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Cool. So do you just set your refrigerator to really cold or do you have another method for doing this? Thanks for the answers, I am definently going to do this.

So another couple question here then. When do you cold crash? Right after primary when you rack over to a secondary? How is cold crashing different than just sticking your conditioned beer in a brew keg and into your kegerator after secondary? Shouldn't it do the same thing?

Hello, Wanted to know if anyone could recomend a extract or partial mash kit that would yeild a great, 9 or 10% ABV chocolate stout. Someone else talked about making a high gravity stout like this and adding cyanne peppers to it for kick. Any advice?

Hmmmm. This isn't really fruity, its just more sweet than I would have expected. I'm giving it until mid April and I think it may be less green then and hopefully more balanced. Thanks for the help everyone.

Thats a good idea. I am going to make a Chinook IPA soon, and I have a pilsner cold conditioning now in secondary. There is some sediment on the bottom (about a third of what there was after 10 days of primary), do you think that would be enough to use in the IPA batch to ferment? My thought...

I guess i didnt realize I had to adjust the hops when doing a full boil. If you end up with 5 gallons it should be the same right?

"Did you follow the directions exactly? A 2.5 gallon boil, with only the 1 pound of extract, and then adding the rest of the extract with 15 minutes left? Even if you followed the instructions exactly, it looks like it should produce a fairly sweet finished beer. It could just be the recipe...

bah! its all gone. 5 gallons goes way too quickly, especially in a keg. I'm gonna do a double batch next time.

I just kept the primary and the secondary in a room that is consistantly about 69 or 70 degrees, no higher. That should be fine for an ale right?

here's the link to the kit list. http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/PhatTyre.pdf

What do I do if a batch turns out, in my opinion to be too sweet? It has been 7 weeks since brewday. I did 2 weeks in primary, and 4 in secondary, then kegged it and put it under pressure in the kegerator. My first impression is that it is quite sweet. The OG was .105 and the FG is .1011, so...

Thanks for the responses everyone. I have made cream ales a couple times. I think I'm going to try a Kolsh. Also, I have a pilsner Lager conditioning in the cold garage. I just hope that it is cold enough. It was freezing here making the garage a great refrigerator, but it just started...

I read a lot about beers like Saporro and Kirin, how they have their own special yeasts and that it is pretty much impossible for people to make something like this outside of a lab. Is this true? Are there any extract or partial mash recipies out there for light beer that is crisp and dry...

Be sure to add another oz or so of aroma hops during the last 15 minuts of your boil. The aroma is great, but even with the addition it is only subtly hoppy which I feel is perfect for a cream ale.

When I started brewing I made a cream ale using the American Brewer Cream Ale kit. It came out good, but it was a little light for my taste and came in at 3.8% ABV. Right in the adequate range for the cream ale style. Recently, I made it again using the same kit, but added an extra pound...

Go to your beer store and ask a bunch of questions, or order from NorthernBrewer over the phone. Both resources helped me get more efficient, and they can tell you exactly what you need to do what you are saying. Depending on the brew, just adding more malt may require some more hops as well...

I was afraid of that. I'm not going to throw it out, Ill just give it lots of time. I'm just going to have to brew 2 batches this weekend so I have plentifulness this spring/summer

Hehe. I have to agree. For me its beer, wine, coffee, tea or water. I usually have a couple beers or a half a bottle of wine a night.

yeah, go to your beer store and get the tablets, they work great! They look like candy, but they're not...they're not.

I think screwed this brew. I used a tiny bit of cardamom in my honey wheat beer to see if it would add some depth (probably should have used corriander?) but it totally shines through. I literally used like a gram in a 5 gallon batch. I waited 6 weeks before I tried the beer and it is...