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Hi y'all- I've got a question about my Wit recipe. Does the steeping procedure described below amount to a kind of mash? I know that wheat malt needs to be mashed, so is this the way to go about it, or would I be better served adding some 2-row etc. in there to help the process? Any feedback...

+1 for the redirect. One of my haunts was Sunset Grill & Tap in Allston. They had 200+ beers on tap, an it was within stumbling distance of my apartment. I think I must've kept the place going singlehanded. :) I don't miss a lot of things about Boston, but one of them is definitely Sunset...

Another suggestion: Different styles sometimes call for different levels of carbonation, so the 4 or 5 oz. isn't perhaps always appropriate. I make extensive use of priming sugar calculators (specifically the one at TastyBrew.com) which will tell you how much to use according to what style...

All of the above, plus: There's a school of thought that suggests putting the bottles in a warmer (70-75 degree) area to help the yeast do their little happy dance more efficiently. Warm it up, and wait it out. Cheers :mug:

Awesome awesome awesome idea!!! Well done all around combining both subjects. Love the modernist selections. Is that Boston's Government Center in the last one? I used to live there. What an ugly public space! (I think the AIA will agree with me.) Haha You could do something with names...

16140 + 5 gal. Belgian Wit + 5 gal. Belgian Golden Strong ____________ 16150

What's brown and sticky? A stick.

Bottled 5 gallons of IIPA this afternoon. Kind of an Arrogant Bastard-like flavor. I usually use tastybrew.com's priming sugar calculator, but had to eyeball it today because I didn't have my scale with me.

I can't believe I haven't seen this thread before! Way to go OP! As a formally trained musician, I love, listen to, and appreciate all kinds of music (jazz included), but metal is among the more fun ones to listen to for me. I thought I listened to some pretty heavy stuff, like Pantera...

I made that one last fall. I still have half a case left because it hasn't been the easiest going down. Whatever spices are in the packet, there's too much of it. So much so that it's... I dunno what the word for it is... Not cloying, but it's overpowering. If I ever made it again (not by...

I just took a gravity reading for my BB Imperial IPA, and it's damn tasty already. It's almost certainly ready to bottle. I'm pumped to taste it cold and carbonated. :ban: One thing I don't understand is where BB gets their numbers from for this thing. According to BB: OG: 1.075 - 1.080...

Wow it must be amateur night tonight! I spent the night brewing this, and then without thinking, pitched the yeast starter before I took a gravity reading! Then I took a sample, didn't even bother getting a good look at it, and poured it right back into the bucket! Oh the perils of too much...

I'm about to brew this kit tonight. In fact I'm gonna have a hard time trying to concentrate at work today. ;) My kit came with .5 oz. US Brewer's Gold for bittering and 2 oz. of German Hallertau for the flavor and aroma additions. It also came with a packet of the Danstar Belle Saison...

+1. Amen, brother! That was me today to begin a Belgian Golden Ale.

Damn physics! You and your pascals and millibars and whatnot! :cross: Actually, now that you say it, that actually make a whole lotta sense. A decent fermentation would be more than enough to displace that water. I use 6.5 gal. BB Ale Pails, and the lid's on tight. I made a 1.5L starter...

Hi all- On Sunday I whipped up another batch of Belgian Honey Wit. I pitched in my WLP400 starter, aerated, and put it to bed. Last time I made this recipe it clogged the airlock, so I figured I'd set it up with a blowoff rig from the get go. Then... nothing. Not a whiff of activity within...

+1 Yep, when I did it I just dumped everything in. Get all the flavors you can.

Not exactly beer-color-related, but: Looking at your thread title, are you using clear bottles (i.e. colorless glass)? If so, you should be very wary of sunlight; with very few exceptions (e.g. Corona), beer is packaged in brown and green glass because it filters out the parts of light and the...

What a fitting and thoughtful tribute, especially if he liked those two flavors. When you say you've got 1 oz. of oak, what form is it in? Cubes? Chips? The amount to use and the length of time to leave it in depend on this. Generally speaking, smaller pieces will impart their flavor...

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