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First time using grains of paradise not sure when to add it in the boil: 6 lbs wheat dme 1/2 oz citra 60 mins 1/2 oz citra 10 mins Wlp001 When should I add the 2 grams of GOP in my boils thanks all Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Thanks everyone I was planning on leaving it there I'll will let you know how it turns out

i am planning on doing a kolsch ale very soon, i have my ingridents but wanted some advice on the hop additions, is the 10 minute additon nesseary, if i do not use it would it bee more like a helles? 6 lbs Pilsner DME 1 oz Tettnang 60 minutes 1 ox Tettnang 10 minutes WLP 029

Glad I still get to use the mr beer for funky brews

Pitched t-58 and wlp 745 on 12/14/13 and this is it today

what if i were to use an packet of T-58 let that ferment for a week then add teh brett?

Thanks for that info I always thought u use less sugar with Brett I'm basically doin it the same way u would if you were bottling a mr beer batch 3/4 tsp vane sugar in the bottle, or equal am to carb tabs

Any idea on how much sugar to prime with?

i am going to start experimenting with brett yeast and am using my old mr. beer since i don't want to "contaminate" my main set of equipment, does anyone know how long this will take to ferment at 62 degrees, and can anyone give me an idea on teh best way to carbonate the 16oz bottles (ie half...

I will be lathering on e bottled I do not have a fridge to put the Carboy in

now that its getting cooler i decided its time to do a lager, let me know if anyone has any suggestions on my recipe, not really sure what style of beer this is going to be considered: 6.6 lbs Munich LME 2 lbs Light DME 1/2 lb Vienna steeped for 30 minutes at 150F 1/2 lb victory steeped...

thanks for the feedback, sinc eits only a 2 gallon batch i will do a smaller starter probably 2 cups water and 1/2 cup dme and i was going to skip the steeping grains and try to keep it as simple as possible

I am putting my old mr beer kit to good use, doing a 100% Brett fermentation just need a few suggestions: 2 gallon batch 2 lbs light dme 1/4 oz cascade 60 minutes (had some left over from previous batch) 5 oz table sugar Alp 645 Brett c. And suggestions since this is the first time using...

Thanks for all the tips everyone, I do have a ton of apollo hops my logic is use up the cascades since they don't keep as long as the higher alpha apollos

Anyone