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sweetness, sidenote: backlight the pic next time and we can see more beer :-)

Thanks for the replies, just to clarify though: Adding more hops for longer periods of time = bitterness? Adding more hops @ the end of the boil = aroma? And anything in between will be a combination of the two? I guess I get a little tripped up because to me the word "aroma" is more specific...

Is it safe to assume that adding more of the same kind of hops will simply add more hop bitterness and/or aroma? I'm looking at brewing a light wheat beer recipe that calls for 1 oz of Willamette for the full 60 mins and 1 oz of Cascade for the last 15mins. I assume the beer will turn out...

I don't quite understand. You threw in 2 oz hops and they exploded?

Heh, yeah, I think you better re-name this one. "Have you tried re-stouting, because this is re-primed" "Double Prime Time"

Could anyone tell me what defines a "bavarian" or "blonde" style of beer? To me, they have similar tastes that I find to be a bit on the stanky & thick side of things, even when it's a lighter beer. The taste reminds of bananas, but not in a good fruity way, more of a decomposing way. I'm not a...

Could anyone tell me what defines a "bavarian" or "blonde" style of beer? To me, they have similar tastes that I find to be a bit on the stanky & thick side of things, even when it's a lighter beer. The taste reminds of bananas, but not in a good fruity way, more of a decomposing way. I'm not a...

Thanks for the tips.

Is it a bad idea to use cold water or even ice to cool down the wort? Ex: I have 2.5 gallons of wort in the brew kettle that is just pulled off the stove and put into an ice bath in the kitchen sink. I add 1.5 gallons cold water/ice to the hot wort to bring the temp down faster. I transfer...

"That's no shoe, that's DAS BOOT!"

I'm a noob, and I just brewed my first Honey Hefeweizen (northern brewer Extract kit) I'm curious because the recipe recommends 6 weeks until drinkable versus the typical 4 weeks I have encountered with the other extract ale kits I have made. I have just transferred to the secondary ferm...

Thanks for all the replies. It's really awesome that this on-line community is so well established with knowledgeable people. "I'm concerned about our beer supply. After this case, and the next case, there's only one case left!" -Barney Gumble

I just brewed my first batch of homebrew ever. I'm a total amateur so I was just trying to go off of books and videos that I've seen online. My understanding now is that I should have removed the grains after the 30 min boil @ 160 degrees, but I thought that you left the grains in for the...