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I've been brewing for about 1 year now but there's something that I've never been 100% sure of. When you add aroma or flavor hops at the end of the boil, does this mean you should remove the boiling hops or leave them in?

Hi all... I am still waiting on a batch of wheat beer that I started back at the beginning of December. This is my first batch using Wheat DME, so I don't know what to expect. The brew is still bubbling in the secondary about every 30 seconds or so. I have taken hydrometer readings, but it doesn't s...

Hi all... Just a quick question, I am brewing one of my first wheat beers using dry wheat extract and I hope it is going well. It was a pretty high gravity dopplebock recipe (1.077 OG) and I created a yeast starter using some Hefeweizen (sp?) yeast from the brew store. Nothing particulary wrong has ...

Hi, I have a few beginner questions for those more experienced than I. I'm just getting started out (3rd batch) so please bear with me! :) 1) At what point when you are creating your brew do you take the first hydrometer reading? I did it after I put my boiled wort into my fermenter. Should you &quo...

Hi, I've seen several recipes mention using pale DRY malt extract, yet when I look at various homebrew suppliers, they don't specifically describe any dry malt extract as being "pale". Is there an equivalent terminology I should be looking for?

Hi Freon -

Would you mind shooting me a picture of the Counterflow Chiller you built as well?

framnk@yahoo.com

TIA!