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Thanks for the input. I brewed as per the recipe I posted but will brew it again using Munich and a mash temp of around 154F next time. Do you think 1oz cascade is enough for dry hoping 5 gallons or should I add more?

Hey guys, going to try brewing an american amber ale tomorrow for the first time and was wondering if you could give some input on my recipe. I did some research online and based on what ingredients I have available came up with this: 9LB 2-Row 1LB Carapils 0.5LB Crystal 60 0.25LB Crystal...

I rehydrated the yeast and made the kit last night and am happy to say that the air lock is bubbling nicely. I didn't add any dextrose or DME but only added about 14 liters of water and got an OG of 1.04. Curious to see how this turns out.

The tax system is pretty ridiculous although it varies by province. I'm in Manitoba and it's a lot higher than other provinces. Our sales tax is %13 and that's after they tax about %30 of your paycheck. At least we're real friendly up here, eh?

Where I live in Canada the price of beer is ridiculous. A 24 pack of Bud costs $44.63, the cheapest crap beer costs $12 per 6 pack. My province also instituted a new law which adds extra cost the higher the ABV of the beer is. A local brewery has a %6 beer which costs $14.14 and a %4.8 which...

Alright, I'll give the Coopers yeast a try. I'm not going to bother putting it in my fermentation freezer but it'll be in a closet that's consistently between 66-70F.

That's kind of what I figured. I guess I could try rehydrating the coopers yeast and if it doesn't seem to be working I could use a fresher yeast.

My local LHBS was blowing out some Coopers kits for $10 so I grabbed a wheat beer kit. I didn't know that they were on sale because they Expired Oct 2014. Is the yeast packaged with the kit still good or should I buy something like the Lallemand wheat beer yeast?

The new malt book as well as brewing classic styles.

I added 2oz cascade to the keg last night. I'll taste it tomorrow and see how it turns out.

I think I'll try 1oz cascade, 1oz mosaic, 0.5oz Simcoe. Thanks guys. I'll add a bit more aroma and whirlpool hops next time I brew this as well.

Thanks for the suggestions. Am I on the right track of adding Mosaic to dry hop in the keg?

I brewed a 10G batch of beer that I split half into bottles and half into a keg about 2 weeks ago. I haven't tapped the keg yet but it is hooked up to Co2. I had a few bottles about 5-7 days ago and they had a really nice strong melon/tropical fruit aroma and taste that I noticed diminished...

+10G Pale Ale +10G Brown Ale 3736

I subscribed 6-7 months ago and have only received 1 renewal letter. I have found the magazines to be quite good and I'll probably stay subscribed for as long as I'm a homebrewer.

Thanks for the heads up!

Awesome, I'll take a look at those. Mastering Home Brew: The Complete Guide to Brewing Delicious Beer by Randy Mosher is only $9.99 for the ebook and it looks like it covers a wide variety of topics so I grabbed it.

Just wondering what homebrew books and podcasts you guys would recommend. I've read For The Love of Hops, How to Brew, Designing Great Beers, The Complete Joy of Homebrewing 4th Edition and the Homebrewers Companion 2nd Edition, Clone Brews. I just ordered the new Malt book as well as Brewing...

Just curious about what made your previous beers bad? Was it recipe formulation, not getting good efficiency, sanitization??? I only ask because since I moved to all grain about 5-6 months ago I have brewed about 15 batches. The first 2 tasted decent but the beers were around %3-4 since my...

Do you mean how much grain would be needed to have the same gravity in your brew as 3lb of extract? If so I think it would be equal to about 4lb of a base malt like 2 row.