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She Who Must Be Obeyed. I had to Google that one.

Why is honey malt have the "mash required" box checked? Isn't it a specialty grain. I've seen it in kits before and its under the specialty grain category at Midwest Supplies.

I've been wondering about this and couldn't quite find an answer. How does one know whether or not grains require a partial mash or not when looking at them at homebrew stores? Browsing Midwest Supplies website is what caused me to wonder this.

She'll take half of your beer!

How much water should I aim for at the start of a partial boil for a 5 gallon batch in a 5 gallon kettle.

So I do add the water I used to rinse the grain to the wort?

What do you mean "drain off the wort?" I'll just be steeping it in the two gallons and then in the one gallon, correct? Why would this result in less hop utilization then just steeping the grain in three gallons of water? I'm thinking I'll just use 3.5-4 gallons in one pot to save myself...

What would be the purpose of using vodka?

I did. It says: "Add a minimum 1.5 -2 gallons of tap water to your pot. If you have a larger pot and can boil a larger volume do so. Boiling a larger volume will result in better hop utilization, less darkening of the wort and better tasting beer. REMEMBER: Boilovers are messy – be sure...

So I can use cool water to chill the wort?

I have a few noobish questions for you: So I have 5G kettle and an extract kit with specialty grains intended for 5 gallons. Obviously I won't be able to 5 full gallons into the pot, I'm thinking I'll probably start with 4ish gallons in hopes that it won't boil over. Is this about the correct...

I actually don't like the smell of brewing either. Fortunately, the apartment I live in has a very large Indian community who are always making very pungent food so I'm thinking anyone near me will be able to drown out the smell.

I live in an apartment on the top floor. It won't make the whole building smell will it? anything I can do to keep the smell from getting into other peoples' apartments?

Hi everyone, for my birthday/Christmas I got a really nice Homebrew kit from my family. I think I'm going to brew my first batch from a kit next weekend, a Simcoe IPA. I'll let you all know how it goes. I hope to eventually move on to all-grain and make my own recipes and all that. :mug: