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I appreciate the reply Yooper. This thread is basically what I was getting at, my questions weren't very clear. I've got the info I was after...

Hey guys, relatively new here, only about 5 batches deep but successfully in the realm of AG now. I searched around on the internet only to find vague and contradictory answers to my questions. My brother (completely oblivious to beers, a BMC guy), asked me the other day after sampling a...

maybe i've missed something while skimming through here, but has anybody mentioned anything hefeweizen? i just see that the OP isn't thrilled with the heavy hop hitters like IPA's, and stated he likes things a little malty/sweet. all i know is Hefes such as Franziskaner Weissbier go down pretty...

i am relatively new to brewing myself, but saw that you haven't had a response. i just know the consensus you'll usually gather about sugar is it thins out and dries out a beer, and unless that is desired for some reason, most people steer clear of dumping in sugar in a large quantity like...

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Well said Nordeast, and I appreciate all the input. I'll let gravities be my primary guide, as anyone should. Just interesting they must assume conversion. Regardless, I greatly look forward to my 2nd batch that isn't "Hefe Ultra", like the original cause of the thread haha :mug:

Sounds good and I appreciate it. I've used those links due to seeing them repeatedly used throughout this site, in forums etc. I'm no URL/software wiz but I certainly can't find anything saying mash or allgrain method is being used, pretty straight forward ive selected extract from what i've...

I understand what you're saying Nordeast, I'm just perplexed by why Beer Calculus/Brewers Friend Calculator SPECIFICALLY set to extract/extract with steeping grains (nothing mash, partial mash, all grain etc.) does what it does. One program says I'm going from 4.5% ABV to 5.3%, while the other...

or maybe that's a little high...let's say 0.8%-1%...the question remains though

Hey guys, OP here, while we're somewhat on topic I wanted to ask about steeping grains. The reason I guess I initially was mentioning getting some ABV%/fermentables from grains is from all of the beer calculus/beer calculator/beersmith type programs out there. I know you aren't trying to get...

yeah in hindsight the 1 TBSP of corn sugar was basically a worthless addition. I now have at least a beginner's grasp of how certain amounts of fermentable sugars influence ABV.

I hear you AMonkey....the one catch to that is 3.2% is on paper and assuming i get the most from my grains, while my gut tells me im probably looking high 2% at best because I steeped the grains too short and hot to get as much of the fermentable sugar boost as I'd like to have in this situation...

thanks i kind of inadvertently jacked this thread and didnt mean to. i started a new one in beginners beer forum yesterday about my problem in detail. titled "ABV tampering advice, what do you think?". the consensus i'm gathering is for the most part pitch in some boiled dme, and the yeast...

also i really think i'm gonna take the "boiling up a dose of dme/hops" advice and run with it. 2 lbs DME and 3/4 oz of hops seem to "right" the wrongs of my recipe, on paper anyway (beer calculus/calculators online). any further advice before i do this from anyone? i'm thinking pretty straight...

thanks for all the input guys. and yes, though i have limited experience i second all the grain temp advice from mad chemist. if you're looking to get some fermentable sugar benefit from grains, to boost your ABV, you really have to watch those temps. my understanding is the starch converting...

thanks I appreciate the calculator check and found it very useful! yeah it appears my IBU's are @9.3 which is low even for wheat. hopefully the hops offset it enough to not be like drinking molasses

I appreciate the reply, I had not considered that. I wish I had done the original gravity. Im really curious where this one will end up. I'd probably hold off the fruit/sugar additions if I could safely say it's at least 3's for ABV. I'd shrug, laugh, and chalk it up to a first batch while...

So, 5 days into my first batch fermenting away, I've read and been enlightened enough to recognize I've made some pretty laughable errors (as you'll see) that I'm shaking my head about now. The biggest flaw IMO is the painfully obvious lack of LME (Somehow used 3.3 lbs instead of the typical...