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Brewed my first batch of this last night: 2120 + 5 = 2125

I'll take a look at the links and do some more research. I wondered about using the flaked oats for that creamy mouth fell, but wondered about the mash issue. I'll look into the Dextrin Malt though. Thanks for all the good info everybody. I'll definitely update when I get this puppy off the ground.

So, I have this idea for a Wheat beer with strong citrus and vanilla tones, akin to a Dreamsicle popsicle. I'm shooting for extract with steeping grains in a 5 gallon batch. This is what I came up with: 5 lb. Briess Golden Light DME Steeping Grains: 1.25 lb Flaked Wheat .5 lb America...

I have run plastic through my dishwasher on sanitize and have never suffered from melted plastic; however, that doesn't mean the risk isn't there. If you plan to do it, I would keep the plastic parts away from any heating elements in the washer just to be safe. As for Jet Dry, you don't want to...

This last Saturday I picked up a packet of Wyeast 3787 Trappist at my LHBS and it was only two days old. They were like, "You're not going to get yeast much fresher than that!" What was funny was that I had intended to get dry yeast this time, but forgot.

Generally, your fermentation should be complete within 14 days. Usually fermentation is done before then; however, pretty much everybody on this forum will tell you to wait at least 3 weeks before bottling, preferably 4. If you're really concerned about it (or this is your first batch) you can...

Thanks for the comments. I guess I'm going to need to come up with a brewery name now.

Here's my label for my first brew: an English Brown Ale. The recipe used fuggles hops, so I thought the name was appropriate enough. :) Comments and critiques are welcome.

It will be two weeks tomorrow. The bubbling is extremely slow (like once every few minutes) and I've been testing for gas production by pressing on the lid of my bucket to drop the airlock down. I've opened it once for a gravity reading and it was just a couple points above the specified FG, and...

I've had my first brew fermenting for two weeks now (planning to go at least three if the yeast decide to be finished by then) but wondered if CO2 production ever ramps completely down, even when the yeast are performing "clean up duties". I'm not deciding the fermentation is complete when...

More than likely everything is okay if your bucket is being kept in a clean area that doesn't have a lot of particulate matter in the air. If you pitched the yeast and they started working within the first 24 hours, enough CO2 is probably being released to make a cushion between the wort and...