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yes, i was planning on using aluminum foil for a top. i probably will decrease the hops. i tried using brewbuilder.com and it kept telling me my IBU was too low for this style. that's why i increased them. i don't know if anyone has used that site or not, but for volume for recipe...

forgot to add: OG 1.069 FG 1.018 preboil volume 7 gallons, end up with 5 its from the book brewing classic styles by zainasheff and palmer

this was taken from a book and only slightly altered 11 lbs liquid wheat extract 1.5 lbs liquid munich extract .5 lbs 2 row caramel 40 steeping grains .5 lbs 2 row caramel 120 grains .25 lbs pale chocalate malt grains 2.5 oz hallertau hops although the recipe called for 1.6 oz white...

found it online, it's not mine but i thought about trying it 6.6 lbs light LME 1 lb extra dark DME .5 lb roasted barley .5 lb chocolate malt .5 lb crystal 40 .25 lb crystal 60 .25 lb caraffa III 1 oz uk east kent golding, another .5 at 30 min, another .5 at 15 min .5 lb ground...

very good, it is the janet's ale! cascade aau's are 6.4. i thought some different variety of hops might make it more complex but supplies seem limited here. probably need to start ordering some stuff.

started with a recipe but had to make a ton of substitutions based on my local homebrew shop. 3.3 lbs. light LME 5 lbs. light DME 1 lb. wheat DME (bag says 55% wheat, is this normal?) steeping grains 1.25 lbs. carapils 1.25 lbs. crystal 40L...

recently brewed the brewers best kit for imperial pale ale. added 3/4 pound of light spray malt in addition to the 3 pounds that was already included. the original gravity was still the same as what it should have been. should this addition have affected the o.g.? what generally should you...

I've done a few extract batches from kits and other people's recipes. I really want to come up with something on my own. There is so much info that I don't really know where to start. I want to make a coffee oatmeal stout. So how did everyone get started?

og was 1.07. im not sure how accurate this is since i was rather intoxicated when i took the reading which is probably also the reason i spilled my yeast. fg was 1.02 which i know is accurate

i dont see where the sheet gives me a final gravity but after three weeks fermenting it should be complete. the kit said it was a good beer to cold ferment and cool condition which is why i kept the temp so low. hopefully in a couple weeks it will be ok

i fermented around 58 or 60 degrees as i thought would be safe for this style of beer. the bottles have been around 60 also. is the colder temps just going to take a little longer to carbonate. hopefully thats all it is

this is my fourth beer and my others turned out fine. its a brewers best german altbier kit. i brewed on a saturday. i spilled about 80% of my yeast. i pitched the little bit i had but had to wait till monday to buy another packet, which i added. it spent one week in primary and two weeks...

well im brewing this tonight. as far as "fermenting cool" is 55 degrees too low. how low could i safely go. finally, it may pay to have a house with lots of air leaks around the windows. ive got a spare bedroom thats about 58 degrees right now but i could go lower if i closed the vent and...

i got this kit for xmas. may make it this weekend. it came with a nottingham dry yeast. would it be better to go with a liquid yeast? also, it says this is a "great beer to ferment cool and cold condition." this is only my fourth batch. would this be worth the extra effort you think?

i was just at kroger. they had cherries for seven bucks a pound, no thank you