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An OG of 1.06 doesn't sound too crazy looking at your recipe. Remember that most hydrometers are only accurate at 60F. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Hydrometer I have no experience with Xylitol or lactose. But here's a thread discussing it. Apparently cider makers use it for...

I'll be bottle carbonating using priming sugar, so this will end up being dry and not sweet. If you can keg carbonate you can add sugar if you want it sweet.

I'm not really too concerned about making a clone of Crabbie's. I'd rather have an alcoholic version of Reed's extra ginger beer. This is what I think I'm going to do for a 5 gallon batch: 2.5 pounds Fresh Ginger ground up in a blender or food processor 1tsp Cream of tartar 2 lemons...

Ha, I was looking for a recipe today as well. I found this recipe on another forum: http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3826 5 Gallons: 1kg Fresh grated ginger 5tsp Dried ground ginger 1tsp Cream of tartar 2 lemons 2 limes 2.5kg Sugar 2tsp Yeast nutrient 1 sachet...

25618 + 6 = 25624 woot woot!

Awesome, thanks for the great advice guys!

So, from what I've been able to gather, the WYEAST 2565 tends to really cloud the beer; many people who use it say to add a gelatin when they rack to secondary, which will flocculate much of the suspended yeast. Is doing this simply for aesthetics, or does it contribute to a better beer? Maybe...

^^^ Sounds like good advice. Priming/preheating it (adding hot water and letting it sit for a while before putting the grains in) would help too. If you have an electric heating blanket, you could wrap it in that. Though you will need to be careful not to electrocute yourself :cross:; plug into...

Yeah, I used the Beer Calculus tool at hopville, and got a starting gravity of 1.062. It's the honey that's throwing it off. But I think I'll like the extra kick, dryness, and flavor. I guess I'm using Kolsch style ingredients and yeast, but going off in my own direction with the honey and...

Hmm...cool. I thought the honey would also add to the dryness.

Hey everybody! I've frequented this forum for the last few months and decided to become a member. I'm going to attempt my first all grain brew this weekend. I've done 2 partial mashes, and about 6-7 extract brew in the last 8 years or so. I have a lot to learn!. Anyway, I read over a bunch of...