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After reading their web page in thinking they don't. I do know it's a common practice for commercial breweries in Germany to bottle this style with lager yeast. Something about the way it carbonates. Sent from my XT1080 using Home Brew mobile app

I'm tempted to try it and smell it as it ferments. I can tell different yeasts by smell. My only issue is that if it is a lager yeast I have never used one before (not yet lagering.) I would guess I could still tell the difference though. Sent from my XT1080 using Home Brew mobile app

So I have 2 bottles of this Schwabenbraeu Das Weizen Hefe Hell brought straight fresh from Stuttgart Germany. I was wanting to make a yeast culture from it but am concerned that they might use a different yeast for bottling making the sediment on the bottom useless for making a hefeweizen...

Where are you geographically in Missouri?

Great! Thanks for the research! Sent from my XT1080 using Home Brew mobile app

Ronpopeil... Twins dude. That's why. That milk supply is in constant use right now.

Chocotaco you are right. We are also using some other things as well. The idea is she is a beer lover and to have a drink every now and again (like one every other night or so.) We did talk this over with our pediatrician (who is one of the best in the area) and she is also intrigued by the...

Thanks for all of the great suggestions! She's not a big hops fan and I do agree that it can leech into the supply. I like the bitter route as well. Here is my current idea. Any tweaks or suggestions to additions or omissions would be great! 4# Maris 1# Red wheat 2# crystal 60L 8oz Chocolate...

So as a new dad of twins and an amateur ag homebrewer my wife read this http://lactogenicdiet.blogspot.com/2011/10/beer-as-galactagogue-brief-history.html?m=1 And said "brew me a beer!" That being said I was thinking of brewing a southern English brown. It obviously has to be session able (3...

WTF is this??? The big alien blob in the bottle as well as the little slick part at the top? Should I dump the batch or just the bottle? That's the largest one. There are 2 more in my batch that have smaller ones in them. FYI This is a Bavarian Hefeweizen.

Brewing now... Second AG I have ever done. Heck its like the sixth batch total lol. Wish me luck! Scaled it down to 5 gal batch (well 5.5 to account for some trub loss from the pumpkin.) LHBS didn't have the yeast so I had to use Wyeast American Ale. Whole house smells like thanksgiving!

Sketerbuck you are dead on. This first batch is an English brown. Thinking at getting the chocolate raspberry stout from Austin next.

Rm-mn... Thanks for the tips!

Well I did it! Got a starter equipment kit and ingredient kit from my LHBS and gave it a whirl. I made a couple of mistakes (put in bittering hops before the hot break) but have a good feeling about it. SG was dead on to the kits instructions! here's to hoping the batch works out! :mug: