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Do you have to crack the 2 row malt?? Sorry if its a dumb question but I've never done anything but extracts

I'm going to make a pumpkin ale this fall and was thinking about putting some cocoa nibs in the secondary to give it a little chocolate aroma, does anyone have an exp with a pumpkin/chocolate brew?

Thanks! My next brew is going to be a wheat with lager yeast, I'm all about that crisp clean taste!

Has anyone ever brewed a wheat beer with lager yeast? Any ideas how it would taste?

Craig let me know how it turns out. The watermelons need at least another month so I'm not going to be making mine for a while.

Thanks for all the posts. Those hops sound like they would go good with a watermelon beer. I shouldn't add the watermelon during the boil?

I put a few watermelon plants in my garden this year and they are doing very well. Looks like I'm going to end up with about 10 watermelons. Since I am going to have this surplus of watermelon I thought maybe I could use a few to make some sort of beer. Has anyone ever heard of or drank a...

I keged it last night and put the pressure upto 30psi, didn't shake though...we'll see how long it takes

Thanks for the posts, it sounds like my beer is green. Ill let it sit for a few weeks before tasting again

I've heard of beer being "green" and i get that it means its young and not ready yet but what does green beer taste like...asking because I have a batch that doesn't have much flavor and I'm hoping that it's just "green" and will get better with age.

http://www.williamswarn.com Anyone ever see this before? Looks interesting

Gonna have to go with SA cherry wheat...couldn't even get through the whole bottle! Has a strong artificial aftertaste

I'm about to force carb for the first time, any ideas how long it will take if I crank it up to about 30psi and have the fridge set at 33 degrees?

They warmed up and are back to normal. Thanks for putting my mind at ease

I was fermenting in a fridge to keep the temp between 60-70 but I had it set wrong and it got down to 45. It was only @ 45 for about an hour but since then I haven't seen anything coming out of the air lock. Is it possible that I killed the yeast?