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I just wanted to say thanks for the help on this blonde. It turned out very good! I did notice that it lacks a wee bit in the mouth feel area but I believe I know what happened: my mash temp was closer to 149-150F rather than 154F. I crushed my malt in the garage that day and it was about 15...

I just bought a pin-lock keg on cl for $20. I'm going to buy a new set of o-rings for it and had a question regarding fittings. Some of the pics I see online show fitting kits with springs. The fittings on the pin-lock I bought has no springs on the drop tube or the gas in. Since this is my...

Thank you! I'm really looking forward to getting it in the fermenter. I did think of another question. I'll be mashing in a large bag in a water cooler. When it comes to mash water volume, what would be a good amount/lb of grain? I've read anything from 1 quart/lb to 2 quarts/lb. That seems like...

I'm setting up a recipe for my first ever partial-mash. It's a blonde ale with a bit more hop character than traditional. I've brewed this as all-extract and it is very good. I'm interested in feedback on my hop schedule/choice. I'll mash at 152-154 for 60 minutes. Here is the recipe: 2.0...

Just wanted to give an update on this beer. It is excellent! I was worried as 10 days after bottling the beer had a very slight buttery taste. The taste wasn't there on bottling day so I was worried I oxygenated it or worse, a contaminant found its way in. I did what many have recommended and...

Does anyone have a simple recipe for a cider in the style of Crispin? The label on the bottle states, "fermented fresh apple juice." Is it really that simple? My local brew shop advised an ale yeast and I went with US-04. My thought was to buy a good, high-quality organic apple juice from the...

I like the idea of adding a bit of honey. I'm wondering what kind of flavors 8 oz's honey would impart on a pale ale? I can imagine it would be a very tasty addition to an ESB or brown ale. Can't wait for the next batch! Although my wife is interested in a Belgian pale ale at the moment. Anyone...

I've read about adding honey to increase OG. My OG was 1.048. How much should I add to increase the OG to around 1.053? Would I add it at the beginning of the boil?

Hi everyone, I recently did a SNPA-like extract recipe and had some questions on OG. The OG was 1.048. I was hoping for something around 1.050 or a little higher even. Sierra Nevada's website states that SNPA is 13.1 deg. Plato, which is around 1.053. I used 6.6 lbs Briess Light LME...

My brew is one week into fermentation. I have some questions/concerns regarding temperature. A previous batch of an IPA I brewed fermented at 68-70 degrees. I used US-05. I was concerned that this temp was on the high end of the range, but when I sampled the beer, it was real good. Before I...

The beer looks real good so far. Thanks for the reassurance. I did take an OG and it was 1.048. My plan was to leave it in the primary for 3 weeks and take another gravity then. By my calculations, if I end up with a final gravity of 1.010 it will be around 5.1% ABV. I'm not sure it will go that...

Thanks! I had a thought of siphoning through my (sanitized) nylon grain bag for my next batch. Perhaps that would help keep some of the hop solids and trub out of the fermenter. From what I've read, it takes more than two weeks for off-flavors to develop from trub anyway. It will be out of the...

Yesterday I brewed my first 5-gallon extract batch. My desire was to brew a SNPA-like pale ale. I used 6.6 lbs Briess golden light LME 0.5 lb Crystal 60 0.5 oz Magnum for 60 0.5 oz Perle for 30 1.0 oz Cascade for 10 2.0 oz Cascade at 0 mins US-05 ale yeast All the hops were in pellet...

It's brew day and I'm getting ready for my first 5-gallon extract batch. I posted a recipe earlier in the post but have made some changes to it. My goal is a SNPA-like pale ale. I know it may be difficult to get the nice, mellow malty smoothness of SNPA with LME but hey, a guy has got to...

That's exactly it! The odor was very subtle and I didn't notice a strong taste. It wasn't until I actually opened a can of creamed corn (serious, no joke) for dinner the other night that I finally noticed what I had been smelling. I did not cover the wort during boil. There was just one hop...

Hello again to you all, I was finally able to sample a German Blonde I brewed a few weeks ago. It was a 1-gallon kit purchased from Northern Brewer. The beer was not bad but I noticed a peculiar odor that reminded me of canned creamed corn. I've had commercial blonde ales before and don't...

Thanks again for the info. In How To Brew, Palmer talks of leaving beers in one fermentation vessel for up to 3-4 weeks with no problems. Sounds like the less one screws with the brew the better. I do have an auto siphon and plan to use that when bottling. And good to know about yeast autolysis...

Thanks for the info. From what I've read on various from various posts, Magnum seems like a good bittering hop for 60 minutes. I thought I'd follow that up with Perle for 30 and Cascade at 10 and at the end of the boil. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks again for the excellent advice! I'm going to stick with primary fermentation only for now as I have just one 6.5 gallon carboy. I will definitely purchase a 5 gallon secondary soon. It just makes sense that racking to a secondary can only help to improve the clarity and flavor of the...

Thank you both for your very helpful replies. Millhouse, your reply leads me to another question I have been pondering. I've read a lot about the pros and cons of racking to a secondary after a few days in the primary. Many say it is not necessary and can potentially lead to oxidation of the...