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I don't really know if this is a valid assessment of the style, but I never really think of it with flavoring. I kind of think about it as a big Belgian blonde beer. Adding those types of flavorings would make it more like a witbier to me. Which wouldn't be bad, just different. I would also...

I know it is kinda a dead zone over there, but I think the BN Forum has been removed from the website. I try to drop in over there periodically to help keep it moving and see what is going on. I posted over there earlier this week, and it now looks as though you can't access the forum from the...

my doctor has told me 2 a day is completely fine, so I try to keep to that. otherwise, blood and other tests will reveal if you are having problems. your liver may very well be completely happy and healthy with more alcohol per day. it be happier with less. you can definitely get to your doctor...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071RGFDCJ/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 I ended up getting the above one. $40 with taxes and 1 day shipping. I picked a the ones I believed to be ready and only got about 2 oz wet... definitely a poor yield, but there are a lot of younger more green hops on the bine...

Much appreciated! Thanks. A little nervous about hop harvest numero uno, but I figure if I screw it up, it'll be like everything else and I'll learn for next time

I am about to pick my first hop harvest and have noticed that amazon is selling a few options of vacuum sealers for a very reasonable amount, right about $50. However, I didn't want to spend the money on one of these cheaper models if I would really be missing out on something with a nicer one...

She's recovered well. I'm not sure how big it will be, but I will definitely get a harvest!

6186 + 5 gallons pale ale + 5 gallons pilsner = 6196.

That does seem like a lot of heat loss. I would normally suggest to preheat the cooler, but it looks as though it would have been plenty warm if the water was in there and you had to stir to bring it down. Did you happen to take a temperature reading of your grain? Did you leave the lid on for...

You should totally be fine with a single infusion. We are talking about modern malts. If you want to try and do step or decoction, go for it. I have won medals using single infusion for hefes. The only thing I would thought would have gone wrong was the sparge. from your pictures, it looks like...

I would like to retract all comments I have made. Over carbonated a beer and am pouring half foam...

I subscribed because this sounds super cool. Please keep updating with what you end up doing. This reminds me of a youtube channel called How to Make Everything. He makes things, like sandwiches and suits, from complete scratch. In this sense, my home brew is not that home made. I have a few...

Everything should be fine. As long as it isn't contaminated, you will get beer. And it will likely be delicious. It may not be the beer you were aiming for, but that happens. A lot. It is very hard to aim correctly and hit your targets when you start. That's why brewing to style and for...

Appreciate the update. Interesting story to follow. I hope all goes well.

Sweet. I always went with keeping it in the star San as a hunch. I'm glad this seems to be a good way to keep everything sanitized.

The sweet taste won't effect the end product. You created a big sweet batch of liquid, so that is normal. If you take a hydrometer reading at too high of a temperature, that can affect your reading. Hydrometers are calibrated for a specific temperature.

I would leave it alone. The worst that will happen now is that you will have a blow off (the krausen and some beer will come out the top). Since your carboy is in a swamp cooler, there is no real danger of anything getting messy. If the blow off happens (which it might not because beer making...

based on this, it sounds like you are missing a can of syrup. steeping rice won't actually extract any sugar. you have to do much lengthier process. if this was the mix up, that could account for a good number of gravity points. when you took your OG reading, was the wort hot, or about room...

a bigger carboy is not a bad idea. It helps a lot and it gives you more options. I use a 6.5 gallon PET carboy and still get someone blow off issues depending on the beer (this is the issue others have mentioned above about too little headspace. The beer will develop what is called a krausen and...

as long as everything is sanitized, there is no harm in waiting. I can never get to pitching temps just using my wprt chiller. I always have to let it sit in the fermentation chamber for a while. you should be fine. keep it covered with sanitized foil.