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  1. akajdg

    Working with Wheat & Rye

    I'm planning on messing with some Wheat/Rye for a little American Wheat beer and have a grain bill composed of the following. 6lbs Pale Wheat Malt 2lbs Rye Malt .6oz Honey malt 1lb Rice Hulls I'm curious if I will have any conversion issues and if the 1lb of rice hulls is sufficient in...
  2. akajdg

    Attacking a high fermentation temp?

    I have read through the majority of the posts on here and got some valuable information however I'm stuck on a plan of action. My Pale Ale, brewed on 2/25 with WLP001 was pitched at 70 degrees around 7PM that night. Temps on the bucket had been pretty consistent however as expected during...
  3. akajdg

    Potential yeast starter contamination/fail

    Happy Friday HBT! :rockin: So I'm prepping my starter for tomorrow and I had one of two potential issues which may result in a trip to the home brew shop in the morning. I was religiously keeping everything except for one major over sight, the yeast vile itself. As I opened the vile, one I...
  4. akajdg

    Another Pale Ale recipe review

    So I brewed two extract kits and got bored and have been self teaching myself from all of the kick butt info on this site. I put together an all grain recipe for a Pale Ale... I know, going both feet in :rolleyes: Here is my grain bill and hop schedule, will be using the typical 10 gallon...
  5. akajdg

    Beer Smith sparge details

    I'm working on my first AG brew ( Stone Pale Ale clone) and am having a hard time understanding the sparge steps its listing. Under the "Mash Profile" I have selected "Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge". Mash In- Add 14.45qt water at 171.6F My steep temp is 156 for 45 min. Its...
  6. akajdg

    Do I need to re-pitch yeast?

    I had an issue today where I had pitched my yeast and had sealed the lid on the 6.5 gallon container. When putting the air lock, the rubber gasket on the bucket dislodged and fell in. I had already pitched my yeast. In an attempt to recover the air lock gasket, I re strained the worth through...
  7. akajdg

    A Pale Ale recipe review please

    I'm sorry if this is not the place but I'll get used to navigating my around over the next few days. So I have been playing with different recipes and would like to brew a simple pale ale this weekend using extracts. I have used Beersmith to get the presentation down and would appreciate any...
  8. akajdg

    Hello fellow home brewers

    So I decided to get started with home brewing after becoming enamored with craft beer and everything that surrounds it. While at first I felt that my impatience would limit my enjoyment from brewing, I finished up my first kit and am now hooked. I never realized just how simple yet intricate...
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