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Hi, I'm shooting for a not-very-bitter but very Saaz-hoppy light pilsner. What do you think of this recipie? 3.3 lbs Briess light pilsen LME, not hopped 3.3 lbs light DME 0.5 oz Saaz hops for bittering (60 minutes) 1 oz Saaz 1 minute volume up to 5 gal wyeast 2112 lager yeast...

In laws are here, and they want to brew tonight. SIL chose Oatmeal Stout from LHBS. I hate oatmeal stout. Here's the recipie: 6.6 lbs muntons amber liquid 1 lb muntons dry amber 0.5 lb black patent malt 471 L 0.5 lb Roasted barley malt 675 .5 lb chocolate malt 338 L 1.b flaked...

I have a partial grain ESB that's been in primary for 3 weeks today. I was getting ready to bottle (I do 3 and 3), but the FG is 1.02, supposed to be 1.013 with this kit. OG was 1.05. It tastes awesome already. Kit called for Wyeast Thames Valley Ale Yeast, which I did pitch, but...

I've done a few all extract batches, and they're generally ready to drink after 6 weeks. 5 weeks would be tolerable, barely. I have my first couple of batches with steeping with 1 lb of grains in bottles. One is at 8 weeks, now, and still really tastes grain-ey. (An american pale ale.)...

I made a really nice porter using safale 005. I want to start another batch of it, tonight, and I have everything I need except for more dry yeast. BUT I have several bottles of the previous batch, having been kept at room temp the whole time. How many 740 mL bottles' worth of yeast...

On my 5th batch, here. I've never used a secondary for an ale before, but I just did my first batch with steeping grains and got tons of cold break at the bottom of my primary. (But I also need that particular primary open for later this week.) So I just racked my ale (at 8 days) into a...

I did an apple ale with actual apples: 12 oz honey 6 lbs muntons light DME 1 oz Holterhauer pellets (sp?) boiling into a 1.5 gallon boil, 45 min. Add 0.5 oz 6.5 % cascade hop pellets finishing Add to 3 sliced apples (sanitized using a paper towel soaked in vodka) and 1 can of...

My 5th batch into primary tonight, an apple ale. I messed up the OG (way too high, around 1.06) and also forgot to cool my 1.5 gallon boil before adding it to the primary, so I wound up messing around for a LONG time before pitching the yeast. Like maybe an hour, or an hour and a half getting...

My first batch (Cooper's kit) was fermented in primary pretty hot: around 75 - 80 degrees for a week. Then straight to bottles, with carbonation drops, just recently got to 21 days at 69 - 72 degrees. (Ale yeast.) Tastes very fruity, but also very cider-y. Not great. I understand (from...

I'm trying my first lager using Wyeast california 2112 'smack packet'. I pitched last night in my basement, which is about 50 - 55 degrees. Packet instructions are to pitch at 70 degrees, then keep the fermenter at 70 until you see bubbles, then drop to lagering temp. I've never heard...

Trying my first lager, a recipie in Papazian's book, pg 211. I have, however, had to make a few substitutions for one reason or another. What do you guys think? Am I on the right track, or do I need to modify this? How do I convert fm hops to hop pellets? 3.5 lbs plain extra light DME...

I'm brewing using kits from Cooper's, with liquid malt extracts and powdered 'fermentable sugars'. The directions say to boil water, turn off the heat and add the syrup + sugars, then add all this to the fermentor right then. In one of the beginner's brewing books (author's name stars with...

(You guys must get a lot of newbie questions right after the holidays.) Got a Cooper's kit as Xmas present and set up the primary last week. The directions are: 1 week primary, 3 weeks in PET bottles, keep between 21 and 28 deg C. After reading around here, I have two concerns I...