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Boil for 60 minutes.

This recipe called for sterling and liberty, neither one is a noble hop...i don't think. I did use sterling pellets, instead of leaves, if that has anything to do with it.

Well, the beer turned out hoppier than i expected, but still decent, which is good considering the long lag tiem for fermentation to start. I subbed mt.hood for libert. The beer has a sort of citrus grapefruit aroma/taste that i wasn't really expecting, not bad just not too pilsnery. Thinking i...

Yeah, i'm finding out the hard way why it's recommended. I was gonna buy two vials but the store only had one. Next time i'll bite the bullet and make the starter. Hopefully I won't have a batch of butter beer. Thanks b. You've been very helpful.

It's been in primary for 16 days. Observable fermentation didn't start till day four though. I used white labs wlp830 1 vial, no starter.

being as my fermentation took forever to start, should i wait a couple days to do a diacetyl rest? it was smelling kinda buttery there for a day or two but doesn't really smell that way now. bubbles were coming out every thirty seconds or so when i checked on it yesterday.

I'm still getting a feel for my analog temp controller. It's like ten degrees warmer in the fridge than on the dial so I'm happy to be in the ballpark. Two or three degrees makes a significant difference ya think?

Finally after pitching yeast late saturday , Thursday I finally started seeing krausen and bubbling. It's been at 50 degrees this whole time. Any need to worry with such a long lag time?

alright, so after 70 hours i see no bubbles but at least an inch of yeast at the bottom. i know i underpitched cuz the lhbs only had one vial left of the yeast i wanted and i am as yet too laZy to make a starter. took a hydrometer sample and it went from 1.060 to 1.050 seem normal? should i...

Well, my. Mash temp was a bit low at around 145 so I guess it'll be a tad lighter than usual. I'm used to doing ales with mashes over 150 so seeing that far under made me a bit nervous. Anyway I plan on bottling this so when should I add pruning sugar and bottle? After lagering or after...

Brewing this as my first lager. What kind of water is everyone using? I was thinking of going half tap water half distilled water just to be onthe safeside.

i wanted to make my own intoxicating beverage and knew beer was too much work, found an article on making a simple cider and made that. ( hence my handle) i first came on here to obtain cider info. i still remember the first time i got drunk on my own creation and how rewarding it was. i guess...

...i did let her try an old rasputin i was drinking once just to see her reaction...it was priceless.

my wife refuses to try anything i made in the basement. not so much an anti-homebrew thing as she is just kinda snobby about food. looking at the bucket my porter is blowing off into i can't say she is completely without merit, but it smells goooood! she's a bmc girl if she drinks at all so...

anybody ever tried cold steeping the dark grains in this recipe. the last two dark beers i brewed came out kinda harsh tasting, and i heard gordon strong suggest it on an old episode of the brewing network. mostly i'm just trying to avoid messing with my water chemistry.