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Bottled my first three batches... An Amber, a Wheat and an American Light.

+5 American Light +5 Wheat Ale So.... 15 :)

Brewed two today... A wheat ale and a light ale, similar to a lager. Also tasted and took a gravity reading on my amber ale which has been sitting for a week. It was interesting tasting, that's for sure.

Fade to Black v4, followed by Schlafly Porter and now on a Bell's Best Brown Ale.

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I just want to make sure everything is looking okay... This is my first after all.

Yeah, forgot to add I have a pound of lactose. One recipe said toss it in for the full 60 minute boil while another said just for the last 10. What would the main difference be?

Went to the LHBS and dropped a couple hundred bucks. Got a couple new fermenting buckets, some dark LME, some chocolate and black malt, 8oz of hops, couple of Wyeast smack packs, a funnel, some hose, some sanitizer and some cobalt flip top bottles.

Are you not doing any grains or anything? I don't see what the problem with that would be...

I haven't used enough to rate them, however I really like Galaxy hops in the few I've had with those.

Hahaha Enjoying a Goose Island Nut Brown.

How long does the Krausen typically last on top of the beer?

Very good job! I can't wait to get to where I can drink one of mine.

So I want to brew a Chocolate Milk Stout and picked up the following for it... 6 pounds Breiss Dark LME 12oz. ground Chocolate Malt 12oz. ground Blackprinz Malt 4oz. Chocolate extract. I also grabbed Wyeast 1187, Ringwood to go with it... I plan to steep the malts for the standard...

Welcome! I'm a brand new brewer from St. Louis. I'm still doing extract (actually only have 1 brew down), but hope to move to all grain at a later date.

Looks delicious!

Does anyone plan on trademarking their name? There are some amazing names and marks here!

If the can wasn't sitting for a while, I think you should be just fine.

I've heard if it's in a can, it can last around a year. However, the longer it sits, the higher chance it gains a tinny or can flavor.

As a noob I'll ask the question... Will LME or DME make it dryer or sweeter? I know the sugar would sweeten it, but wasn't sure about the added extract.