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To the OP: I recently brewed a BYO recipe for porter which called for WLP001 (but I didn't really pay attention to that one and used WLP002)... It came out great with WLP002, probably just as good if not better with 001.

I have been knocking cream ale for years and I have never tried it. Yet here I stand, like a champion.

I'm going to guess the one in the green glass is the real Blue Moon.... wait, they're both the same type glass. Bravissimo! Ok second bait: I bet the flat one is the Blue Moon. Second brew? Not bad at all. (or Beginner's luck ;)

Agreed. But only coz that one is so clever/rascally.

Beer snobs help home brewers rise above what is generally viewed as a bunch of unwashed backwoods bootleggers. You can say a lot about beer snobs but at least they're always clean. ..And other generalizations ensue.

I only brew in a secondary. It could take up to a month. Primaries aren't really necessary.

I bet it's trash. Let us know how the taste test goes! :tank:

Sounds pretty good! However, I would substitute the honey with more base malt.. it will taste sweeter that way. Are you really going to fly sparge that? I use an unconverted 5 gallon cooler with paint strainer bag for my 3 gallon batches with great success.

It's pretty hard to say based on the limited information you provided. Does it taste good?

LOL! Nah, mate.. no such thing as being too drunk when sitting at home chatting on a forum. I'm sure we'd both agree drunk driving is bad (when people take breathalyzer tests) Oh well.. anyway here's to more beer!! :tank:

I've had quite a few oktoberfest 'marzen' lagers recently and have prepped myself for the eventual lager..... most people don't do lagers until they have some experience and temperature control for the yeast.... besides this I think it should be straight forward.. looking forward to...

I did startup yeasts in a jar and in the end I gave up. Because there is a better way that saves you days of time and yeast cells counts + viability. At first I didn't think days meant anything, but it does. I used a stirplate, and had great success. Why use a stirplate? Because of the...

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In my experience, low Alcohol By Volume beer doesn't necessarily taste bad, and you can drink more of it without getting wiped out... Lovely session beer. Keep an open mind. Keep notes on your process and learn from your success and mistakes.

1. Never buy Wachusett beer again, I sweartagod. Why bother when there is SNPA? 2. Contemplate doing a lager one day 3. Start an educational venture called Drinkmore Beer for low income communities. 4. Count my pennies for my first and last barley crusher

Yo, this is some next level ****. I don't get it. Cos I love all wheat beer. From teh rolling hills o' german all'mands to dem north US amerikaner cali brews, god help me I drink dem all. An god damn teh inglorious maafoedi that don't like em. Peace. :mug:

So I brought home a bottle of Ephemere which is kind of like witbier brewed with apple juice. My wife hates wheat beer. Put an ounce of wheat in the beer and she'll eyeball the glass and ask: "Is this wheat beer?" She'll taste it and say, "oh yes, it's wheat beer." Then she won't drink it. So...

I use google docs (ahem, drive) for keeping recipes, notes, and schedules.

I only do all grain but that's cause I'm fancy. It takes hours more in your brew day and it takes a lot more work, learning, and equipment to do all grain. Still, I won't go back to extract and I'm still learning how to mash after 20 batches or so. Yep, fancy.

Maybe your sample wasn't representative of the wort? How did you extract the sample? Did you take a sample after boil?