Thanks guys. Kind of forgot this post, mostly because the Hefe' turned out so amazing. Clove, spice, all sorts of good. Best hefe I've had since last trip to Germany! Will definately try this mix again the next time I brew this.
A nice light wheat ale I call "Keepin It Light". Refreshing and moderately hopped with Saaz and Tettnanger. Love it! Also I second any cigar from Acid. All delicious!
So I brewed a hefeweizen yesterday that I have done many times but decided to use white labs 380 liquid yeast for the first time. No starter. 24 hours later with no outward signs of fermentation I panicked and rehydrated some WB-06 that I had in the fridge and pitched that. Then I jumped on...
Wow been brewing for over a year and don't/won't ever have a room/setup that nice for brewing. Consider yourself lucky. Swmbo does not realize that this "hobby" is not going away!
Drinking some SA cold snap and sad about being informed that they won't be making alpine spring this year. What's worse got 48 brews bottle conditioning.. Waiting. Sucks. Beer is good though!
Nice! Friend of mine damn near lives across the street from the salamander. Always have him pick up used equipment for me there! Thanks for the vote of confidence. Nice to see some michigan reps on here.
Oh sorry used Nottingham. Supposed to be very neutral and let a lot of the malt and hops character come forward. Thinking from other posts on HBT may have used too much honey malt.
So being as I am still new to brewing (just over a year into it). After many recipe kits (and many compliments) I decided to try my own recipe. I am still mostly an extract brewer but definately use specialty grains for steeping. The recipe goes like this here. Thanks for your thoughts!
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Hello from Michigan to all the great members here. Finally thought I would give it a try being, that I spend more time combing this site for good info than anything else on the ole inter web.