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  1. J

    How do I accomplish this... SWMBO insists on it... Help

    I did it a little different with a weizen I just didi. I took and orange and harvested all of the orange zest I could get off of it, and put into the water you put in your primary before I added the wort and mixed it up. The water starts to turn orange really quickly, then I let it ferment all...
  2. J

    anyone know anything about wheat beers?

    I'm using a glass carboy and the air lock is bubbling. I was just expecting a bigger reaction like I had with my previous two batches.
  3. J

    anyone know anything about wheat beers?

    I'm not doubting your advice, but I though that was the whole point of a slap pack. It's supposed to have the starter in there. worst case scenario, I suppose I ca go buy another pack of yeast and try again.
  4. J

    anyone know anything about wheat beers?

    I pitched on tuesday evening and I checked it last night, but I won't be able to check it again until aroung 9:00 pm tonight.:confused:
  5. J

    tap water vs spring water

    I go to the store and buy spring water. the tap water in my area tastes like s***t
  6. J

    anyone know anything about wheat beers?

    Here's the story. I am a relativly new brewer. My first two batches were pretty much, just throw stuff in and see what happens. On my third batch, I was actually trying to accomplisg something si I bought the books and a calculated the mash bill and the IBUs and everything. According to my...
  7. J

    Wheat Beer Probs

    1.056 was the og, which according to the books was pretty much dead on right.
  8. J

    Wheat Beer Probs

    so you are saying that I have a problem. well I started this batch on tuesday and I checked last night but not this morning. hopefully it just hadn't really gotten going yet.
  9. J

    any good brewing books out there?

    Designing great beers is good and so is the brewmaster's bible. Haven't read the joy of home brewing yet, bu I have ordered it from amazon.
  10. J

    Wheat Beer Probs

    Here's the story. I am a relativly new brewer. My first two batches were pretty much, just throw stuff in and see what happens. On my third batch, I was actually trying to accomplisg something si I bought the books and a calculated the mash bill and the IBUs and everything. According to my...
  11. J

    St Pattys Day...

    It's pretty close. Color depends on how big a boil you do. here it is. it's a 90 min boil. 6.4lbs of amber malt extract 1lb of crystal malt 8oz of pale malt 1.5 oz of french strisselspalt hops 3% alpha at 90 mins 3/4 of an oz of mt. hood 6% alpha also at 90 mins 1/2 oz of santiam...
  12. J

    Best Non-Home Brewed Beer

    1. SHINER BOCK 2. ARROGANT BASTARD ALE 3. i KNOW IT'S WEIRD BUT i LIKE MICHELOBE LIGHT 4. KILLIANS iRISH RED 5. TECATE 6.PETES WICKED ALE 7. WOODCHUCK ALE 8.BASS 9. HARP 10. SAMUEL ADAMS IRISH RED WORST WOULD HAVE TO BE PEARL LIGHT IN A CAN. JUST 68 CALORIS PER BEER AND IT USED TO...
  13. J

    St Pattys Day...

    I have an all extract recipe for a homebrew version of Killians Irish red if you want it.
  14. J

    Doing things against all recommendation

    i HAVE A RATHER INTERESTING EXPERIMENT GOING ON MYSELF AT THE MOMENT. i AM BREWING MY FIRST TWO BATCHES AT THE SAME TIME. i HAVE ONE BATCH THAT WAS IN THE PRIMARY FOR 1 WEEK AND RACKED IT TO THE SECONDARY YESTERDSAY. I MADE MY SECOND BATCH YESTERDAY SO IT IS IN THE PRIMARY. MY FARST...
  15. J

    Quick Bottleing Questioin

    wHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO INSURE AN EVEN CARBONATION LEVEL. I AM DONING 5 GALLON BATCHES AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT COMES OUT AS WELL AS POSSIBLE. WHAT IS THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF PRIMING SUGER TO USE?
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