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First ever homebrew! Inspired by my friend's love of pumpkin beers 2 Below clone attempt SWMBO does the label design...I brew the beer :rockin: Have been printing the labels onto regular computer paper with a laser printer and using a glue stick to attach them. Works great.

My SWMBO loves to help....especially with bottling :ban: Last week at work she read about yeast starters **swoon**

bja, it sounds like your process is identical to what I did. Do you mix in the Fermcap or just add the drops onto the krausen? I'll try adding the Fermcap before I aerate and hope the mixing helps.

Saturday, I brewed a Belgian Blond (OG 1.066) with a 1.5 L starter of Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes pitched 20hrs after making up starter. Batch size was 5.25g. Fermented at 64* in a 6g Better Bottle. Did not use a blowoff, although typically I would have, because I was using Fermcap (1st...

I notice a very thin film if I rinse immediately but do not store upside down at first. Once I switched to storing upside down for at least 24 hours the film went away.

Brewpubs - Trinity (if they have a saison on tap, try it!) and Phantom Canyon Breweries - Bristol Brewing Co. My favorite is their Oatmeal Stout but likely won't be available when you're there - winter seasonal.

DB and/or others, I've read that brewing with pumpkin requires (or at least is recommended) a partial mash to convert any starches present in the pumpkin. After reading your descriptions, I'm much more confident in trying my first partial mash. I'm wondering if anyone has a good recipe...