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Just wrapped up brewing this for the first time. Ingredients: 4-gallons Tree Top 100% apple juice from concentrate, no additives 1-gallon water 1-pound light liquid malt extract 1-pound amber liquid malt extract 8-ounces Crystal 60 2-ounces torrified wheat .25-ounces Hallertauer (4.6%)...

Subscribed. (This will be a great motivator for me to get into bulk purchasing and storage, especially once I start brewing something larger than 5-gallon batches!)

I'm looking to get into kegging in the near future, so the Red Comet ADX recommendation from both riverfrontbrewer and Dahoov is appreciated. Thank you!

Thank you for the information regarding the pectins. I plan to wash the 2575 yeast today.

I thought for the first batch, I might follow the original recipe, regarding ingredients. I just got 4-gallons of Tree Top 100% Juice from concentrate at Costco for about $17, including tax. They also had unfiltered, organic apple juice there that would've been about $21.50 for 4-gallons, with...

So I haven't made it all the way through all 168-pages of this thread yet (I'm on page 43), but I did do a thread search and couldn't find an answer to my question, so I will ask it here. I just finished-up a Kolsch that I based off of BierMuncher's Orange Kolsch. My recipe is here...

I finally got this bottled last night. The beer cleared-up pretty nicely in the primary in the last week or two! I have the yeast cake in the basement, trying to figure out what I want to do with it. I am toying with the idea of making my first batch of Graff this weekend, and re-pitching the...

That's too bad. At least it is "passable" and I guess you can chalk it up as a learning experience. How do you think you could improve this recipe, assuming it isn't infected, but just "off/thin"?

I'd have to agree with you on that! I have only brewed 2-batches of beer, with the first batch being an extract/steeping grain IPA, and the second batch being an all-grain BIAB Kolsch, based off BierMuncher's Orange Kolsch. I just tasted my first hydro sample of the AG Kolsch this morning, and...

This has now been in the primary for 11-days. There is still active fermentation, which I've been tracking the last few days, but until this morning, I had yet to pull a sample. The hydrometer is currently reading 1.018, so it's got a little ways to go. I hadn't tasted it until today either. All...

A quick update: Fermentation has really slowed down, and the temperature has dropped to 64F. I'm getting 1-bubble every 6-seconds from the blowoff tube. I will be curious to see how estery this turns out to be since I am on the higher fermentation temperature side of things. I may still try and...

Sounds like 1-bottle is likely sufficient then? I'll be on the lookout for you updated post, with pictures, and how it all turns out. Are you concerned at all about only doing a 60-minute boil, since you used almost 50% pilsner malt in your grain bill, and not boiling off the DMS (Dimethyl...

Just wondering how this is coming along? I'm thinking about doing a Cherry Wheat sometime fairly soon, and your post caught my attention.

Thanks for the information on your technique. My problem is, I don't have anything bigger than about a 2-gallon pot in the kitchen, so I can dunk sparge with about 1-1.25-gallons maybe. I suppose it'd be better than nothing, although if my efficiency numbers above are accurate, I'm not sure I...

I brewed this up on Monday, 5-7-12, with the help of my brother. I kept everything the same on the ingredient list, except I changed the 2-grams of Grains of Paradise to 3-grams. I started with 7.0-gallons of water at 156F, which came down to 150F after mashing-in. I covered the kettle with...

I agree completely. I'd rather hit 65% every time, rather than 70%, then 80%, then 75%, etc. Consistency is key! I learned that a long time ago when I used to shoot competitively. As long as your grouping is consistent, you can adjust the sights. Same thing obviously applies here: as long as...

Yes, I'd rather have it a bit crisper/drier than maltier/sweeter, so 150F sounds good, even if I am over the upper Kolsch limit of 5.1%ABV. This certainly isn't for a competition, and I guess I can lighten the grain bill by a pound or more next time, depending on how my efficiency numbers turn...

I upped my efficiency to 75% in BeerSmith and it's now showing 5.5% for the ABV. Guess it'll be a high-gravity Kolsch (by Kolsch standards). Probably a good idea to forego any sparging, especially since it's my first AG/BIAB, and see how the chips fall. I will still drain and squeeze the...

When I did my first batch of beer, I was able to get 5-gallons to a rolling boil, although it did take a while. If I remember correctly, it took around 20-25 minutes to go from 150F-202F? I'll have to look back at my notes, as I took times on everything so I'd have it for reference. Being in...

Do you dunk sparge, or even just pour another gallon of sparge water over the grains? What about squeezing the bag? Or do you simply let it drain back into the kettle by tying it up or putting it in a colander, then not doing anything else? I plan on squeezing the heck out of it, and may do a...