I do think you just saved my first real effort ;). I will definately look into oxyginating my wort with pure o2, this article] has some good timing schedules.
Ah much thanks. With all the measurements I converted I still put in liters instead of gallons. It is 1,8 gallons.
The end gravity was 1,052 SG with an ABV of 9,5%.
So Super High Gravbity Ale Yeast (WLP099) would be better. The best way I have to oxygenate it is to agitate and slosh it around...
I'm looking to start my first all grain recipe. All the ones I found had a mash bill with a lot of different kinds of grains in it. I wanted a maximum of three grains to keep things simple, so I tried to get a recipe going in BeerSmith. But as my first beer I'd like it to be good tasting as...
Just now found this article explaining eveything, or at least lets you know where to look for more information..
http://www.love2brew.com/Articles.asp?ID=367
I'm not a home brewer yet but I've definately read up on the process.
However as I am a huge nerd, one of my favourite achievements to get while brewing was to get the fictional mudders milk right from my favorite TV series Firefly.
They don't specifically mention what it is, but they do...