Recent content by jxs226

Folks, I propagated the yeast from a 750mL bottle of Poperings Hommel Ale and stepped it twice to a 2L starter. I pitched this 2L starter into a 1.072 wort prepared from the following grain bill which aimed to mimic the Hommel Ale: 5.5 gals OG 1.072 11lbs Belgian Pilsner Malt 1lb Munich...

Hex, Your experience may vary, but I recently used dried wheat malt to carbonate a Belgian Tripel (5 gallons). I used one heaping cup and 12 weeks later the beer is still vastly under-carbonated. If I could do it over again, I would use 3-4 cups of wheat malt to carbonate. Good luck.

I was unsure of the relative fermentability of dry wheat extract compared to DME, that's why I posted my question here. Even within DME, there appears to be a bit of variation in fermentability and thus in the amount required for priming. To which is dry wheat extract most comparable? DME...

Folks, I have 5.5 gallons of Belgian Tripel (FG=1.002!) that needs to be bottled asap and I only have honey and dry wheat extract available for priming. While the honey comes from my hives and is high quality, I would rather not rely on it for priming. This leaves me with the dry wheat...