Can someone help me with the extract version of this for this?
Pilsen extract?
And 2lb of specialty grains for the munich
wheat DME? or would I want to do a wheat extract?
If your water is as bad as claim, then you have nowhere to go but up...right?
Try buying some water at one of those water stores or get some from a friends house with a reverse osmosis unit and see if you notice a difference.
Depending on the gravity, wait at least 1-3 weeks. Let it carbonate and condition a little.
You only get about 2 cases enjoy them when they are at their best
Steam Ales usually use San Francisco Lager (the White Labs yeast name for it). It's a strain that works great between 60 and 66 degrees
I am making one right now in my bathtub :)
I would just set the beer aside for a few months. With an abv that high, the yeast have to work a lot harder and it's often takes MONTHS for the beers to completely carbonate.
I feel the same way except I lke "How to Brew" by John Palmer. I think it's the easiest most straightforward book. I re-read it before each brew session
I am lagering for the first time too
Say my average ale in done in 3-5 days, should I figure 5-7 for a CA Common style( I am using San Francisco Lager yeast)
A DME hint,
Add it to cold water (like in a pitcher) and it won't clump. Mix it up well and pour the room temp/cold water in to your boil. Not clumps and it is way easier.
Like others said add it when the kit says or just add it at the 60 minute mark before your first hop addition
Fermentation temps are the differences between ale and lager yeasts.
Lager yeast will also make a beer taste more clean and crisp where ale yeasts will make the beer taste sweeter and more fruity.
A Steam ale? I thought a steam beer was a California Common that uses a higher temp...