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Just opened the first one after 10 days in the bottle - it seems really carbed. I only put in enough DME to carbed to around 2.0 - 2.5... Should I be worried? On the other hand, its fairly tasty with a lot of hop flavor.

I want to do a traditional American pale ale, but instead of using barley (pilsner/pale extract) I would use wheat extract. How does this recipe look? 4 gallons - 5 pounds of Wheat LME (from what I understand 1 pound of Munich LME .25 pound of caramel malt 60 .50 pound of caramel malt...

I want to do a traditional American pale ale, but instead of using barley (pilsner/pale extract) I would use wheat extract. How does this recipe look? 4 gallons - 5 pounds of Wheat LME (from what I understand 1 pound of Munich LME .25 pound of caramel malt 60 .50 pound of caramel malt...

it didn't drop at all after another week and a half in the primary, so I bottled (four gallons) with 1 cup of DME. Hopefully it will come out fine.

should I add less priming sugar so I don't get bottle bombs or use the same amount when I bottle.

Ok - after another week, if its about the same gravity, should I pitch some yeast - and if so, what kind...

I pitched the vial of yeast, fermented around a fairly constant 72ish degrees. Should I pitch some more yeast with some yeast nutrient or energizer, and then wait?

I checked gravity last weekend when I thought about bottling, saw the high gravity, and waited awake... so its been the same for 7 days, sadly...

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My Final Gravity for a Stout is too high I think... Recipe: (4) gallons (steeped grains) 5 pounds of Pale Malt Liquid Extract 1 pound of Munich Malt Liquid Extract .5 pound of Caramel 120l malt .5 pound of Chocolate malt .5 pound of black roasted barley .5 pound of black patent malt 2 oz of...