After applying the final bit of grout (Summer Wheat) to my newly laid tile floor I went outside to clean out the bucket. As I sprayed water inside the bucket a thick layer of brown foam formed across the top of the water. I had an immediate urge to get the blow-off tube!
I have made two 5g batches of Wit using LME @ 15min. Finished beer was slightly darker (light golden color) than the standard Wit profile. However, my taste-buds didn't notice any difference at all!
Thanks for the tips!
I just completed my second batch (6.25 gal boil) with no boil over this time. More frequent stirring and lightly spraying water from a spray bottle when a boil over threatened did the trick!
My first batch looked like a valcano eruption! I thought F.E.M.A. was going to...
Thaks for the welcome!
So, what I'm getting out of this so far is: Good beer + friends/family = NO REAL BEER! And... SIZE (of the batch) DOES MATTER!:D
On a bet....for about 4 months...until my nephew turned me on to Hoegaarden. But I had a problem with the $40+ price tag for a case. Then I couldn't find it in the Sooner state after Anheuser Busch got involved. So, I decided to make my own!
After about 4 or 5 weeks of reading and researching...