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cracked open a bottle this evening. it's still pretty fresh and could use another month of conditioning in bottles. just had to try it. it's VERY good, lots of depth and great aroma. THANKS for all the advice. best, darren

Okay, maybe we'll be doing this one on Monday. Sorry if I can't get my questions posed correctly. Maybe I'll put it another way: Is there a standard ration of substituting DME for brewing sugar in the fermentation process (1:1 etc)? Thanks, sorry for the newbie questions. dmc

Hello Friends, Just getting a handle on this extract brewing. I've got a BLACK ROCK, WHISPERING WHEAT up for tomorrow's batch. 23liters yield. I purchased this can of prepared extract along with a 1kg bag of Dry Malt Extract (Brewferm Wheat, 8 EBC, 55%wheat, 45% barley) and a packet of...

Great, thanks ever so much for the insight. Well appreciated. I'll thank you again when I crack the first bottle! best, dmc

Hi Friends, Working on my 3rd batch of extract brewing. I'm still new to this. Have a Brewferm Gialla in the fermenter for 23 days now. The first few days were very bubbly..then it slowed down to a crawl. The airlock is still under pressure, but not strong enough to produce bubbles. Every day...

ok, thanks for those insights. sorry, but i'm not at such an advanced stage of brewing. I'm not even sure what all the ingredients are that you're using, much less how to use them. I'm looking for some simple information regarding extract brewing. I have my own business and two kids, no time for...

Hello, I'm new to brewing and am interested in a kit that resembles a beer that I recently tried. It was a Belgian Witbier. A friend told me to try BLUE MOON (Coors brand) which was similar in taste. I was wondering, are there are any Malt Extract kits on the market that are similar to this...

Hello, While waiting for my first batch to condition in the bottles, I wanted to get a second brew in the works. Here are the recipe details: Coopers Real Ale - making 23 liters 1kg of sugar to add in 3.8% alcohol 1006 target final density I saw a recipe online of someone that changed this...

Interesting, thanks for that tip. Just opening the lid and dropping in some sugar would not be possible? Could I add additional sugar at the bottling phase? thanks a lot, dmc

Hello, I'm brewing my first batch of Lager (first batch of any kind, actually). Really having fun. Unfortunately I put in two liters too much water and didn't realize this until after fermentation started (yesterday). My hydrometer reading is on the low end 1034. The wort is about 23C deg. Total...