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What did you use to make this? Love the look, the comic book style is very visually appealing.

Personally I would mash that with 1.5 gallons (1.5 quarts per pound). You could do 2 quarts/pound, which gives you the 2 gallons. I'm not the expert on mash dynamics, but 3.5 gals sounds like too much water. Do you have an instant read probe thermometer (for cooking) that you could use...

How many pounds of grain?

I would add much less or even no dextrose--a kilo is quite a bit. As I mentioned in my previous post, I've used 4 oz. dextrose with the pre-hopped kits, in addition to 1 lb, 12 oz DME (spray malt). Using as much dextrose as you mention could create a thin, watery, cidery beer. You will use...

Personally, I would skip Irish moss with a pre-hopped extract kit, and, unless you are adding hops, they (pre-hopped extract kits) don't have to be boiled. I've brewed 2 of them (pre-hopped extract kits) recently to see how well I can get them to turn out. This is what I would do: 1. Bring 2...

If you're doing an extract (with steeping grains) brew, you can use distilled water. The extract already contains minerals, though I don't think you'll get bad beer by using bottled spring water either. To re-hydrate, I use 1 cup of distilled water, boiled in the microwave. Remove and...

I don't, but I don't use my water. I use a combination of spring and distilled water when partial mashing (most of what I brew to date) given the combination of grains / extract. Using Palmer's spreadsheet I've worked out my water additions for my first all grain batch; I'm going to start...

Hey all, Huntly here. There are a few homebrew shops I've been to that haven't been mentioned. Brew and grow, Crystal Lake: Also the warehouse for the local stores. Good selection, prices ok; I was put off by a refractometer they wanted $120. Ended up getting mine from NB'er for $60 or...

I don't know if I'm missing something, but how is the bottling bucket eliminated? I've tried coopers carb drops and munton's carb tabs, which I assume would be similar to what you're suggesting, but I still used a bottling bucket. Does your fermenter have a spigot? I'm willing possibly to...

A house full of brewers?

You're welcome. Do I get some samples? :cross:

Be aware that bottles are not the only things that need to be cleaned and sanitized, when brewing...carboys, tubing, siphons, pots and so on. I don't recall who said it, but some wise brewer said something like, if you want to be a brewer, you better like cleaning. Not to discourage, just...

Def 2 row, 2 lbs would likely do it. Add your oats, choc. Malt and any other specialty grains. I'd describe the process but you can find that on the forum. I use death brewers 2 pot method. Good luck, it's really not that hard.

This is a pain, I did it once. Completely (emphasize that) flat beer after 4 maybe even 5 weeks. Uncapped all the bottles, re-hydrated some dried cooper's and calculated the amount of rehydrated yeast (in ml's) to add to each bottle. Using a syringe, added yeast to each bottle and re-capped...

You can steep flaked oats, however oats alone do not contain enzymes to convert their starches to fermentable sugars. To do that, you need to mash with some base malt, i.e. a partial mash. While it's not that difficult, compared to steeping there is a little more time involved (an hour), and a...

The coriander and orange peel are characteristic for the style as far as I know. Personally wit is one of my favorite styles, but if coriander is not your thing maybe wit is just not the style for you especially if your response to it is that nauseating. Maybe go easy on it, as Jayhem...

It's personal preference. Homebrew dad mentions his experiences have convinced HIM that it makes a better beer, so he uses one. I've only done it on one batch, my first, and have had good results without it since then. More recently and certainly with more brewing experience now, I'm...

I wanted to post a recent e-mail exchange (today in fact) between John Palmer and I on this exact subject. For the record, I've used oxyclean (with no ill effects that I can tell), and have also done the no cleaner/soft scrub on my aluminum turkey fryer pot. Given the conflicting info, I was...

I find this to be really intriguing. Keep up the photos and updates. Here's hoping you create something completely original and delicious to boot. If I could get to China I would be glad to taste test it!