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For a beginner's first brew, I'd allow 4-5 hours. That should give him enough time to learn the equipment, read a few things, and then brew. I'd highly recommend a stove-top extract kit for the first brew. Less mess, less time, easy to follow, difficult to ruin...yada yada yada. If he gets...

eff yeah. Amazing head! Just made Brewer's Best Witbier. It isn't perfect, but for a first brew, it's pretty darn good. Keep up the good work!

More pics of my brew...

Azcoob...that picture you have of your strawberry blonde looks awesome. Does it taste like it looks?

The OG was 1.048 (1.045-1.049), the gravity was at 1.015 at the week 1 mark, 1.012 at the 2 week mark, then 1.008 at the 3 week mark...that is when I decided to bottle. The kit said the Final gravity should bee in the 1.011-1.013 range (~4.5%-4.75%ABV). So, my witbier is a big stronger than...

As promised...the recipe... Specialty Grains 1 lb crushed 2-row pale malt 0.5 lb Wheat 0.5 lb Oats Fermentables 3.3 lb Non Diastatic Unhopped Bravarian Wheat LME 2 lb Wheat DME Hops 1 oz Willamette Bittering Hops (4.7%) 1 oz Sterling Flavoring Hops (6.0%) Spice Pack (comprised...

Beerman, I'll get the recipe plus a better picture up this weekend.

Ben, your brew looks exactly like mine did. I hope it was just as tasty as mine.

Jaf... You could have a very good point. I just tried another bottle (5 more days in the bottle), it is most definely more carbed, but still tastes darker than I had originally anticipated. The head is beautiful. I need to take another picture. Will more time in the bottle lighten the beer?

Just a fuller body, thicker. When I think of witbier, I think of a lighter more crisp taste. This brew does not have that taste to it.

Woodstone, your final sentence captured my thoughts perfectly. Calling it a stout was a bit far fetched. I will post pics soon. The color is a deep gold. I guess my question comes down to...what makes the witbier turn out on the darker side of the spectrum? What makes it turn out lighter?

Just finished up with my first home brew. It was a "Brewer's Best" witbier kit. I was going for a blue moon clone, but the final product tastes nothing like blue moon. The final product is actually very tasty, it fermented for three weeks, and was bottled for one week. The final gravity...

Hey guys, thanks for all of the feedback. I'm going to be patient. I'm going to let it sit for a week before I pop the lid for another peek. If the krausen still exists, I'll give it another week. I'm still laughing at the instructions that came with the BB kit. Bottle within 4-6 days...

Revvy, I wish I had a cat hump my fermenter! Might speed things along! My first brew is at 7 days in the fermenter and it still hasn't completely finished. I think I might need to head to the pet store to get a "Brew-helping" cat.

the brew will hit 7 days in the fermenter in about an hour. The fermentation took off like a rocket but the airlock stopped bubbling at about 36 hours. Since then, I have had this green, thin, bubbling layer of goo on top. The layer has thinned out from about .5 inches to maybe .12 inches.

When do I know for sure that the brew is finished? Like I said above, the SG has leveled off, which is supposed to be the main indicator. Should I wait for the green goo to disappear?

it is the brewer's best Blue moon clone. I believe the slower fermentation is due to the 62 deg fermentation temp.

guys...does this look normal? The SG has leveled off at 1.012 over the past three days (which is where it should be) but this green goo on top of my beer is continuing to bubble! Is this normal? under the goo, the beer looks normal. my plan is to give it one more week, then bottle. any...

hey pohl welcome I've got my first brew fermenting as well. Here is my one experience... I have been fermenting at ~61deg for 7 days now...and the SG has fell as it was supposed to. The first 24 hours was crazy with bubbles but at the 36 hour mark there was little sign of activity, so I...