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Rice hulls excellent idea! White wheat sounds good. I am gaining confidence with every reply. I love all the advice you people offer, thanks

Yes ,Good advice, I will Just buy the yeast for the first one. I just love the citrus aroma and taste of oberon. What do you think of putting orange zest in the secondary? worth it?

I Have been wanting to try a a.g. for a while now and found this recipie for a oberon clone. Grain Bill 5 lbs. - 2 Row Pale Malt 5 lbs. - Wheat Malt 1 lb. - Munich Malt (get the lighter stuff if you have a choice) 1/2 lb. - Crystal Malt (10L) Hop Schedule (28 IBU) 1/2 oz - Northern...

Well after getting back into homebrewing I have almost drank all my first batch of pilsner that I brewed and I love the flavor! But I went golfing with my bro and he bought some commercial made beer and I had a hard time drinking it down, it tasted weak, watered down and had a blaaaah type of...

Pilsner was extract, the american lager was extract with speciality grains. Someday I will move on to all grain. I remember sampleing the pilsner before I bottled it and thought it tasted nasty and whould not turn out very good at all, man was I wrong. Paitence is not something that comes...

well after a break from brewing of about 16 years, I finally got to crack open one of the pilsner's I brewed in mid Febuary. Wow That's what I am talking about! I forgot how good homebrew could taste. I know it's only been in the bottle for 3 weeks, so I know it will get even better, but it is...

I know this has been covered alot,and I hate to ask butt... I brewed on march 1st so it has had 10 days in the primary. the o.g was 1.042 and the f.g is supposed to be 1.010 and I just took a reading and it is @ 1.012. I have a white fermenter bucket so I can't see inside when the lid is...

Just a little longer

Man I hope so! Cause right now the boss has not said anything but after she walked downstairs I can tell it is coming. And in this wanna-be brewery if the queen aint happy.....none of her peasents are either!

Well after last night when the fermentation on my lager took off within the first 2 hours I was excited.I made a starter from a wyeast 2035 propagator pack pitched it @ 6:15 pm and by 8:15 the airlock was starting to move, by 11:00 it was going wild and the scent coming from the airlock was...

The kit is called "This Buds For You" it also says on the box "the name says it all". Flyboys3

No Did not have a stirplate, I just gave it a swish whenever I had a chance. where can I find more info as I have a couple old computers and love to tinker!

Nope you are not alone, I just put the lid on the fermenter @ 6:15pm. My first try at a lager. "This buds for you" kit from midwest. My first with a starter also, I was amazed to see the airlock bubbleing by 8:15pm WOW! The smells from brewing are just what the house needs on a sunday. Flyboys3