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THanks for the info. I think I'll try and find some 2.5 gallon buckets for my next batch. I'm gonna brew my Hefe batch in a little while, so if you got any last minute suggestions, bring em on. I'm gonna add zest from 1 orange during flameout.

If I get the thumbs up from you guys, I might brew tomorrow. From my understanding, all I have to do for orange/lemon is peel the skin so the color comes off, but not so far that I see white. I have a question though. My recipe calls for the aroma hops during the last 15 mins of boil, but...

You, know I couldn't agree more with what you said. I was wondering how people learn the different flavors, and the only way I could think of was exactly what you said, I just didn't know that's what people did. However, being as anxious as I am, I'm gonna throw in some peel in this batch...

cool. I am a fan of blue moon though, and from my understanding blue moon is somewhat similar, so I may go either way. I'll be sure to post how it comes out though. I also just realized I labeled the recipe wrong... For anyone interested, it's called Weinstephan Wheat

Thanks for the help. I'm definitely going to stay away from pumpkin, because it seems tougher. I am, however, going to be stubborn and still add some sort of kick to the 2dary. I'm glad you admitted you did the same thing i'm doing. I appreciate everyone's advise, and I'm fully aware you...

Thanks for the input and concern. I didn't realize this was a somewhat difficult type. I assumed it was fairly simple, because I told the associate that I was new to this and this was only my 2nd batch. However, I do have some confidence in myself. Mostly because my 1st batch came out...

actually, maybe i'll end up doing that... Adding some lemon peel. I'm not sure if when that would be added though... I would think it wouldn't go in 2dary cuz it wouldn't have too much sugar so I'm guessing it would go in the pot at some point. Anybody know? Thanks for the idea. And I'm glad...

Hi. Here's the thread of the 1st batch I brewed in case you are interested ... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/about-try-brew-my-1st-batch-but-need-some-help-181642/ Now I'm up to batch numero dos. I went to a Brew STore. I Wasn't sure what I wanted for my 2nd batch so I asked the guy to...

Thanks... I'll pick it up

Okay. So for my first batch I went to the only LHBS in my area and I told the guy I like Sam Adams and I like Blue Moon and I would like a similar tasting beer. He looked at me like I was crazy so I told him I just wanted a Wheat Beer. Here's what he gave me... 1/2 wheat/ 1/2 carapils...

So I've got good news. It's been about a week and I got impatient so last night I threw a bottle in the fridge and popped it open today. It's obviously not ready yet, but it's actually pretty good. :ban: The wineyness has mostly subsided and it's pretty good. It even had a little fizz. I was...

Yup. Doesn't look like I've got much of a choice. It just sucks because I spent 2 months on this batch and it tastes like buns. And don't blame the fruit. If I wanted your opinion, I would have asked. J/k. You were right, but I'm probably still gonna do fruit on my next batch cause I'm...

I had about 1/3 of a bottle of beer left so I decided to bottle it and put it in the fridge to see how it was cold. It turns out it tastes a lot more like wine than beer. I kno it needs time to do it's thing, But I doubt it'll taste much different. This sucks. I did a quik search and it appears...

Yea, you're right. I hardly left any in the secondary though. The primary there was a lot, and I spilled about 1- 1 1/2 bottles when i bottled because my bottling wand kept getting stuck so when I tried to stop the flow it would keep going. And I'll keep that in mind. I'll taste it in a...

the bottling was time consuming, but pretty simple. Once i got my flow, it was real quick. next time i'm sure it'll be like 1/2 the time. it wasn't that smooth though, because i wounded up with only 40 12oz bottles. i know I wasted a decent amount due to different reasons, but i'm wondering...

Thanks for the comforting news. I'm about to bottle as I speak

Alright. So I got everything ready today to start bottling tomorrow. I opened up my fermenter and realized I had a problem. I didn't fully seal all edges of the fermenter. I'm using a 5 gallon bucket as a 2dary, and the edges weren't all the way clicked down. I'm assuming I just didn't close...

Thanks, I'm just gonna let it sit till I get back from Vacay and bottle. It's my first batch so I don't expect it to be perfect. Maybe next I'll add a little more fruit if I'm not happy with the flavor. I really wouldn't know what to look for when tasting the beer. I don't know the...

Thanks. I would not have even considered brewing if it weren't for this site. And it's good to know when I have a question or problem, I can get help. I don't know anyone who brews, so this site is the only reason I'm doing it.

IDK yet. Still trying to figure out what to do. Here's my dilemma... It's been in 2dary for 16 days now. I want to give a nice cherry flavor, and also want it to be completely fermented. I'm going on vacation for 1 week on sunday, so I have to decide whether I want to bottle before...