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Hey all, I've had my Hefe fermenting in the primary for a week now and I would like to add lemon zest to it. I do not plan to secondary this brew. When should I toss in the zest? It is still fermenting pretty solidly at the one week mark since it is a fairly big Hefe ( 1.065 OG). I have had the...

So I brewed an extract kit today - a Bavarian Hefeweizen. The recipe was as follows: Cara Pils Malt 8oz German Pilsner Malt 8oz LME (Wheat) 7lbs Hallertau Hops 1oz The OG, per the recipe, was supposed to be 1.050. I did tweak the recipe slightly, choosing to add 1/2 of the LME at...

I read some threads on here awhile back about people having their Hefeweizens come out darker than expected. I thought I remember a few people suggesting to only add half of the LME at the beginning of the boil and then the rest with about 15 minutes left in the boil to result in a lighter...

So I'm brewing a Hefeweizen today and have decided that I am going to add some fresh lemon zest when I rack to the secondary. That said, would there be any benefit to also adding a small amount of fresh zest to, say, the last one or two minutes of the boil and then straining it back out when...

So this is my first brew and I have already found myself deviating from the recipe. The recipe called for 2 weeks in the primary followed by 2 weeks in the secondary. I already cut a few days off of the primary as the FG was steady and where it should be, and now I plan on cutting the...

I'm having a pretty tough time scrounging up empty pry offs, and I was talking to an acquaintence of mine who is a pretty experienced homebrewer. The topic of bottles came up, and he said it is fine to re-use twist off bottles for your brew as long as you take your time when capping and ensure...

So I got my first batch (an Amber Ale) brewed and into the primary on Friday night. After about 10 hours, fermentation began. The airlock bubbled quite vigorously for right around 72 hours but I just checked on my brew and the airlock is now barely bubbling...maybe about 1 bubble per minute. I...

Hey all, new to the hobby and the forum. I will be brewing for the first time ever tonight using the Northern Brewer American Amber Ale kit and have a question after reading over the instructions. The instructions state that 2 oz of the Cascade hops get added directly to the wort and boiled...