 09-17-2007 at 04:33 PM
  I just thought I would share with ya'll that I have brewed my first truly successful beer. It
  is my fourth batch, and it is an English IPA...the others came out OK, but this one really
  reminds me of a...

• Posted in thread: Bottling question on 09-10-2007 at 02:57 PM
  So I just recently bottled an IPA batch (which tastes awesome btw) but had a quick question. I
  boiled 3/4 cup corn sugar in 2 cups of water ( per john palmer) and let it cool...i siphoned my
  beer into...

• Posted in thread: Harsh carbonation on 09-19-2006 at 06:05 PM
  No its definitely not gushing or anything. Like i said, it tastes and smells great at this
  point, but maybe its not the carbonation thats leading to the taste...maybe its just because
  its only been in...

• Posted in thread: Harsh carbonation on 09-19-2006 at 03:19 PM
  Is it normal for the beer to have a bit of a harsh carbonation after a week in bottles? It
  smells great, and tastes great too...but the carbonation seems to be at a 'peak' right now or
  something. It i...

• Posted in thread: Bottle Conditioning on 09-11-2006 at 04:52 PM
  Ok, yesterday I just bottled my first batch of beer, a Nut Brown Ale. I boiled 3/4 cup of corn
  sugar in 2 cups of water, let it cool, added to my bottling bucket, siphoned beer into that,
  then bottled...

• Posted in thread: 2 batch recipe-opinions on 08-22-2006 at 07:29 PM
  Ok, for my 2nd batch of beer, I want something light, crisp, but with a good body. Here's what
  I'm thinking, tell me what you think (Honey Ale)6# Wheat LME1/2 # Honey Malt 15-20 L2#
  Minnesota Clover H...

• Posted in thread: 2nd batch-opinions on 08-22-2006 at 07:22 PM
  anyone? i know its basic...but any additions? anything at all?

• Posted in thread: 2nd batch-opinions on 08-22-2006 at 06:42 PM
  Ok, for my 2nd batch of beer, I want something light, crisp, but with a good body. Here's what
  I'm thinking, tell me what you think (Honey Ale)6# Wheat LME1/2 # Honey Malt 15-20 L2#
  Minnesota Clover H...

• Posted in thread: yeast question on 08-20-2006 at 10:02 PM
  Well, its been less than 24 hrs since I pitched it straight in my wort...there's already a
  little party goin on in there...just a slight head around the edges, and foam beginning to show
  on the top......