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honey amber ale recipe kit fom midwest

this is only my second brew. On my first I was so worried about contamination that i forgot to take one. This time Idid but Idont even understand how to read it. My reading was two full lines above the 1.100 mark it was 80 exactly. its a honey amber ale. but if i spin it around to the alcohol...

my first brew i had trouble keeping the temp cool enough. With the waether i could only get it down to 68 in a water bath .with a frozen 2 liter soda bottle. Now the room I am fermenting in, is only 5 degrees cooler. So I did the same water bath, but now my fermenter is 54 deg. its only been...

Yea my first brew was a kit two. and it turned out great. I just dont want a brew that is to sweet. I guess im just nervous, new at this.my directions say for a more mild honey taste add honey later in the boil 30 min at the most 10 at the least.I guess il shoot for the middle.

My second brew, gonna try a honey amber ale.recipe kit has 2 pounds of honey seems like alot, Is it?

Thanks i think ill try the dry yeast one more time.But now that i have the carboy i will use the secondary.And i will try to let it age for an extra week.

I just made my first batch from a extract kit with dry yeast, and it turned out great. I was fermenting in like 2 hours. Im gonna start my nxt batch this week what is the advantage for liquid yeast ? will it change the taste?

i just finished my first batch of beer,It was irish red ale and it turned out great. It was a recipe kit from midwest. I used dry yeast and didnt secondary ferment.I am going to do a honey amber ale next. I now have a glass carboy for the secondary, how much will this help the taste and clarity...

my taste of beer is wide open i like every beer i ever had exept light beer.I love the fact of not buying a kit and making my own.But im so new at this so im not to sure. if i tryed to make the same beer that i just did without buying a kit. would it be cheaper.And how would I go about it? the...

My first batch was a irish red ale recipe kit. I had a question on almost every step and this forum was very helpful, thanks alot. I was competely suprized how good it is.i kept it simple using dry yeast and only a single fermenter.Most of my friends and co workers wanted to try it, and got a...

So if i wanted to do a partial mash for the first time. Is there a kit for that?

thanks for the thread i kinda get the difference now

I am allmost finished my first batch of a extract recipe kit.I will probably do a few more to for some practice. I have a basic kit from midwest. Will I need alot more equiptment to brew a ag recipe kit?

thanks, i got you on the caps lock thing. funny

I BOTTLED 2 DAYS AGO AND GOT 48 BEERS.THIS IS MY FISRT BATCH. ITS IRISH RED ALE.COLOR LOOKS GREAT AND SMELLS GREAT, I EVEN TASTED IT BEFORE BOTTLING IT AND IT TASTES LIKE ITS GOING TO BE REAL GOOD.I BOTTLED 1 BOTTLE IN A CLEAR BOTTLE JUST TO WATCH IT . I HAVE A MILKY FILM THAT LOOKS LIKE YEAST...

Thanks Everything Has Been Going Good. Was Kinda Worried About That

I Thought My Cleaner Was Good Enough Until I Started Reading On Hear.im Not Sure What To Do Now. I Thought A Cleaner Was A Sanitizer.

THIS IS MY FIRST BATCH OF IRISH RED ALE. I AM BOTTLING TOMARROW. I HAVE A NO RINSE POWDER CLEANSER CALLED LD CARLSON EASY CLEAN FROM MIDWEST.I PLANNED ON SOAKING THE BOTTLES FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RINSING WITH HOT WATER.WILL THIS BE ENOUGH? IF NOT I WAS GOING TO BOIL IKE 10 BOTTLES AT A...

If Im At 4.5 Right Know Thats Great. I Still Have About 1 More Week To Ferment. It May Go Up Some More. Thanks. What Dose Ag Mean?

Im Not Sure Of Exact Ingredients Just That Its A Recipe Kit From Midwest. But Knowing That The Alcohol% On The Hydrometer Is For Wine Makes Me Feel Better. I Just Didnt Want To End Up With 2%alcohol Beer.next Batch I Will Be Sure To Take A Original Reading. Im Sure It Will Be Fine.thanks For The...