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I had no idea that wheat couldn't be "mashed and sparged" by itself. Good info thanks!

lakewoodbrew, Thanks for your expertise!! Yeah I find it very misleading that most Wheat DME is not 100% wheat, I wish it was stated on the packaging. I asked the dude selling me the Wheat DME what percentage of wheat it contained and he said 100%. I told him from what I have read most wheat DME...

lakewoodbrew, Thanks I feel much better about this now. As for spices I was thinking about a cinnamon stick in the primary to give it a little something different and maybe a half pound (or perhaps a full pound) of clover honey in the late fermentation process. If you have any suggestions I am...

Long story short it was suggested to me by the local beer brewing supplier that I purchase 3# of Golden Light DME and 3# of Wheat DME for my Hefeweizen, which I did. I was told the Golden Light DME would give my beer a more malty taste. After doing some reading I am not so sure the Golden Light...

cuttsjp, Thanks for your input, I will take your advise!

I am going to start my second brew tomorrow. I am going to try to do a Maple Wheat Ale and I got the recipe from Clonebrews second edition. One problem I ran into today, and maybe I am making this into a bigger deal than it needs to be, but my local supplier did not carry wyeast 3056 and the...

Thanks storunner13 that might be a good way to go. I will need to think about it. Thanks again.

Thanks rjwhite41. Well you didn't mention the word gag so that is a good sign ;). I thought about trying to brew this as a real lager but I don't have enough yeast and would need to propagate. However according to the yeast manufactures suggestions I could just do a warm pitch and then drop the...

First post so howdy fellow beer lovers :mug: This is my first attempt at brewing beer. Last week I did my research and yesterday I headed out to buy my equipment and supplies. Origionally I was going to do a Hefeweizen but the brewery supplier talked me into doing a Golden Lager. I was...