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hey guys, i was looking at an old thread for la houblon chouffe ipa and was intrigued that the recipe called for 2wks of lagering at 32f after it had already fermentated at ale temps. this was done in concert with dry hopping. what are the benefits/effects of lagering an ipa after it has...

hey guys, i'm just getting back into brewing, and am doing an all grain blonde ale. i calculated the numbers at my LHBS using beersmith, and came up with a 3.8 gal mash, and a 7 gal sparge, with 9 lbs grain. to make a long story short, the sparge volume was way too much to end up with preboil...

Hi all, I've been away awhile but it's good to be back. I'm doing my first all-grain batch soon, an oatmeal stout using Jamil's recipe with minor alterations due to ingredient availability. Here is what I have: 10 # 2-row (US) 2 oz Kent Goldings @ 60 1 # Flaked oats...

I'm curious to see what everyone thinks or if anybody has done this. She has been bubbling nicely for 24 hrs as of right now. It is well below the recommended minimum of 63F. I've read that the attenuation is low so I am a little concerned, however I am very curious to see if it works and if it...

Oi, Just took a final gravity reading on my SNPA clone - approximately 5.3 - 5.4% ABV, tastes pretty damn close. But the nose and the taste are lacking that citrus Cascade bite - so I am down in the basement now drinking Smuttynose, listening to the Killers, and planning on dry hopping the...

What do you guys think? A high gravity wheat stepchild of Bell's classic? I think the wheat would crisp it up, but I have two concerns: Is the WLP051 strong enough to work with a 1.087 OG, say with a 2 liter starter? Also, the bitterness/specific gravity ratio is pretty low - 52. Would this...

Last weekend I threw together everything I had with 2 row I bought and came up with the following: 1 lb Light DME 1 lb Wheat DME 6 lb Pale 2 Row 1 lb Wheat 1 lb Crystal 60 .5 lb Aromatic Malt .5 oz Magnum @ 60 1 oz Chinook @ 30 .5oz Perle @ 10 1 oz Argentinian Cascade @ 0 W1056...

To date my most delicious beer. Many thanks to DeathBrewer, who helped with with numerous steps. The recipe roughly calls for the following: 3.5 lb Wheat DME 3.8 lb German Wheat 1.5 lb 2 Row German Pilsner 0.80 Hallertaur Hops @ 60 mins W3068 w/ starter Kept fermentation below 65 F to...

I recently completed construction of my fermentation cooler (well it was a month ago) per "Jim's minimalist fermentation cooler" specifications, but used 2" styrofoam insulation. I used skewers to reinforce adjacent panes, caulking all the inside and outside seams with heat resistant silicone...

Hey yall - here it is (once again), but this time it's a partial mash, and I will be using Deathbrewer's methods (grain bag, etc.). Is the grainbill reasonable, i.e. the ratio of DME to pale malt to crystal? Is it possible to combine all these grains in the bag for the mash? Any help is...

Hey Yall, I just pitched a 1 liter starter of W3068 into 5 gallons Hefeweizen, stuck on a blow-off tube, and I'm seeing bubbles after 1.5 hours. The stick-on thermometer on the outside of the carboy reads 73 F. My question is - I know that the beginning of fermentation is the most crucial...

I'm a newbie (started a month ago) and I've been trying to determine the correct ingredient proportions for a 5 gallon batch of partial mash honey wheat beer. I listed what my tentative recipe and the ingredients I have below, but I'm curious to see if anyone has any favorites, corrections, or...

Anybody have any tasty recipes for a partial mash honey wheat beer? I've been looking around and am a newbie so I am trying to figure one out, proportions and all, for a 5 gallon batch. I listed what I have below, but I'm curious to see if anyone has any favorites or suggestions. Holler at me...

I will be brewing my second batch (TrueBrew IPA kit) tomorrow afternoon, wanted to play with a few of the ingredients, and thought I would run it by you guys and see what you thought. I am substituting 11.5 grams of Fermentis Safale US-05 for the 6 grams of Munton's dried yeast provided in the...

Hey guys, Successfully (fingers crossed) brewed and bottled my first batch last night - a brown ale kit from TrueBrew. Everything went well except that the siphon refused to work with the two gallons remaining in the fermentation bucket. My friend and I put water in the siphon to create the...

hey everybody, in the middle of my first kit brew - a brown ale, and thought i would come here and look around and learn what i can. i am a 29 year old medical student and i love beer, and really psyched to get creative and make some quality homebrews. best, escalante88