Recent content by mlgtrumpet

Hi! This is great info, thanks for chipping in everyone. I appreciate this forum so much! I am going to contact the guy I got the recipe from to ask about the weird stuff. This is a CA Common recipe, so you guys were spot on. M

Hey folks, I am a newer brewer -- only have about 5 batches under my belt. Wondering if anyone can help me make sense of this recipe? I am an extract brewer and I am trying not only to make this recipe, but jazz it up a bit. RECIPE Pilsner Malt – 96.97%. Acidulated Malt – 3.03%...

Just brewed this today -- extract version, full boil -- my OG was 1.035 which seems a little low. Should be fine, right??

Hello, I am making a Ginger Ale from this Extract Recipe (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f76/ginger-ale-3rd-place-2009-hbt-bjcp-comp-141080/index3.html#post2987412) and I have a question regarding the honey. The recipe calls for 3lbs of honey added at 60 mins, however the original poster has...

Hi Joe, I am brewing this on Saturday and wondering about the honey. below you state that you add all the honey at flameout, which is different than the recipes. thinking the honey would be needed during the boil for alcohol content. so, can you please clarify where I should add the honey...

Question about the White House Honey Ale. Is this supposed to be a very "heady" beer? I have very little foam and it's been bottled for almost 2 months. I have to pour pretty heavy to get a half inch or so of foam. Thoughts? Experiences?

NICE! How long have you been fermenting? Will you do a secondary or straight to bottle? -M

Awesome, thanks!

Day 3 of fermenting -- activity has dropped, small amount of foam on one side of the carboy and none on the other side. Looks like some yeast just sitting on the top of the juice. Should I be concerned about any of this? Temp was a little low in the low 60's so I bumped it up a few degrees in...

Thanks! Just wondering what rate other people were fermenting at. It's only been 3 days and I can hardly stand it. Need to go purchase another fermenter this weekend so I can get started on my second brew. M

Hey everyone, I have my first batch of Honey Ale in the primary since I started on Saturday -- using the extract kit from NB. Just a quick survey: How long did you end up leaving in primary? Did anyone use a secondary or just go right to bottle, and how long did you condition before...

Looks like bringing the temp up did the trick. Here come the bubbles ...

Ahh, I checked Danstar's site and found that they recommend 64-70 -- it's been at a low temp with some activity for two days, will bringing the temp up restart the yeast or do I need to re-pitch?

Hi folks, been lurking for a while, here's my first post! Just brewed my first batch on Saturday, went with the WHHA from Northern Brewer with the dry yeast option (Danstar Windsor Ale). Everything went well, think I ended up with a bit more water than I wanted at the end my OG was 1.052...