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1 lbs. American Caramel 60°L info 6 lbs. Muntons Dry Light info 1 lbs. Muntons Dry Wheat info 1.5 oz. Cascade (Dry Leaf, 7.0 %AA) boiled 60 min. info 1 oz. Cascade (Dry Leaf, 7.0 %AA) boiled 15 min. info 1 oz. Cascade (Dry Leaf, 7.0 %AA) boiled 5 min. info 1 oz Cascade (not included...

I just thought I would share with ya'll that I have brewed my first truly successful beer. It is my fourth batch, and it is an English IPA...the others came out OK, but this one really reminds me of a Summit IPA, full of Cascade hops aroma and flavor. If anyone wants the recipe, let me know.

So I just recently bottled an IPA batch (which tastes awesome btw) but had a quick question. I boiled 3/4 cup corn sugar in 2 cups of water ( per john palmer) and let it cool...i siphoned my beer into my bottling carboy and totally forgot to put the cooled water/sugar mix into the bottling...

No its definitely not gushing or anything. Like i said, it tastes and smells great at this point, but maybe its not the carbonation thats leading to the taste...maybe its just because its only been in bottles for one week...couple more weeks and im guessing it will taste a lot better than it...

Is it normal for the beer to have a bit of a harsh carbonation after a week in bottles? It smells great, and tastes great too...but the carbonation seems to be at a 'peak' right now or something. It is a nut brown ale with an FG around 1.013 or so. I primed with 3/4 cup corn sugar in 1 cup of...

Ok, yesterday I just bottled my first batch of beer, a Nut Brown Ale. I boiled 3/4 cup of corn sugar in 2 cups of water, let it cool, added to my bottling bucket, siphoned beer into that, then bottled. I tasted one of em just to see how it was, it was flat, but it tasted pretty f'ing good for...

Ok, for my 2nd batch of beer, I want something light, crisp, but with a good body. Here's what I'm thinking, tell me what you think (Honey Ale) 6# Wheat LME 1/2 # Honey Malt 15-20 L 2# Minnesota Clover Honey 1 oz Hersbrucker Hops (45 min) 1 oz Tettnang Hops (10 min) Safeale Ale S-04...

anyone? i know its basic...but any additions? anything at all?

Ok, for my 2nd batch of beer, I want something light, crisp, but with a good body. Here's what I'm thinking, tell me what you think (Honey Ale) 6# Wheat LME 1/2 # Honey Malt 15-20 L 2# Minnesota Clover Honey 1 oz Hersbrucker Hops (45 min) 1 oz Tettnang Hops (10 min) Safeale Ale S-04...

Well, its been less than 24 hrs since I pitched it straight in my wort...there's already a little party goin on in there...just a slight head around the edges, and foam beginning to show on the top...woohoo!

im using nottinghams...and i killed it by putting it in too hot of water, way too hot accidently. but im in ames, iowa actually, and am currently going to iowa state.

hey guys, ive been having a heck of a time with yeast on my first brew...i accidently killed the dry yeast doing a starter, so i didnt have yeast to put in the wort...so my wort is in the primary, and i bought more dry yeast today. i pitched it directly in the wort about 1 hour ago, and gently...

My wort is currently in the primary (not beer yet because my yeast was dead, and I have to wait till Saturday to pitch it in there), but it looks good, it's a nut brown ale so its nice and dark. The smell, however, is overwhelmingly hoppy, can't smell any malt at all. Is this normal? I...

ok thanks so much for the advice...ill keep up to date with when i add the yeast and fermentation beings...best regards!

ok, thanks for the advice...so itll be fine sitting in the carboy waiting for the yeast though? im gonna get the white labs yeast probly so i can just pitch it in...so can i shake the carboy slightly to get all the yeast properly distributed when i add it in?