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  1. schaef81

    Advice: First All-Grain Batch did not go well.

    Thanks again everyone! I obviously didn't realize that I was diving into a challenging brew for my first one. Any suggestions on more forgiving brews for my next go? Thanks @Saffersa for the pale ale idea.
  2. schaef81

    Advice: First All-Grain Batch did not go well.

    Thanks for all the help (including how to ask a question). :) Seems the consensus is that it may have been the grains. I guess I did not look at them closely and as it was curbside pickup they ground them for me. I'll try this one again with your tips! Thanks again!
  3. schaef81

    Advice: First All-Grain Batch did not go well.

    Awesome. Hydrometer better than a refractometer in your opinion?
  4. schaef81

    Advice: First All-Grain Batch did not go well.

    Did boil the wort. Used a wort chiller to cool Refractometer readings 8.0 pre-boil, 8.4 post and final was 3.9. Pitched yeast at 70 Fermentation was 2 weeks at approximately room temperature. I tasted from fermenter and then from the bottle after 2 week conditioning.
  5. schaef81

    Advice: First All-Grain Batch did not go well.

    I believe the grains were crushed unless my local brewing supply store didn't follow my directions. Mash temp 152 as per directions (recipe attached). The mash temp stayed between 154-149. Single infusion mash Used Ss brewtech mash tun, big mouth bubbler plastic fermenter White Labs Hefeweizen...
  6. schaef81

    Greetings from Wisconsin!

    Hey there Sconi friend! :) I am also new to the forum and fairly new to brewing! Where in WI?
  7. schaef81

    Advice: First All-Grain Batch did not go well.

    Hello, I brewed my first all-grain batch, a bavarian hefeweizen and it turned out VERY pale and flavorless. It had none of the flavor that a hefeweizen should have nor any of the color. I did notice that it was already quite clear during Vorlauf so I am not sure if something when wrong during...
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