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That did help, thanks!

Saflager, and I forget the numbers, and but it was the one that came with the northern brewer oktoberfest kit

Anyone???

I brewed an Oktoberfest back in May and have had it at 38 degrees since at least June 1. I am going to bottle this on Sunday and the last lager i brewed i added a half packet of US-05 to the bottling bucket but have read that isnt necessary. Do i need to add some yeast or should i be fine...

I brewed a Barleywine (10.2%) on the day I put my dog down in early June and named it after him: Bailey's Barleywine. He sure made it strong!

This is an awesome thread. Would you mind sharing the expected budget? I would love to do this but not sure what to plan for in terms of $$$. No worries if you don't want to share. Best of luck!

I am going to brew the extract version of this recipe, which it doesn't look like they sell anymore. Please see the below for the AG recipe. There is a first wort hop addition to be added but my understanding was that is only for AG and I am confused when to add this with an extract kit? I...

Sorry was looking at this on the appp, ignore the above...

What's the OG like on this guy?

hmm, good point. If i were to be able to get my hands on some rice hulls, how much should I put in with the mash?

I already said that isn't an option as there is no lhbs and I am not paying an extra $7 for rice hulls due to shipping.

I typically do a 1.25 qt/lb mash, is adding the extra 0.25 really going to make that much of a difference?

Nice sfrisby, I really like that experiment. Let me know what the results are. So now my question is with my mash. I do not ahve access to a LHBS, everything is online, so I can't easily get rice hulls (aka I will not have them for my brewday). Will i have a problem with a stuck sparge if i...

Ah, good points, all of them. I may do the same and add the 1 tsp and then adjust when i go to bottle it as well. I don't want to keg this one because I am gonig to be giving a lot away.

I am getting ready to brew a Pumpkin ale recipe from NB. I am doing an all grain kit using Wyeast 1056 and am curious about the pumpkin pie spice it instructs to add at the end of the boil. It instructs to add 1 tsp. of the spice at 0 mins. I was curious if anyone used pumpkin pie spice...