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There also appears to be about a 1/2 inch of yeast settled to the bottom of the carboy already. Shake it up or just let it be?

guess I will wait it out and see what happens. The package said between 62 and 68 degrees for fermentation but I wasn't sure if I shocked the yeast being so cold from the start

Am I just being paranoid?? Brewed a partial mash spotted clone last night and pitched the yeast when the wort was 64 degrees. This is the first time I have used liquid yeast (WYEAST KOLSCH 2565) and I did not make a starter as the smack pack swelled nicely and my OG was only 1.044. I put the...

Question... would I be able to use this fridge without any type of conversion if my plan is 1 pinlock keg and 5 lb co2 tank inside? I was planning to drill the door for the shank as no tower is needed

For what its worth i've had great results using the following ingredients for a very easy to drink hefe that everyone seems to enjoy. And yes I know that the yeast im going to suggest is not a true hefe yeast but the request was for a beginner and an easy drinkable beer! 3 lbs wheat DME 60 min...

I actually prefer the light drinkable beers so this should be perfect!

I forgot to mention i did add the sweet orange peel and crushed coriander in the last 10 minutes of the boil. Im hoping for the best in about 2 weeks i will post the taste test results!

If steeping grains for blue moon type beer is not required how about a good extract recipe for me to try then. This was to be my first keg beer hope its not ruined.

Btw thanks greatly for all the help and opinions this is a lot to learn!!

Soooooooooooo in theory the flavor of this beer should be ok ie: Taste like blue moon but just a lower abv?? Im not set up for mashing so in the future i can kick in an extra pound of dme and steep hopefully to get the flavors and mouthfeel.

It did say designed for a full 5 gallon boil but could be treated as an extract by steeping the grains.

To be exact it was 2 lbs pilsen malt, 1 lb flaked wheat and 1 lb oat flakes steeped for the 20 minutes @ 150-160

Its starting to make sense to me now and in theory those numbers i got are spot on with what j187 said.......that being said if i brew the exact recipe again how or for how long should i steep or mash the grains to get all i need from them? Now i wonder if this will taste anything like the blue...

Last brew was 4 pounds pilsen dme, 1 pound of corn sugar, 2 oz liberty hops and i tried a package of coopers dry ale yeast

It was flaked. I started the mash at 130 degrees and raised to 160 for the 20 minutes the recipe called for. If steeping at 150 for longer will help im definitely in. Im still learning so the more advice i get the better. Best guess what abv im going to end up with now?

Recipe was combination of oats, pilsen and wheat (4 pounds) steeped this for 20 minutes at about 160 degrees. Added 2 pounds wheat dme and 1 pound pilsen dme for 60 minuts boil. Started with 2 1/2 gallons of water but i think i lost about 1 gallon to evaporation all that grain soaked up a lot...

No moisture. I just checked in a glass of tap water, right on 1.000 what the deuce now im even more confused

Im not so much worried about the alcohol content....but if its supposed to be about 5% and im ending up at 3.5% ive either got a problem with my readings or ingredients. My beers have tasted good so i guess thats all that matters.

Good point on the paper possibly shifting it was on my first brew that i checked it in a water sample. I also try to check the wort right at about 70 degrees. I shook the piss outta that carboy i dont know how it could not be mixed well

I have actually started to clean mine with oxyclean immediately after use then a rinse with starsan. Then i put in the dryer with a bath towel for about 5 minutes. Nice and dry inside!! I dont see a problem with a short time in the dryer does anybody???