Just made my first pale ale.. now its in the bucket waiting to ferment(or is it?) I used White Labs WLP001 Liquid Yeast. The vial itself calls for a temp of 70 or higher for fermentation to begin.. my recipe said to ferment at 65 degrees.. does it need to be at that 70 mark to kick off then...
OK, so just prime with regular corn sugar like i would with beer, huh? sounds simple enough. It also calls for something after the yeast settles and before carbonation, when adding the flavoring mix it also calls for Liquid Invert Sugars. What is this? Do I need this? When I bought this from the...
Hey everyone, this is my first at attempting to do more them just a simple extract kit. Im making a hard cider for my wife and want to know exactly what "pasteurizing" the fruit is lol.. Im going to be using store bought frozen blackberries.. this a 6 gallon batch. I've searched around on the...
hello everyone!! this is the batch of beer that has to make my wife happy.. i usually make stout and she hates dark beer.. :(
i know im gonna use the cider extract and flavoring used to make something like hard lemonade.. but i wanna step it up and infuse some blackberries in it.. possible...
sounds good everybody.. and thanks casperjah for the input on the coopers kit.. It just lets me know im doing everything right.. Tall Yotie, thats what i was thinking as well was steeping then after doing that a few times.. possible a partial-mash if im getting it down without too much error...
It is indeed extract in a can, it is a can of Cooper's Irish Stout.. which i've been told and also read that they can be old and not up to par..I do not know the OG for the first batch but for the second it was (OG 1.042- FG 1.020-1.018).. which was about the first batches FG as well.. for my...
I've only brewed 2 batches of beer with extract kits and im wanting to step it up a notch..(both were Stouts) would love to make something similar to to the tastings of a blackberry whit without getting to far ahead of myself in advanced brewing. looked through the recipe section of the site in...
well, to everyone who was wondering, the batch turned out okay.. i bottled the brew sunday afternoon and it is "A" okay.. ( had a few buddies try it and they just said it needed some carbonation) now im just resisting the urge to drink until i get some fizzies in it... Also made one more...