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I'm brewing a dunkelweizen this weekend and i'm looking to increase the bready character somewhat. I'm relatively new to brewing so I'm trying to determine how much malt I should steep. The steeping grains included in the Deep Dark Wheat Extract Kit from Midwest are 8oz carapils and 8 oz...

I'm 20 days into fermentation with this Off the Topper 5 gallon extract kit from Northern Brewer. Everything has gone pretty smooth and for the first time I'm trying my hand at temperature control using an upright freezer. I pitched on 4/9/17 right at 70F. OG = 1.070. I held it at 70F...

I recently brewed a one gallon red ale from extract and then a few weeks later a 5 gallon chocolate milk stout. The red ale kit came with sugar drops for carbonation. This beer didn't car well at all, seems to "fizz" quite a bit, almost sparkly. It had little if any head retention, which I...

Other than tasting terrible, what are the indications of a lacto infection?

Thanks for the insight. I did check my gravity after two weeks in primary, and it measured in the range for what the kit instructions stated. Tomorrow will be nearly 5 weeks total, 3 in secondary. I will check final gravity at bottling, to also check and see if my ABV increase from the vodka...

I'm a newbie to home brewing. I have 2-5 gal extract brews and 2-1 gal extract brews under my belt; so, I still have a lot to learn. My third extract kit is a 5 gal milk stout and it's in the last stages of secondary - I plan to bottle tomorrow. The middle of last week, 8 days ago, I added...