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Swingin’ Blonde Ale – All-Grain Recipe Kit

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This was the last extract kit I did before going AG. It came out very good and all my BMC friends loved it. I intended to do this kit as my first lager but before I could brew it I found out we were hosting a party in 4 weeks and since I had just finished building my kegerator I didn't have...

I start out with tap water and stir gently. It takes about 10 - 15 mins to get to around 90F. Then I switch to the fountain pump(280gph) with 10# of ice. Again stir gently and it takes about 10 - 15 minutes to get to 70F. By then the ice is gone. If I am doing a lager I use another 10# bag...

Good ole yeast farts! :cross: The smell depends on what ingredients are in your brew and what yeast you used. I've had some fermentations that the smell would make you wretch and others that smelled wonderful. Taste your hydrometer samples and if they taste good everything is ok.

+1 I brewed a batch yesterday on the patio. 95F in the shade. I used tap water to get the temp down to 90F in about 15 minutes. Then I switched the IC to a pond pump ($40 from lowes) in a bucket if ice water and brought the temp down to 65F in about 15 minutes. I was able to get my last...

+1 no more boil overs with this stuff.

Welcone aboard. You have come to the right place.

+1 I read it 2 times so far.

The only thing that I have read lately that was different for my normal mash/boil process is to do a 90 minute boil to get a cleaner lager. The biggest difference is in fermentation temps/time and ageing/lagering. My first lager i did the usual 60 minute boil and it came out very good for...