Dear beer oracles,
i am getting the itch to make a new beer after a long sabbatical away from homebrewing. here is what i am thinking. (By the way, i am an extreme novice. So you are about to be asked some extremely dumb questions). i am going to make a two 2.5 gallon batches. One i will add lime juice (juice from 3-4 limes) and one i will add lemon juice (juice from 3-4 lemons) . Once fermentation is complete, i plan to do a 50/50 mix of cane sugar and kool-aid (limeade and lemonade) to enhance the fruit flavor (so i like fruity beers, big whoop, wanna fight about it. Sorry family guy reference).
1.) i only have a 5 gallon carboy and 5 gallon bucket, will the amount of head space be a problem for a 2.5 gallon batch?
2.) is the mix of cane sugar to kool-aid correct? Any concerns with using kool-aid?
3.) is American Wheat ale a good base beer for this? i will be using the extract kit from northern brewer.
thank you,
the extract novice
p.s. Sorry for the grammar.
i am getting the itch to make a new beer after a long sabbatical away from homebrewing. here is what i am thinking. (By the way, i am an extreme novice. So you are about to be asked some extremely dumb questions). i am going to make a two 2.5 gallon batches. One i will add lime juice (juice from 3-4 limes) and one i will add lemon juice (juice from 3-4 lemons) . Once fermentation is complete, i plan to do a 50/50 mix of cane sugar and kool-aid (limeade and lemonade) to enhance the fruit flavor (so i like fruity beers, big whoop, wanna fight about it. Sorry family guy reference).
1.) i only have a 5 gallon carboy and 5 gallon bucket, will the amount of head space be a problem for a 2.5 gallon batch?
2.) is the mix of cane sugar to kool-aid correct? Any concerns with using kool-aid?
3.) is American Wheat ale a good base beer for this? i will be using the extract kit from northern brewer.
thank you,
the extract novice
p.s. Sorry for the grammar.