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It's a strong mf to.... I'm drunk as hell after a pint... and it's beautiful!! Ah... the colors....

This was one of those "let's brew with what I've got..." kind of batches... and my of my it is my all time favorite beer! I also made a very hoppy variant with the same mash, it turned out ok, but violently carbonated. But these brown babies... I'm so happy I logged the recipe! Definately will...

No it was belgian wheat malt, sorry I didn't specify the origin. Just had my last bottle of this stuff... it was magnificent!

Yeah I'm not that fond of wheat either, but this is my new favorite beer! That "glue" taste of the wheat is gone, and you are left with just the sweetness. The cara 120 really counter that taste well, heller was a great pairing for this recipe, the bitterness imo is spot on! I'm not quite sure...

Here's a picture, I can't believe how good it is! This is the first time I managed to get everything just the way I wanted it to! And it's frickin' strong to!! I'm drunk as hell after one glass! (I think my stomach surgery may have something to do with that though...)

Hi guys, just wanted to share this with you. I think it's my best one so far. 4kg wheat malt .5 kg marris otter .5 kg cara120 15g aurora 45min 5g admiral 15min 15g hellertauer mittelfrau 15min 10g hellertauer mittelfrau 0 min 1pkg s04 Single stage mash 60 mins at 68 Celsius. Boil...

I did use 100% pure, unpreserved apple juice. But seems that the problem was time. Now the carbonation was spot on! For some reason it took a lot longer than I was used to from making beer. Taste was pretty good, a little on the dry side, my hope was that using ale yeast with a 73% would...

Hi I tried to make a batch of cider, it all went great - except for carbonation. It is not fizzy at all. There is some, but more like Riesling and not like beer/cider. I made it from 5 liters of 100% apple juice from my own apple tree with 200g of honey and I used S04 Ale Yeast. Primary went...

Taste reports! Tasted it at three times this year. The first time was at easter, so it had not matured completely yet. The taste was very fresh, acidic and hoppy, with a little body. A little breadiness was present. I didn't like it as much as my porter. Tasted it again two months...

Yes, I had abdominal surgery, removing a big chunk of my intenstines. Alcoholic beverages now is not prohibited, but it is not good for me. Also my new innards take up alcohol extremely rapidly, so a glass of wine makes me not only silly drunk - but on the verge of alcohol poisening. So one...

So if my OG was 1.031 and FG was 1.010 this means that this beer is about 2.75% alcohol? Which is awesome for me since that means I can drink it :)

Ok, so I bottled it today. It has been steady on 1.010 now for a couple of days. Color was actually a lot lighter than I expected! Looks great! amber/nut brown thin cola color. Taste was out of this world, you guys were right, this may be the best beer I ever had :) I can't wait to taste it...

Just wanted to ask some more questions. Bubling has now settled, no more floating yeast colonies. Is it ready for bottling? It is still a bit cloudy, does that mean I should leave it in there until it clears more out? DocZ

Thank you guys for clearing that up for me.

Ok so I did some asking around and digging, and what I came up with was that: Maris Otter Pale Malt Vienna Malt Munich Malt should not be steeped, they are for mashing only. The rest can be steeped. Why they shouldn't be steeped is another question I have yet to find the answer for, but from...