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Keep it low with WLP300! Right after brewing my hefe this summer I had to leave town for work unexpectedly, and it was 100+ deg that week. That puppy went from start to finish at a "cool" 78-82ish degree ferm with no one there to monitor. No clove whatsoever and all banana, all the time...

Originally Posted by YC57 I just happened to be reading thru while waiting for my first runnings (no mash out) to empty into the brew kettle. I had noticed the same need for adjustment with BeerSmith and the sparge water temp, so...here is my quick and not exact analysis of my current mash...

Yes, however that will only adjust your strike water temp. The brew sheet still lists the sparge water temp at 170 deg F. You can manually change these temps and they will show on your brew sheet, but as of yet I am unaware if the program will adjust for you automatically. Under the...

Continue on... Looking at the first sparge addition, and against common sense, I kept the second sparge addition at the same temperature for a little consistency... Temp of grain bed aftern 2nd runnings - 154 deg F Temp of second batch sparge addition - 2.5 gal at 182 deg F Stir, temp of...

I just happened to be reading thru while waiting for my first runnings (no mash out) to empty into the brew kettle. I had noticed the same need for adjustment with BeerSmith and the sparge water temp, so...here is my quick and not exact analysis of my current mash and sparge. I am checking the...

"Sigh". Cherry Wine. Still, I can only shake my head and laugh. I had pitched the yeast the night before and there was zero signs of fermentation as of 9 am the next morning. This is what happens when you come back 13 hours later. Even on the bottom shelf, this eruption managed to mark...

Ah-HA! I found some dextrose that I had stockpiled! I am still curious however, about the usefullness (or uselessness) of fructose. I almost picked up a gallon of the pomegranete juice earlier...hmm, I may have to go back to the store. ;) Thanks for the feedback mr_stimey!

I've seen others talk about experimenting with cranberry juice, but my head is spinning trying to find posts with results! I am bottling a batch of Ed's original recipe Apfelwein today and was looking around the store so that I can refill my empty carboy when I found that I am SOL for...

Foreword: This is only my second extract brew and used this as a practice/learning brew session...and because it was fun and I had nothing else to do last night. My brother received an Alephenalia Brewers Starter Kit as a gift years ago and never opened it up. He offered to let me use it...

I'm in with 5! 2855+5= 2860

Unfortunately, nothing is apparant to me at this stage in the game... :o I actually did take a gravity reading and noticed it was off. OG was 1054, the range was supposed to be between 1040 - 1050. However, without knowing any better, I assumed it might be a temperature variance and spent...

I'm brand new as well and the first thing I learned was that I had to slow myself down and read...alot. I have found this website to be a wealth of info and the more I read the more I understand - general concepts, terminology, the basics. For me, half the fun is the learning curve and I...

I made my first ever extract home brew yesterday and as I proudly watched my airlock bubble this morning I found my first (of what I'm sure will be followed my many others) bonehead mistake. My primary only contains liquid up to the 4.5 gallon mark. My water source was one 5 gallon jug and I...

Greetings! I was bitten by the bug when I received a gift certificate to a "Brew your own" facility and finally found a home brew store that isn't too far away. I made the plunge yesterday and purchased my starter equipment and have been madly reading everything I can find. I hope to start...