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hello all,it's time to brew again so we decided to make a wheat beer with lemon kinda like a lemon shandy!!!?? So when and what kind of lemon should I add??? I was thinking about using a container of country time lemonade to the brew pot at flame out!! I am also thinking about using an ounce...

Hello all!!! I'm kinda new here having only brewed 5 of my own beers, but I have to say I have defiantly picked up a few good tips here so I thought I would give one of my own for all to share!! I just read another thread about washing your yeast for a future brew! I tried that washing...

hello again my beer making pals!!!!! Me and my brother made a bark(I MEAN BLACK!!!) wheat 2 weeks ago and I wanted to add 1oz of cocoa nibs for a hint of chocolate. The guy at my LHBS said just to add them at the end of the boil and they would melt into the brew. Well that did not happen...

hello all, wanted to try fermenting in a plastic bucket to see if it was any different than using a glass carboy, besides the easy cleaning and the lighter weight(both big pluses!!!) I was told by my LHBS that I should not let it sit any longer than a week or it will begin to pick up some oxygen...

Hello my fellow beer enthusiasts!!! I haven had a chance to brew for a while therefor I haven't had to post anything for a while! It is time to brew again so I have a question for all you guys who know there stuff!! The last time I brewed I put 1 oz of sweet orange peel into my glass...

hello my friends, I just finished bottling my oktoberfest and went over to look at my 2nd beer, an irish red! The og was 1.052 and after 15 days in the primary at 68deg. the gravity was 1.017, just a bit high of the mark of between 1.012- 1.014 I used WL004 Irish ale yeast with a 3 cup starter...

hello fellow brew buddies!! I am bottling my first brew this week end, a 5 gal recipe for an oktoberfest. However, due to cosmic forces beyond my control (that my story and I'm sticking with it!:drunk:) I could only transfer 4.5 gals to my secondary! Now at bottling time I realise the package...

hello again, might be a simple question but I was wondering what the time difference makes on adding LME or DME to the boil?? If I use two cans of LME, 6.6 lbs at the start of the boil, how would that differ from adding 1 can at the start and the other at maybe 5 mins left or at flame out...

Hello, I am going to make an orange honey wheat for my next batch and was wondering when to add the honey( and what type) when to add the orange( and what type) I was thinking of using 6.6 lbs of wheat lme and 1 lb of orange blossom honey after I steep 1lb of honey malt in the beginning for 30...

quick question, If I leave my wort in the first carboy for 2 or 3 weeks to condition, will there still be enough yeast left over to carbonize the beer when I add the priming sugar at bottleing time??? How long can beer be left in a second carboy and still have enough yeast to carbonate in the...

Hello again, I brewed my second beer on Saturday, an Irish Red, with liquid yeast from white labs 004, with a 3 cup water, 3/4 cup dme starter which I made on Wedensday night. 5 1/2 gal boil. the fermentation started off slowly at about 20 hrs, 1 bubble per second, and since it seems to be...

Hello every one! Just moved my first beer attempt into a 2nd carboy to let it finish but I screwed up the siphon a bit and only got about 4.5 gallons in the carboy! Should I add water to take up the head space to prevent oxidation or should it be ok as is??? I made a TrueBrew Oktoberfest beer...