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Sorry for the delay. This was my first all grain brew and it came out quite biter. So far my other brews have came out successfully and I am learning what I did wrong. I will retry this recipe however i will make it in 1 gallon batches until I feel i have a "handle on it." I will update everyone...

Don't forget to visit the small town brewery's website for locations that may have it on tap. They currently list the bars that purchase kegs from them but not all of the have it on tap at the moment. I recommend calling ahead.

To play on the safe side i just added 1/2 lb in the secondary and when I pull my final gravity before bottling I will sneak a taste. If it needs the last 1/2 lb before bottling I'll stir it into my bottling bucket, prime, bottle, cap and pray. ---The n00b

At the end of the recipe they ask for 2.oz of lactose power however they never stated when it is support to be added. If I follow the proper measurements listed on Home Brew Talk I will need 1lb of lactose for a 5 gallon batch. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Back_sweetening I happen...

I just racked it to the secondary. It came out pretty dark and once i removed the lid from the fermenter, it smelled great. Since i had it open i pulled a gravity reading and snuck a taste. Readings- OG: 1.044 *secondary* 1.01 FG (two more weeks) Taste: You can taste all the natural roots and...

My ex's dad owned a farm with about ten apple trees and with in the first year of me hanging out on the farm i found out he did nothing with the apples. His reply was "Oh they were here when we got here. The apples fall and the chickens eat them and some times the dogs." At that point I talked...

I would assume they do that in the secondary phase or at the kegging stage...? Maybe letting it sit in a fridge for a long period of time before its ready, would allow all the flavors to properly mix. ---The n00b :)

Last night I did my first brew using this recipe however the only thing missing was the sweet gale. The OG was 1.044 and the color going into the fermenter "looked" like it was 25-30. At the moment the yeast has been in for roughly over 14 hours and its bubbling away. The recipe asks for lactose...