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Does anyone have a good recipe for a Magic Hat Encore? It is a Wheat IPA. Saw a few threads but no updated information or if the recipe was a success.

Does anyone have a good recipe for a Southern Tier Live? Tried it the other day and thought it was fantastic. Could't find any recipes in my original search.

Any more updates on the Encore. Just enjoyed my first bottle and looking to clone

Everyone loved it with the exception of one person that thought blue moon was better.

I'm doing a taste test on Thanksgiving with 20 guest. I will let you know how it goes. Blue Moon versus #8

Just tried my first bottle. It was fantastic! Thank you for all the help

I kegged the brew a few weeks ago. It came out okay. The use of the wrong yeast made a noticeable difference. I did dry hop it but it made little difference.

I just made #8 and everything went smooth. I did have a taste question. I always try the wort before adding yeast and it is of course sweet. When I tried this wort it was sweet but had a bitter after taste. Is that normal? I tried the wort prior to adding spices and there was no bitterness.

I'm going to do #8 and wanted to know how much of McCormicks to use. The recipe calls for 1.5 oz of Frontier. I wasn't sure if McCormicks was the same as Frontier.

I just took a reading on the brew after 6 days. The brew has not reached FG and still has fruity smell. It is also extremely dry. I thought about dry hopping to help with smell. Any thoughts on dryness

It was actually 12 ounces of honey. I got the recipe from northern brewer. They call it a cream ale but sounds more like a blonde. People ranked it high and I thought I would try it.

Sounds good. Thank you. I already bought the grain for #12 but I think the only difference is Munich. I will grab some Munich this week and get brewing.

I thought about cold crashing the beer after two weeks. Would this help? Is there a proper way to cold crash.

I checked the temperature and it is at 68 degrees. It has a fruity smell to it. I pinched the yeast Saturday night. Should I try to get the temperature down or leave it alone.

I was given the wrong information on a yeast and I am curious on how it affect my brew. I usually use S-05 but was talked into S-04. I am brewing a light ale with 7lbs of 2 row, 1lbs honey malt, .25lbs biscuit. .5 ounce cluster and .5 ounce liberty in a 60 minute boil. Fermenting at 66 degrees