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I think you will be fine. There is still time. Try looking up stuff about Viennas - I believe they are just young Oktoberfests, but have pretty much the same ingredients. Or do the OktoberFAST ale, and cold condition for 6 weeks.

I heated my water up to 186º and when I stirred it into the grain bed, the temp leveled out to 167º. The second sparge I got the temp leveled out to 170º.

So I realized AFTER I brewed, that I did not sparge correctly. I had my mash all ready to be drained, 1st batch sparge water heated to proper temp, everything was looking good. Then I ran off the wort from inside the MLT into the kettle WITHOUT adding my 1st batch sparge water first! After the...

I was born and lived in Ohio for the majority of my life so far. A lot of my friends went to Ohio University in Athens, including my best friend who would throw many parties in my honor - including my bachelor party, where we ended up at "The Foxhole". I have NO friggin clue where it was! I...

Cripes man! EVERYONE at OU wore flip flops 24/7/365! I remember (kinda) the partys there.... ahhhh those were the days. Have you ever heard of a place somewhere down there in BFE called the "Foxhole"?

I brewed a Kölsch with that yeast earlier this spring, and had challenges keeping it on the cool side. Essentially the fermentation temps I got were between 60-66º by placing the fermenter in a water bath with ice packs. I would just change out the ice packs when they melted. The beer came out...

I know I will probably get crucified, but I like my beer COLD! I mean like, 33º cold! I know it's not "proper" to serve all beers like that, but icy cold brew in a frosted glass is the way you'll get served at my house!

Bootleg for sure. Stock up on lots and lots of ammo and firearms. There are TWO things you would have to pry from my cold dead hands.

That is some expensive gear you turned into a keggerator! Please tell me all that stuff was broken beyond repair and you got it for free. My heart would ache if you gutted all that great gear!

It's is not the prettiest thing ever, but it gets the job done. One thing though... I think we somehow purrèd (spelling?) the apples as fine as possible, then put the chunky applesauce-like goop in the cheesecloth. We got more juice out of it that way. You could use a cheese grater on the peeled...

You could swap the entire pale for maris otter malt. It is a tad darker (3º rather than 1º pale) and should give you a more maltier feel. By no means is it munich or vienna, but it IS a different base grain. I am trying it out in a couple days on an amber I'm brewing.

What? Did your roomate smoke it all? :p

+1 on shelter dogs. DO NOT GET A COCKER! OMFG!:eek: English bulldogs are mellow, don't require a lot of exercise and you can put them on skateboards and roll 'em down the driveway! I have a Brittany (bird dog) and love him to death, but he needs to RUN! RUN MORE! RUN MORE! RUN EVEN MORE! :D

Yeah, I agree with Pangea about the hops. If it were me, I would try... 1 oz Cascade 60min 0.5 oz Cascade 15min 0.5 oz Cascade at flame out (0min) Then if you have hops, dry hop in the secondary for a week. Your grains look fine for an amber. I would drink it!

Please let me know how this is all carbed up! I am brewing mine on Friday and have made a couple small changes. I decided to sub Maris Otter for 2-row pale. Why? Well, I have never used Maris Otter before and wanted to give it a shot. I have read that it adds a little color and also a little...

I have a very simple, cheap, small-scale press design for you. Take two hard, synthetic cutting boards and place C-clamps all around them. Then put your chunked fruit in some cheesecloth to fit within the cutting boards. Place the "press" in a large container (we used a rectangular rubbermaid...

LMAO! :D That is so classic! My buddy and I brew in my driveway so all the neighbors can see. We wear flip flops, dark sunglasses and blare floyd or bob marley - it is hilarious to see all the looks we get!

My father-in-law made me a perfect solution to this problem! I wish I could post pictures, but anyways... it is basically a flat sheet of very thin plywood (1/8" I think?) with 24 circles cut in them. Then the sheets are sitting on T-shaped blocks (to go in between the holes) that allow bottles...

I always like making starters for my beers, but I don't think you would have any problems just pitching the one packet. If you made a small starter 24-48 hrs before you brew, you will be in great shape. You don't need to pitch two packs. If you make a starter, be sure to use a blow off tube...

Welcome to HBT! I grew up in NE Ohio and lived there nearly all my life. Sometimes I miss it. Notice I said SOMETIMES. Anyways, been through Mansfield a few times. Mansfield State Reformatory is effin creepy! Good luck with the brews!