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Welp, seems to be official. http://mnbeeractivists.com/newsfeed/northern-brewer-midwest-supplies-acquired-ab-inbev Excerpt from the Daily email of "Craft Beer News" from http://bevinsights.com/ Beyond acquisitions that expand its core brewing business, AB InBev recently "partnered" with...

Either NB/MW have much higher sales that I had imagined, or ABinbev has something unique up their sleeve. This will be interesting to watch unfold. I'm very curious as to the actual changes that may or may not happen to the product/service side of either of these retailers.

I've got my first gallon of this on tap currently and It's a great light bubbly drink. I brewed this batch around May or June of 2016. My wife enjoys the apfelwein but she wishes it was slightly more flavorful, not necessarily sweeter though. What would everyone suggest to change to get this...

You won't have as many grains, but they are just as usable. Store your grains in ziplock freezer bags in your freezer until you have enough to make a batch of treats. Then thaw the grains and get cookin'!

How'd this last batch turnout?

After having this on tap for a month I wanted to update some opinions. It's a great value for $20, but there is a high chance you will get the "extract twang" flavor. I brew extract + grains only. Since this kit comes with dark extract instead if light extract + steeping grains, the chance of...

Probably. At this point I'd personally RDWHAHB. But keeping your temps relatively under control really is simple for future brews. Get a small ice chest/ container that can fit your fermenter and a few gallons of water. Then get some spare water bottles that you freeze and drop in the water to...

Add some clamps to the ends of your tubing to stop the bubbles and I bet you'll solve your issue. If you are seeing bubbles in your wand/tubing you are definitely introducing oxygen. When you are using a bottling wand from a bottling bucket, the first few gallons of beer come out pretty fast...

Just kegged 5 gallons of my first apfelwein which puts the new total at 30,071.5 gallons. I'll update with another 5 gallons once I "brew" the apple juice I bought yesterday.

Oxidation can cause hops to fade extremely fast, as in days/weeks not months. Also oxidation can darken the beer a noticeable amount. Common points of oxidation are cold crashing in a carboy with an airlock in place instead of a solid stopper, bottling wand hose isn't sealed well enough so small...

Are you boiling your hops loose or in a bag? What type of bag? Changes after bottling, especially since you are noticing the changes more on hoppy beers, could point to an oxidation issue. Are you noticing any color darkening after bottling day? Oxidation can kill hoppyness, which in turn...

Using S-05 mine finished at 1.009. Sweet would be the last thing I would call this kit, but I also never have any issues getting extract beers to attenuate low.

It's already in the 60+ IBU range, but if I were adding some extra hops I'd be adding them in the 0, 5, or 10 minute range instead of earlier in the boil. All depends on the style you like though!

After multiple pints of "sampling", I can't recommend this beer enough. Really simple, really cheap, and so easy to drink. If you're on the fence, just get it.

Building a dining table and bench on commission on/off through-out the weekend and brewing up NB's Kama Citra IPA in some in-between time.

Yes you want to add all of the extract, dry or liquid, with the pot OFF the flame. Adding 50-70% of your extract late (with 5 minutes left or at flame out) will help even further. Right at flameout you are over the pasteuration temperature so there is no fear of contamination. Also...

You know, I'm a 100% extract or partial-mash brewer and strongly feel most cases of "extract twang" are falsely diagnosed. In my experience it's usually bad process. However, the OP said, which I missed previously, "Water now topped to 6.2 gallons, turned up heat, and started to slowly add...

When is this sour flavor showing up? Is this showing up after fermentation? Have you sampled the beer during the bottling process or some other time after fermentation has slowed down before bottling?

Tasting a beer 2 days after pitch will not give you much of an accurate clue as to how the resulting beer will ultimately taste. I highly recommend giving it at least 1 month before you make any assumptions. Also, just adding carbonation will make a large difference in mouthfeel. I actually...

Now that it's carbed, not too shabby! Definitely worth the $20. Only changes, like I mentioned in the last post were 1oz Centennial dry-hop, 1/2 tab of Whirfloc, and 8oz of carapils for head retention.