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Sorry...it says 4 weeks in the bottle at around 65 degrees. Should I continue to leave at 65 degrees past the 4 weeks to mature or move to refrigerator? Will it still mature if in refrigerator? Thanks!!

Planning on brewing this this weekend for Xmas this year. Quick question. Planning on keeping in primary for 7-10 then transferring to secondary for 2 weeks or so, then bottling. Herein lies my question. In order for it to mature, should I keep around the 65 degree mark or put in the...

Just popped the first bottle. Bottled conditioned for 2 weeks then put one in refrigerator for sampling. Semi-strong grapefruit notes but by no means would I consider it 'fruity'. GREAT spring/summer beer...extremely refreshing. Best batch I've brewed thus far and can tell you that I'll brew...

That is what ours came with as well. When you dry hop, may want to stick in refrigerator for sediment to settle a bit before bottling. We did it without and feel like we got a little sediment in a couple bottles...more than we wanted to at least.

Just bottled on Sunday. Bottling had more hints of grapefruit coming out. Had a small tip. Seemed a bit more potent than I had initially expected, but very smooth and refreshing. Popping the first one after carbing for a week this Sunday. Will update.

It will be the Jawbreaker wheat pale ale.

The amount of priming sugar that I am given with my Midwest Extract Kit is a little more than it says to use in the instructions. Should I just follow the instructions or use the full amount they gave me?

Good deal! Right now I have a hefe and I know those need to be drank younger. Next I have a wheat pale ale...once I put them in the refrigerator, I'm assuming they'll maintain close to the same notes and flavor as the time when I put them in?

Probably a dumb question but.... I am about to start a pumpkin and holiday ale. Planning on holding some back for the 2014 holidays so they get some good age to them. When I hold them back, should I put in refrigerator to maintain or keep them in closet at around 68 degrees until I want to...

Have it in secondary right now and just dry hopped. Bottling in a week and then trying the first one two weeks after that. When I took the stopper off the hop, smelled some faint grapefruit, but not overpowering. Can update once I try!

Screwed up my week count for Jawbreaker Wheat Pale Ale. Should have been in secondary for three weeks total with a dry hop after two weeks. Instead, I dry hopped after one week in secondary. I know I can't do anything now, but will this greatly affect my brew?

Got it. So even if I had it set to Cooling Cut Out, it would essentially be the same as having it as Cooling Cut In, right?

I know this has been touched upon quite a bit, but just wanted to be sure. I have a refrigerator/freezer combo in the garage. It is summer time and I am trying to determine if its better to have it set to Cooling Cut In or Cooling Cut Out. I will be using it to control a consistent fermenting...

I always want to avoid having to keep changing it from Cool Cut In and Cool CUt Out dependent on how warm it gets in the garage.

I know this has been touched upon quite a bit, but just wanted to be sure. I have a refrigerator/freezer combo in the garage. It is summer time and I am trying to determine if its better to have it set to Cooling Cut In or Cooling Cut Out. I will be using it to control a consistent fermenting...