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I have about 1lb of Agave I want to use up (this one)... also since I have a supply of pumpkins and some DME, I wanted to brew some sort of recipe with or without hops (is this like a braggot... or ??). I can add some honey or grab some extra ingredients from the shop as needed (ie. spices...

Props to you for attempting this as your first homebrew! I've done around 15 batches and not sure I'd attempt this myself. Anyhow, good luck... I think you have the advice you need. I hope everything is sanitized properly. Like others have stated, give it time and perhaps push a but more...

I have a little battery powered wine bottle thermometer collar that gives the temperature of a bottle. I thought maybe if I can hack it and run a wire down the tap tower I can have a nice little external temp monitor on the tower. Thoughts? Pics attached, although I need some advice on whether...

Well, this is a decent ale... but there's no way I could drink more than one a day I think! Wow, not sure if I'm lactose intolerant... but this sure makes my stomach rumble!

So I kegged this sucker today with 3oz. Vanilla extract and about a cup of lactose. Also bottled some 1 litre bottles with bourbon and did one with Sailor Jerry's spiced rum to see how that would turn out (Rum with strong vanilla flavour). Actually added 1.5oz per 1 litre... maybe a bit much...

Well, took a hydrometer measurement today... was at 1.018 and still bubbling (but spaced many seconds apart). Had a taste of the sample, was actually better than I would have thought. I'm excited about how this will turn out, but undecided on how much Lactose and Vanilla I'll add when I keg...

Add me to the list... brewed a 6 gallon batch yesterday trying to stick the recipe as best as possible. LHBS didn't have the German Ale Yeast (claiming it may be seasonal), so I used Wyeast Kolsch. I thought about doing a starter, but decided to just activate the yeast pack and go with it (due...