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If I took two 5-gallon recipes and doubled them could I brew them together in one pot to make a 10-gallon batch? Thanking about Cream Ale from DeFalco’s. 5-gallon recipe; 4 1/2 lbs. light unhopped malt extract 1 1/2 lb. Brewery Grade Corn Syrup 1 lb. domestic six-row pale malt 1/2...

Thanks for the Help...Back to brewing.. Bill

What do you mean "just adjust for AA%" Still new to brewing. Thanks for the help. Bill

Picked up an American Cream Ale Recipe and noticed that Delfacos gave me German Tettnanger hops instead of U.S. Hallertauer hops for the bittering. Will using these hops change up the finished product? Thanks Bill

We had about 4 to 5 gallons of St Arnolds Lawnmower beer left in a 30.5-gallon keg. Will it be OK if I transfer it to one of my 5-gallon kegs before I return their keg? I refuse to send back a keg with beer. Thanks, Bill

Thanks for the quick response. I will continue on....

Forgot to turn off the water while steeping the grains and the temp got up to 200 degrees on my cream ale. Should I scrap this batch now are continue on thanks. Bill

Looking to brew the Caramel Cream Ale as per Cheesefood's Recipe. I will be kegging so how would I handle the priming phase? Should I just add the 1 cup of Lactose 4 oz. of vanilla and 1.5 cups light DME when I keg? I do not force carbonate. As far as the rest of the recipe I will follow as...

Took yalls advise and let the brew stay a few days longer. We hit the keg last night and it came out great.. Thanks for all the help Bill

The brew is bubbling great. I will transfer it to the secondary tomorrow. Wednesday.. Thanks again for all the help.. Bill

Thanks for the help. We used White Labs Wyeast #1056 Ale Thanks again, Bill

Brewed a batch of Red Ale and I chilled the Wort to low. I am at 60 degrees. Should I try and get the temp up before I pitch the yeast or will it just be slow to start if I pitch it now? Thanks in advance Bill

First of all, thanks for all the help. I am well on my way with my first fruit beer. I put 10 pounds of strawberries into the secondary, after I pureed them and heated them. I let them get room temperature and then racked on top of them from my primary. It looks as though the strawberry...

Picked up a partial mash kit for a clone of Pete’s wicked Strawberry Blonde. It calls for strawberry extract, but I would like to use real strawberries. I have 4 pounds of frozen strawberries and need to know the best way to sanitize them before I add them into my secondary. I would use...