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All of you guys rock. I brewed this batch a couple weeks back using the last recipe I posted, I believe. I ended up using 2 lbs. of honey at flame out - dissolved and let sit for about 10 minutes. Fermentation went well and I actually ended up with a FG of 1.000. Bottled this last weekend...

Hi folks! So - I started brewing a couple months back and now have 3 recipes/batches under my belt: Midwest's Smooth Nut Brown and their Liberty Cream Ale, and my own extract recipe, a honey wheat. They've all turned out great (with rave reviews!) so I've decided it's time to go ahead and try...

What a great help - thanks to everyone who has responded. One other question - and this could be a dumb one (I'm still learning) - will the gravity be effected depending on when I add the honey?

Hi folks! I know, I know, I know - this question has probably been answered elsewhere, but I'm looking for YOUR opinion. I'm brewing my honey hef from extract for the first time this Friday night. I've scaled the recipe down quite a bit as this will be my first from-scratch recipe. Here it...

I didn't even think about freezing water bottles - i have a few in the fridge now, thank you. This is going to be a very dumb question, but I have a liquid thermometer on the outside of the fermenter. Can this be submerged in water? That was my reasoning for not filling past 4" - so as not to...

Hi all. I just finished brewing Midwest's Liberty Cream Ale (my second batch). The brew's been in the primary for 2 days now, hovering at temps between 68-72 degrees (still no bubbles in the airlock, even though the lid has been replaced - although I can see krausen). I'd like to keep the...

I've adjusted this recipe a bit further, really trying to fine-tune. I've switched this style from an "American Wheat" to a "Weizen" in BeerSmith - numbers come in much better! I've bumped this up to all wheat LME and my color is in the yellow, meaning I may save 1/4 of the LME to add toward...

Thank you, Rosvineer! I'm not putting any banana in the primary and, as of now, have no intention of adding any banana at all, as I'm told the yeast I've chosen should give me the banana flavor I'm looking for. I'm hoping the honey malt will lend to the overall taste. Was the banana bread...

If anybody cares, I've adjusted this recipe quite a bit for my first go around - please have a look and let me know if i'm getting closer: 3 lbs - Wheat LME 3 lbs - Extra Light DME 4 oz - Honey Malt (steeped) 2 oz - Hallertauer Hops (60 min) Wyeast 3068 @ high 60 degrees (68-70) **Will...

Hi there folks! My name is Brandon. I'm a 32-year-old husband to my beautiful wife and father to my 3-year-old little girl. I work for a news organization out here in California as their web developer, as well as run my own business as a web designer/developer. I picked up my first beer...

bump for the morning folk, please!

hogwash - I really appreciate the feedback! I've adjusted my recipe a bit per your recommendations. Thank you very much! Brandon

I'm still new to this and only have one batch under my belt (2 more on their way!) I'm brewing my first 2 from kits, my third will be my first recipe. It's between a honey hefey or this, a banana wheat. The folks here on this board have been such a big help that I was hoping you all could pick...

I'm still new to this and only have one batch under my belt (2 more on their way!) I'm brewing my first 2 from kits, my third will be my first recipe. It's between a honey hefey or this, a banana wheat. The folks here on this board have been such a big help that I was hoping you all could pick...

I'm still new to this and only have one batch under my belt (2 more on their way!) I'm brewing my first 2 from kits, my third will be my first recipe. It's between a honey hefey or this, a banana wheat. The folks here on this board have been such a big help that I was hoping you all could...