Recent content by kevinjo23

For a beginner's first brew, I'd allow 4-5 hours. That should give him enough time to learn the equipment, read a few things, and then brew. I'd highly recommend a stove-top extract kit for the first brew. Less mess, less time, easy to follow, difficult to ruin...yada yada yada. If he gets...

eff yeah. Amazing head! Just made Brewer's Best Witbier. It isn't perfect, but for a first brew, it's pretty darn good. Keep up the good work!

More pics of my brew...

Azcoob...that picture you have of your strawberry blonde looks awesome. Does it taste like it looks?

The OG was 1.048 (1.045-1.049), the gravity was at 1.015 at the week 1 mark, 1.012 at the 2 week mark, then 1.008 at the 3 week mark...that is when I decided to bottle. The kit said the Final gravity should bee in the 1.011-1.013 range (~4.5%-4.75%ABV). So, my witbier is a big stronger than...

As promised...the recipe... Specialty Grains 1 lb crushed 2-row pale malt 0.5 lb Wheat 0.5 lb Oats Fermentables 3.3 lb Non Diastatic Unhopped Bravarian Wheat LME 2 lb Wheat DME Hops 1 oz Willamette Bittering Hops (4.7%) 1 oz Sterling Flavoring Hops (6.0%) Spice Pack (comprised...

Beerman, I'll get the recipe plus a better picture up this weekend.

Ben, your brew looks exactly like mine did. I hope it was just as tasty as mine.

Jaf... You could have a very good point. I just tried another bottle (5 more days in the bottle), it is most definely more carbed, but still tastes darker than I had originally anticipated. The head is beautiful. I need to take another picture. Will more time in the bottle lighten the beer?

Just a fuller body, thicker. When I think of witbier, I think of a lighter more crisp taste. This brew does not have that taste to it.

Woodstone, your final sentence captured my thoughts perfectly. Calling it a stout was a bit far fetched. I will post pics soon. The color is a deep gold. I guess my question comes down to...what makes the witbier turn out on the darker side of the spectrum? What makes it turn out lighter?

Just finished up with my first home brew. It was a "Brewer's Best" witbier kit. I was going for a blue moon clone, but the final product tastes nothing like blue moon. The final product is actually very tasty, it fermented for three weeks, and was bottled for one week. The final gravity...

Hey guys, thanks for all of the feedback. I'm going to be patient. I'm going to let it sit for a week before I pop the lid for another peek. If the krausen still exists, I'll give it another week. I'm still laughing at the instructions that came with the BB kit. Bottle within 4-6 days...

Revvy, I wish I had a cat hump my fermenter! Might speed things along! My first brew is at 7 days in the fermenter and it still hasn't completely finished. I think I might need to head to the pet store to get a "Brew-helping" cat.