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I have not tried it yet. Been on a beer kick lately and have to restart my gbp, due to neglect ..? If someone tries it before me please let me know how it turns out....

Ok thanks...

Is there a specific type of primer that would be used in a " true" English ale... I don't want to over sweeten the ale... Any idea what the traditional primer that would be used??

Making an English ale from an extract kit put together to be similar Ar to northern brewers innkeeper ale.. I will be ready to tootle next week and was wondering of anyone coulD steer me in the right direction as far as the proper priming ingredients for this ale. I made a 5 gallon batch... Thanks

Got ya Well it is fermenting away. Seems to be doing its thing... It's covered and airlocked and bubbling so I will keep an eye on itself let her sit for a week or so and see where the grav measurements are at that point.... Like I said this is my first beer brew so I am not expecting...

This is from white labs on the yeast I used... FAQ I have used White Labs Liquid yeast on two separate occasions. WLP002 for a brown ale and WLP004 for an Irish stout. Using one vial in 5 gallons of wort, the wort showed no signs of fermentation after 2-3 days. Then I added one packet of dry...

Thanks... That's why I'm asking before I screw it up... I know there is a ton of knowledge on this site... .glad they made it easier to post pics now too...

This is a pic of the wort with yeast pitched aprox 21 hours ago.. SEEMS TO BE DOING ITS THING. This is the yeast I substituted into the recipe ...

Just brewed my first batch of beer yesterday. Used innkeeper ale recipe from northern brewer. Used what grains my local home brewer supply had that were comparable and used 1 lb of honey that i substituted for 16 oz of corn sugar that I forgot to get. Og was .032 ish, My question ...

As anyone tried to use gbp to ferment a mead?? Been using it to make ginger ale w honey and it ferments quite well,, gonna tri it w a mead and wondering if anyone has tried this yet..

If you are asking me, I couldn't tell ya if there is a difference , I went on line and searched how to grow your own gbp, followed the instructions or recipe or however ya want to look at it, and it works just fine, still adjusting my recipes for flavor, but as far as a carbonated ginger ale...

Figured I would attempt to grow my own Gbp , Took some fresh ginger root, peeled it and diced it up real fine... Used a small ball jar and put the diced ginger in it Boiled up some tap water , we have alot of chlorine in the water here on long island... Let it sit to cool to room temp and...

Ordered a kit from northern brewer website. Standard med sweet mead kit. Instructions w kit tells ya what equip ya need, which you can get at your local brew supply. Follow the instructions completely. Read read read read.... Can't express that enuf.... Buy the book..... Complete meadmaker, wich...

. Bottled the melomels last night, they seemed to have developed a nice flavor on their own....stuffs only two months old and it tastEs pretty darn good. This is my first try tho so I can imagination how nice it will taste as time goes by, doubt I will be able to keep these first two gallons...

O I need to use it on the melomels we parted out of the 5 gallon batch... 2 1 galloners.... And 3 straight up honey and water... What will it do? The fruit gals taste pretty good without it.... Afraid I will ruin my batch....don't wanna do that