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My first Hefe did that doesn't take long to learn your lesson on that!

I actually thought about more DME but I figured 6 lbs would get me pretty close to the 4.75 to 5% abc range??? For those who missed yeast was Danstar Munich that I thought I might re hydrate just to see if there was a difference between pitching dry or wet

The color doesn't bother me as much as it did on my first batch. I was scared that it would taste so heavy but have since learned that extract brews are generally a bit darker without affecting the taste. I love Hefe's and just want a simple good brew! I have always pitched dry yeast also but...

All, Today is as good as any for a brew day so while I'm in the mood here goes! Looking for thoughts on a Hefe. Plans are.... 6 pounds Muntons plain wheat DME 1oz Tettnang Danstar Munich yeast Half DME to start , full 60 hop boil and add the other half of the DME at the 30 minute...

Looks like I will have to at least try the water bath and a small fan

Better yet what's going to be the temp I can safely ferment a cream ale at?

I do have a concrete basement floor. For the most part it stays cool but with warm weather coming I am a bit nervous because I can be gone for a few days at a time. My guess is that the floor would keep my contents at about 70 degrees

Greetings all, I was treated to a deluxe brewing kit by my wife early last fall for my birthday. She had ordered it from Northern Brewing (great customer service btw) along with extract kits for Bavarian Hefeweizen, American Wheat and Caribou Slobber. I also purchased a Cream Ale kit as I...

Northern Brewer here in the states has a wide variety of kits and good prices....can't say about shipping costs to the UK.

Figured it out. Here's a picture of the finished product (beer the frosty nectar of the gods!)

Brewed first batch..a NB HEFE about 4 weeks ago. Been conditioning in the bottle for 2 weeks and I had to finally taste. Wow have to admit it tastes great. Nice foamy head and lots of carbonation. I fermented at a lower temp so its light on the banana and a little more pronounced on the spicy...

Sounds like in the future i might just purchase 3 gallons of spring water. I don't notice chlorine in the water, and we do drink it, but that don't mean its not in there.

Its city water but we do have a large ro facility that's supposed to purify the water before it gets to us. One more bone headed mistake i probably made was to wash my new bottles in dish detergent before bottling. I did rinse and sanitize in starsan but i have since learned not to use the soap...

My question is how many of you do it? If everything that comes in contact with the cooled wort is supposed to be sanitized is it ok to top off to 5 gallons in my primary with ordinary cold tap water. I have just finished my second batch and never even gave this a thought until now. Sure hope i...

I do have 4 cases of new bottles. The flip top bottles came to mind for their ease of capping and just for my use at home. LOL my friends will be just fine with a 12oz capped bottle or its no beer for them!!

Hydrometer purchase this week I just finally understood what that was all about!!

I have had the bottle covered with a towel so it stays dark...not really sure if this is necessary or not? I plan to do an American Wheat with some orange zest next then Caribou Slobber after that. I am a big fan of the wheat beers so i'm sure most of my focus will be in that area. Any thoughts...

Hello all, New to brewing but have learned lots just from browsing this site for the past week! Brewed my first beer on 12/6 it is a NB hefe extract. Keeping it at a constant 64 degrees and fermentation seems to be going well. Removed the blowoff tube and replaced with the air lock bubbler...