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the recipe calls for 3 oz of cascade hops. 2 oz boiled for 60mins and the last ounce in the last 1 minute of boil. Come to think of it, this is the same hops as the american wheat I made that had a similar funny taste so perhaps it is a characteristic of that type of hops? I'm just using tap...

I just cracked open a bottle of my latest batch of Extra Pale Ale. I used the Northern Brewer Extra Pale Ale kit and although I think it turned out overall good something doesn't really taste right to me and its the same taste my first batch (Northern Brewer American Wheat) had. I was fairly...

How much yeast starter should I be making for this beer?

Hello all! I've been lurking on these forums for a little while now. I recently brewed my first batch. An american wheat ale extract kit from Northern Brewer. Overall it turned out well but I'm fairly certain I pitched the yeast too warm and most of the fermentation also happened when the...