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So a better route might be steeping some wheat for the partial and sticking with the wheat extract for the remainder?

Good suggestions. I definitely wanted to try a partial mash next batch. Maybe I'll mash in with some light malted barley then add the wheat extract something like 2lb barley, 4.5lb wheat extract.

From a purely economical approach, small freezer chests seem to be your best bet for cu.ft / dollar, though they require an additional temperature controller. Lowe's has a deep freeze that will hold 4 cornys for $169. Its what I plan on going with when I build my kegerator.

Ok so I thought I'd throw my first attempt at a batch of brew out here so some other noobs like myself can learn from what mistakes I made and some of the pros could lend me some advice for the next batch. Here's my recipe: Thyree Weisse Guys - American Wheat Beer 3 gallons water preboiled...

I just bottled one of my first batches a couple of days ago, and with a bottling wand, the foam lifted up out of the bottle for the most part. =] Yet another reason I love StarSan, no rinse!

Great! I'll give the oxyclean a go. Thanks for the information. ;) edit: The Oxyclean works great! 4 scoops in 4 gallons of warm water, shaken and left to sit over night. Wiped the sides down with oxyclean the next day and dumped. Bucket smells like new. Thanks again.

I did a bit of searching and couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. I have a 6.5gal plastic ale pail used for primary/bottling. After washing with unscented dish soap, hot water and a washcloth and allowing to air dry between washings twice, and a rinse with Star-San, it still smells...

That's good to know! If I ever have a question about Star-San I can't find answered through a search, I'll be sure to PM him.

A fun way to estimate (albeit completely unscientific) would be to get a sixer of a commerical beer similar in style and see how drunk you get. Then drink a sixer of your homebrew and compare inebriation levels :D

I agree with BellTap. I wear powderfree nitrile exam gloves when brewing, racking, bottling, etc. And an exam mask incase I sneeze/cough.

hahaha. No way! The Ale Camino is hot, I want one.

From one beernoob to another, welcome and good luck on your first batch!

Hey all. I'm 5 days into my 2nd batch of brew, (the first since taking the plunge and upgrading to a 5gallon setup instead of a Mr. Beer.) I tried the first recipe I came across in How to Brew that sounded tasty, a 3 Weisse Guys. I'm glad I found the "N00b Advice" thread here, though with...