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Thanks for all the positive words. I'm going to clean up the blowoff tube I've been using since the krausen is subsided and put a regular airlock on since I'll keep it in primary for 2-3 weeks. Wife doesn't biotch about much but the pan of brown/beer smelling water in the kitchen is not going...

Thanks again...I'll leave in primary without transfering...I like this place.

I actually think it will be fine...very small amounts of corriander, hops and orange zest that sink to the bottom of the carboy I dought will have much if any impact on overall flavor. I was just curious how long you would leave it in the primary with the flavor adders. I tasted it right...

"draw"...why would you get it off of the corriander and orange?

These were added to the boil at 8min. When I transfered to the primary it all went in. I'm going to rack to secondary with little to no "junk". How long would you leave it in primary before racking or should I just leave it with all the junk and let it ride for a couple of weeks before bottling.

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Got a question for all the experts here. Second batch = Hoegaarden Clone from LBS. 5 gallon full boil and dumped it in a 5 gal glass carboy with a blowoff tube...just had to see what was going on in there. When I dumped it in the carboy a ton of hops, corriander and orange peel were...

Not bad for a guy from the wrong side of the state.

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Thanks. All wheat LME gets the color really dark and out of the style of a wit according to beer smith. I think you're spot on with the coriander though...I think I entered the wrong mesurement. What do you think it should be for a 5 gallon batch...time also.

Well, I did my first Altbier kit last weekend and will rack to carboy tonight to let it sit at 55 degrees in the basement for a couple of weeks before bottling...so I need a new batch for this weekend. I'm using beer smith and here's what I'm shooting for....a nice wit/hoe clone. tell me...

Thanks...I'll probably brew a couple kits first to get my feet wet.

Thanks, I'm guessing the way to go is with an extract kit with some fermentables...gotta walk before I can run. Went to the local Friar Tucks and bought a bunch of different beers this past weekend...think I'm partial to the lighter Belgium ale's...not a fan of dunkels or IPA's just yet.

That says it all...looking for something fun to do in the bleak St. Louis winter. Still getting gear together...buddy gave me a wine making kit with some of the basics...carboy was the main thing I wanted...So I've got two and nothing else.