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I finally took the plunge and bought a turkey fryer-found one with a stainless pot.

Sounds good. I will be brewing my double bock here in southwest MO in a week or so as soon as the outside temp drops a bit. Bock is a lager, so be sure to put your fermenter in a refrigerator or other cold place to get the temps down to 45-50 deg. as soon as possible. Lager yeasts work best at...

Ive had this "skin" form on several batches. It has always clung to the walls of the carboy/bucket while racking before bottling, with no effect on clarity or taste in the bottle. Not sure what it is or how or why it forms, but no ill effects so far

Honey is also good. I use 3 lbs honey with 5 gal juice to make a 10% still cider. You can also add a little cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice for extra flavor

Ive had the film form on several beers and it didnt seem to have any effect on the finished beer, it always clung to the side of the bucket while racking. Not sure what the effects of combined yeasts will be, youll just have to wait and find out. When you use campden tabs, you need to wait 24...

Gives me hope for my own hefe. I found a few recipes and modified them a little to come up with a batch for my uncle. He paid for the ingredients so I better do a good job, plus his wife is German, so she can tell me how close I am. She really liked the Kolsch I made last year, maybe I will do...

Palmers book should have instructions on hydrometer use. If not, get Papazians Complete Joy of Home Brewing. It tells about hydrometers and also has a section with various recipes that include original gravity. Its most important when checking O.G. to do so BEFORE adding yeast

You might swirl or shake your fermenter to get the yeast back into suspension, it may have got a bit too cold and just dropped to the bottom or maybe just a lack of aeration at pitching

Oklahoma is either dry or 3.2, correct? Ive been in the state a million times, being from southwest MO, but never paid attention to their liquor laws. We always stocked up on beer here before going to the sand dunes at Waynoka

Do you plan on a secondary? Dry hop after racking, some say boil a "hop tea" in a pint of water for 5 mins, or use a sterilized grain bag. I always just tossed in the amount of pellets I wanted, no complaints yet

I forgot, your recipe looks pretty good, in fact I wrote it down to try myself. Should be a nice, light ale with a good crisp finish due to the honey. Probably about 4.5-5.5% or so. What brand of yeast did you use?

Dont be afraid to use honey. It is a great fermentable. 1 lb adds 1% alcohol, but will leave a slightly drier finish than straight extract or even extract with sugar. Ive never boiled it, probably never will, but I guess it works well either way. Add a pound to your standard recipe for a little...

Dry yeast will ferment quicker, and leaves a drier finish from what Ive noticed. Not necessarily more or less alcohol, but sometimes the quicker fermentation will result in higher temps, which can cause off flavors.

Ive always used Super Kleer in my fruit meads, with good results

The Home Brewery in Ozark, MO has mead kits using wildflower honey from Kansas. Ive made a few of their kits and have been satisified with the results. Recently Ive found a few sources within just a few miles of my home , and have gotten about 9 lbs of local clover and alfalfa honey. Give The...

I use a big strainer going into primary, but some small particles still get thru. When I rack to secondary, I put the filter inside a funnel under the spigot. I then run a hose from the funnel into the secondary fermenter and keep the spigot on a slow run, keeping aeration to a minimum

Im probably gonna get raked over the coals for this but here goes: I ferment in plastic buckets with spigot. When I rack to secondary I rig up a funnel under the spigot. Inside the funnel I place a paint filter, such as one gets at an auto parts store for filtering auto paint. They work very...

I usually remove the grommet and that will allow 3/8 tubing to fit into the hole. Seems to seal up nice, not a problem yet

I'll have to call our local orchard (one of them, there are several nearby) to see how the crop is. Here in Southwest Missouri, we had a bad ice storm that killed all kinds of trees, then had a freeze just when we thought the worst of winter was over. I know it hurt the blackberry, blueberry and...

Ive always used plastic buckets with spigot for all my brewing-beer, mead, and cider. Some say glass is better, but Ive been pleased with my results so far. Although I would like a conical fermenter