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Patience is a virtue... but who hasn't tried one green!

Looks like a winner recipe man! Let us know how it tastes after it is carbed/cold. And post a glorious picture of course! If you like it, I may be brewing something similar soon. -Steve

Looks like a winner recipe man! Let us know how it tastes after it is carbed/cold. And post a glorious picture of course! If you like it, I may be brewing something similar soon. -Steve

Just mashed in! IPA with Nugget, Magnum, and Cascade hops. Odd combo but there was slim pickings at my LHBS and I wanted to experiment

Brewed this a few weeks ago as my first all-grain.. and man it came out great! Thanks for the awesome, simple recipe. My OG was a little high as I boiled off more than I anticipated. OG was 1.070 and was still able to get it down to 1.015 in two weeks. Awesome beer!

Subscribed. I'm really interested to hear how this experiment goes! I'm sure you'll learn a lot about the subtle differences

I'm curious how you figured this out on your equipment? I'm new to all grain and had a similar problem. Did you up your initial boil volume?

Looks great! Your tasting notes are making me want to try it. I may put this one on the list for a future brew.. or something close.

My mash temps were actually really good this time and I had a good OG. I think I'm going to research how to make a starter because that seems to be the way to go with dry yeast. Thanks for the input!

Thanks BoRnEz thats a good point about rousing up the yeast. I'll hope it works! It was looking to be a great blonde ale.

Thanks for the advice PoppinCaps - It was my second all-grain attempt actually. And I've been doing the same thing, transferring to secondary to clear it up some. But I am thinking about just doing a primary and seeing how that works out. Glad to hear I still might be alright, and I'll...

SG is specific gravity. People usually refer to OG (original gravity, before fermentation) and FG (final gravity, after fermentation before bottling/kegging). You're OG of 1.072 is fine.. a couple points off doesnt make much of a difference! Going a little longer in the primary is better from...

Hey all, I'm only on my 3rd batch and think I may have made a mistake. I brewed a Blonde Ale last week using SAF-05 and it had very vigorous fermentation for the first day, died off a bit and then came back just as vigorous for another 2-3 days. After a week I hadnt seen any more signs of...

Do it once, and you'll see what the hard parts are. Then read all about the steps that are hard for you and you'll hit your OG dead on your second time - that's how it went for me :) good luck!

Sounds like you got pacifico bottles (if they are brown) or corona bottles (if they are clear). Just bottled my IPA batch today and used a couple corona bottles and it turned out fine. Good luck brewin mate!