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A few thoughts: 1. The DME you added raised the OG to about 1.043; your ABV is closer to 4.5% as a result. 2. With the beer in secondary, it is way too early to panic regarding mild flavor. After it is bottled and carbonated, it will taste a lot more "lively". 3. Next time - Instead...

You could do what I do - split the boil into two pots on different burners. Good rolling boil achieved. Split the hops 50-50. Works for me!

I must admit I had never heard of Saskatoon berries, and had to google it. Fascinating! Keep us posted. Cheers,

Munich Classic Munich Wheat If you read the "Brewing Properties" section of each page, there are minor differences in the descriptions. For example, the recommended styles are different, and the Wheat yeast is described as having high attenuation whereas the Classic is not. You could...

According to Beersmith, honey adds 35 gravity points per pound. So: if you have 5 gallons a 1.101 that's 505 points, plus (35 x 1.5) = 558, divided by something like 5.125 (guessing at the added volume for the honey) = 109. So, 1.109, more or less. Cheers,

Extra yeast will not affect the FG. Adding more sugar will not affect the FG (though brown sugar or caramelized sugar might raise it). Best is to let it ride, enjoy the beer you get, and make decisions about your next brew that are informed by your results with this one. You don't have those...

You'd be surprised how forgiving the process can be. Those yeasties really want to make beer! All we have to do is let them. Cheers!

No one seems to have addressed the issue of gravity. I don't know offhand what 1/2 cup of DME weighs, but it seems like making a 2-cup starter, as described in the OP, would be very high gravity (1.067 based on some WAGs). This will stress the yeast and delay the rapid growth desired from a...

Yes. The sooner the better. Your volumes may be a bit off - more beer! "Someday, we'll look back on this and plow into a parked car." ~~ Woody Allen Cheers!

At my local grocery store, I can buy dry ice by the pound. For a dollar you could get a chunk plenty big to drop into the carboy, and rack the beer on top of it. Plenty of CO2 to displace anything else. Cheers,

The honey batch had a higher OG - probably around 1.088 (making some guesses). So the ABV would end up around 10%. Cheers,

I would not be concerned about a "low" FG - people more often complain about it being high! The gallon you added honey to - the honey will basically ferment out completely, and you should not see an appreciably higher FG. It is a little higher - probably having more to do with yeast...

Yikes, that looks bad. You could use a turkey baster and pull a sample from below the mold, and see what you think of the taste. If it's foul, dump it. Some people like sour beers. My LHBS once offered me a sample of 2-year old flanders red. It tasted like vinegar, in a good sort of...

Yep, that's what Irish moss does - it binds together with proteins from the grains. To me, it looks like a giant glob of miso soup floating in the wort after chilling. Don't bother trying to filter it out - the fact that it has coagulated means that it will settle out at the end of...

We need to hear more about your recipe and process - as in, how much of what hop was boiled for how long. Also, the gypsum accentuates the hops, what was it about your water that made you want to add it? (Not saying it was wrong - just asking). Cheers,

Sounds normal to me. S04 is a hard worker.

Get yourself a big plastic tub at Maynards or Home Despot - put your carboy in that and fill it with water. Now you can keep the water cool by swapping some ice bottles in and out. It may be too late to save this batch from some funky esters, but your next one will be much improved. Cheers,

On brewday, put the nibs in a mason jar and cover with vodka (plus a splash of vanilla extract). On bottling day, strain out the nibs and add the vodka to the bottling bucket. Cheers!

According to the Briess website, their wheat DME is already 65% - 35% wheat to Pilsner. So you could just use the wheat DME (LME is the same proportion). Cheers,

With some mistakes, you are better off just letting it ride. This may be one of those times. But, if you feel compelled to muck about even more with the recipe, then take the hops you were supposed to add at the start of the boil but didn't, and boil them for an hour in some WAG amount of...