I'm planning to transfer my pilsner from primary to secondary soon. I had planned to lager in the secondary for 3 months, but I was talking to a fellow brewing compadre who said he recently heard some of the experts, including Ray Daniels, say you can lager for only 6 weeks in the primary with...
Looking to order something soon. Who makes the best extract kit...Midwest, Brewer's best, etc? Looking for an ale kit because I can't lager.
I really like Saint Arnold's Oktoberfest which is actually made using ale yeast, but I can'f find a recipe.
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How much alcohol do you get from carbonation. Let's assume I use one cup of DME or corn sugar per 5 gallons. Take my finished pilsner for example with SG = 1.040 and FG = 1.010 which would yield (40-10)/7.36 = 4.08% ABV before...
I'm worried that fermentation on my first batch didn't go well? I'm brewing an IPA extract kit with grains from my local brew, http://www.highgravitybrew.com/ProductCart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=67&idproduct=2112 . It's been a week in the primary and a week in the secondary. There is no head or...