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I've done stouts with all Munich for the base. A rich caramelly sweet stout works great like that. For a dry stout, you probably won't notice the pils. Vienna could add a nice complexity.

+1 on pjj2ba's post. I find my multi-step mash at 145 and 162 to give a dry yet malty beer not matched by single temps or malt choice. 151/162 would be a bit maltier, so if you want to simplify, you can just try a single rest at 154 as cjmcfoot said.

"American wheat" yeasts are just clean, well attenuating ale yeasts (originally from Dusseldorf altbiers). They are not spicy Bavarian wheat yeasts. A "mild wheat beer" won't have stressed the yeast too much and any leftover wheat beer cloudiness will probably be disguised by the color of the...

No. Essentially no difference. North American pils malts are also pretty much equivalent (I happen to like Gambrinus pils). It is probably easier to get fresher malt from more local sources, and whatever your supplier sells more of. That will make a bigger difference. North American "pale" malts...

That's probably okay. For small to regular beers with good yeast, the primary may well be 3-7 days. Does the beer taste sweet-worty? Racking to a secondary fermenter is useful at this point to remove trub and allow for clarification and maturation time without picking up off-flavors from the...

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Oh, that's plenty of yeast for such a small batch so you might not have to wait a full year or rack to tertiary, but definitely rack off all that extra yeast. Then taste it once it falls clear (or clear enough).

+1 rack and age That was a fast ferment, so the alcohol could be hot and take a year or more to mellow. It will probably drop a few more points in secondary, and you can rack again later to clear it. What yeast?

You don't need an airtight lid, just a good fitting lid to keep bugs and stuff from falling in. You may want to plug the holes in your lid with aluminum foil. A loose fit will allow CO2 to escape. I've done this a few times and been happy. It allows you to skim the gunk off the kraesen or...