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Looks like a great way to clean a carboy.

The only grains ive used so far was caramel malt for the pale ale i have fermenting right now. Know what you mean about having time. I have a 4 yr old son and a 9 month old little girl. Having 3 hrs to brew is hard to find sometimes. I would like to try ag but dont feel like i know enough yet...

Thought bud light used corn, maybe im wrong. The recipe is from papazians book. Like i said its for the wife but if im going to brew it i want it to be a good beer. Thanks for all the help guys. What exactly is amylase for anyway?

Thanks for the advice. Wasnt sure about doing a late extract addition with dme. Have been doingvit with lme guess it works the same. Thanks again and happy brewing.

The recipe i have calls for 40% rice extract syrup and the rest extra light dme. Would you use the rice or replace it with flaked corn?

The miller light clone isnt for me. SWMBO has yet to drink any of my beer. The last batch, an amber ale, she told me tasted like vomit. Ive been trying to get her past just tasting my brews but so far no luck. Every weekend im happily drinking my brew and shes here drinking michelob light. I...

Im getting ready to start my 4th batch and started wondering which is better for flavor and color consistancy. Im going to try a miller light clone next (swmbo might drink that) and i want to keep it as light in color as possible. Was hoping you guys could give me some advice on which will give...

Never realized that homebrewing was so popular until i found this forum. Sure seems to be a lot of us from pa.

It sure does. I didnt realize there was this many people around brewing.

When doing a full boil using extract do you add all the extract at beginning or late in boil? My last batch was an extract kit with specialty grains. I did a 4 gallon boil with 3lbs LME at begging then 4lbs at 40 mins. Batch went in secondary today and it looks and tastes great. Im shopping for...

Thanks for the help. The bleach is probably what worries me the most. Ive only been brewing for a few months, guess its about time to switch to star san. Heard many good things about it. Happy brewing

What is the best way anyone has found to clean and sanitize their tubing? Getting my racking cane sanitized is easy but ive been having trouble with the tubing. Usually i throw it in the fermentor with oxyclean which gets it clean then when im ready to transfer i soak it in a sink of bleach...

Live in dallastown close to york. Where r u at now

Thanks for all the great ideas guys. Thought about the hard lemonade but think ill try the miller light clone. As soon as my primarys empty ill get busy on brewing it up.

She drinks michelob, miller lite and sometimes a hard lemonade. It can be hard to get her to try new things. She does try all my brews but she wont give them much of a chance. Thats why i need something that will hold her from one sip.