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Yeah, i think im going to have to try this a few times for her. she actually got the beer ahead of time, her thought process was basically "i like pom" + "i like alaskan amber", so that is what i have to work with, lol. i'll try a wheat next for sure. Thanks for mentioned the "dont add juice...

Ive done a few kits so far, a few have turned out, one was a waste (i think i just didnt like the kit though) Right now im brewing an Alaskan Amber clone, but i want to flavor it for my fiancee. She likes Pomegranate so i got a large jug of Pom Wonderful, i just have no idea how much to use...

Thought i would update: everything turned out great, im not sure if this is how the beer is supposed to taste, but it tastes as good as something i'd pick up in the store. ive had the chance to have a few and i couldn't be happier with it.

well quality is important. i'll wait.

well i finally heard back from Williams brewing, he assured me that it is a surprisingly high, yet accurate, FG at 1.042... then went on to say that my beer is fine. im still a little unsure about all this, considering all the comments in this thread. however i guess i'll just have to go...

i really hope its not infected with anything. it tastes fine, as far as i can tell. no awful smell either. when opened there was no mold or anything on top...

ok, thanks. lol, pretty funny i came in here thinking one thing and the opposite is apparently the case...

yes, it didnt taste quite as strong as i'd expect out of an imperial IPA, however its the first time ive tried a non-conditioned one.

1 pack of liquid wyeast. what came in the kit.

it was an extract kit. so i really dont know. this is as close as they come to really saying what is in it. "14 pounds of our blended malt extract,"

well, thanks for the comments. i guess i just have one final suggestion: should i wait to see if the FG goes down a bit, or bottle it up because its already quite a bit lower than the directions say?

i'll be making the change this coming fall. i'd like to do it sooner, however my kitchen tiny, and i dont really have a proper storage room. 420sq ft apt. ($900usd/m!)college towns are horrible. anyway, a bigger kitchen with more than 3ft of counter space will make it a lot easier, plus we...

i think this is the yeast i used. but im not 100% sure. again this is only my 3rd batch. http://www.williamsbrewing.com/XL_1056_AMERICAN_YEAST_P1632C79.cfm

the best i can do is this: "Makes 5 gallons of strong ale with a starting gravity of at least 1.088" its not the starting gravity that i had, but it is what i *should* have had. had i checked.

yeah, it bubbled like crazy for 4-5 days. and grew a pretty big amount of foam after going into the secondary after a day or so. and yes, i forgot to take an OG :(