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  1. Schwimbody

    First kolsch is amazing

    Well this is my first batch and I had no idea how it would all come out. Six weeks later I am drinking my first-ever batch of beer and it is a delicious early summer kolsch. It is absolutely phenomenal. I love the recipe I got from Farmboy Brewing Supply here in Houston Texas. Marvelous recipe...
  2. Schwimbody

    1st time mead batch quick question

    So my 1st batch of Mead has been fermenting for about 5 days... still running like a train. When do I transfer away from all the fruit I put in it? I had raisins cinnamon orange slices and cloves. Do I need to transfer into another fermentor and remove that fruit? Or should it risk it and...
  3. Schwimbody

    Question about abv

    Never took an OG reading before pitching the yeast in my first ever mead last night. Would really like to know wtf I'll have at the end. Any suggestions? It started fermenting within hours of me pitching in champagne yeast yesterday
  4. Schwimbody

    First batch in the bag, what next?

    Greetings friends...first batch of Kolsch is bottle conditioning for 2 weeks and the numbers came out spot on. What should I do next? I have two other helpers so we knocked out our first 5 gal batch in 3:38 and that included clean up. Any suggestions? We thought an IPA? British Ale? Mead...
  5. Schwimbody

    1st Kolsch but looking at the color I'm curious if it will clear up after bottling?

    Good morning fellow brewers. This is my very 1st batch. I have pulled it out of its dark dungeon after 3 weeks and am ready to bottle it for another 2 weeks. Based on the color I'm curious. It smells delicious on top of the bubbler though. Guess because this is home brewing and we are not...
  6. Schwimbody

    Well damn...what did I do wrong?

    Hey guys, Finished first brew day yesterday. Kolsch recipe, Got to about 5.5gal and put in a 6.5 gal glass carboy, stirred it up with the drill attached to the paddle method and then pitched the yeast around 76 degrees White Labs WLP029 Kolsch. Thought with two small frozen water bottles...
  7. Schwimbody

    Chilling 6.5g Carboy during fermentation for Kolsch question

    I have a nice sized garage that's perfect for brewing and this weekend will be our first batch. About to drop $400 on related equipment needed plus batch supplies. Problem is keeping the carboy chilled during fermentation BUT... I do have a nice space under my staircase to the upstairs of my...
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