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I bought candi sugar and the recipe calls for candi syrup. Any difference? For the sugar do you just stir it in a little at a time? PS- My first all grain batch, so I want to have as many bugs worked out before we start. Thanks!

Quick question. I have a batch of Belgium Wit still on the yeast for about 2 weeks now. Flavor was terrible at first but has really come along nicely. However I am looking for a bit more orange flavor. I have about a week to go in the primary before bottle time. My question is: Can I do...

Moving my way towards AG brewing and have been looking at both drink dispenser and chest cooler styles for a Mash Tun. Any pro/cons to either. I am going to go at least 10 gal either way. I am a DIY'er so I plan to make it myself. :mug:

I finally got to bottle my first batch tonight! :ban: The wife and I bottled 2 cases of Oktoberfest and the last splash was splendid IMO. As long as the bottle conditioning goes well, we'll be enjoying in a few weeks! Thanks to all those who answered my newbie questions! :mug: Chris...

First off, Merry Christmas! Hope Santa was good to everyone! Ok, I just started my 2nd batch on the 22nd, a Belgium Wit. A brief history on this batch as I had problems from the start. First, the recipe I got from the forum said to mash flaked wheat by itself, which I now know is not correct...

I'm doing a Belgium Wit and it calls for 2# flaked wheat. I used the standard 2qts. per lb. of grain to mash but it seems it sucked all of the water up and I have oatmeal, well wheatmeal in my mash tun. Should I just add more water and how much? Also it calls for .75 oz of cracked coriander...

While trying to find a partial mash hefeweizen I keep seeing recipes from beer software programs like beersmith with a section as follows: Name Description Step Temp Step Time Mash In Add 3.50 gal of water at 165.9 F 154.0 F 60 min Mash Out Add 3.00 gal of water at 196.6 F 168.0 F 10 min...

Looking for a good recipe for a partial mash Hefeweizen. I just racked a Marzen to lager for a bit and want to do a wheat next. :mug: Chris

I just love this forum! Everyone is very dedicated and loves to help us noobs out. So here is my next question. I just did my first batch 7 days ago. The partial grain kit was a Lager at Ale temp Oktoberfest. The est OG was 1.055. When I transfered to fermenter I took a SG reading and got...

I am getting ready to make a second batch and want a bigger brewpot. I am also going to slowly acquire/make equipment to move to all grain. I am a DIY'er. I see a lot of you guys/gals using old beer kegs. Are all beer kegs SS or are some aluminum? If so which are recommended for brewpots...

Ok I made my first home brew. I chose an extract/specialty grain recipe(kit) from my local HBS. This is where I am a little confused/concerned. My wife really likes Oktoberfest styles of beer. The co-owner of the HBS assured me that the recipe they box, in store, uses Lager yeast but ferments at...

Hello all. I am a brand new home brewer. Actually I will be attempting my very first batch tomorrow. I am a firefighter by profession and enjoy the outdoors and a good beer of course.