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Hey Jeff, thanks for this valuable input! I got your response just before we were about to get our ingredients at the LHBS, and it convinced us to change our brew day up a bit. We were planning on making a Widmer Brrr-like red/IPA with Clarex, but based on your comments, we switched it up to...

Wow, thank you for such a detailed response! This really helps clarify a few things for me.

I've been an all-grain brewer of regular barley-based beers for years, looking to brew a GF/reduced-gluten batch for a family member. I can't speak to her particular condition, but she is okay drinking Omission and Estrella Damm Dara, so I'm thinking using Clarity Ferm in a regular batch should...

Daddio and I are brewing this up right now, sticking with the original recipe. Don't think we've ever used either of these hop varieties before, so it's a bit of a mystery brew for us -- pretty excited to see what comes out.

Bumping this one, cos I wouldn't mind seeing an informed response. Recently joined the Android ranks myself...

Hmm, I never knew that about amber ales! Reading that article now, interesting! Cheers!

Hey Bob, thanks for the input! I think I might make those adjustments to the grain bill. I was also thinking about adding a 15 min hop addition, between .25 and .5 oz, do you think that's necessary or beneficial in any way? As to yeast, I was thinking probably just Safale-04. Or if I use a...

Yeah, I kinda thought so too. But I spose there's only so much you can do with Fuggles and Goldings before you start wanting to branch out a bit. And technically they don't use the term "bitter", they call it a "pale ale". I tend to use the terms "bitter" and "real ale" interchangeably...

I'm living back in Portland again and wanted to brew up something akin to Liverpool Pale for a little touch of home. I'd like your guys' input on my recipe. It's an English real ale, bitter, 4.0% ABV, light in colour, not all too hoppy. The fella at the brewery wasn't all too forthcoming...

Hmmm, righhtt.... So I guess once I start to see some decent carbonation in the bottles all I can really do is try to refrigerate all of it. That might help me avoid explosions... Yep, I was just reading that site. Thanks for the help and the link. So for future batches, if I want a more...

Okay, so here's what happened with batch #2 yesterday: It had fermented down to 1.006 and was still working pretty herd (bubbled about every 5-6 seconds in the airlock). I personally thought it tasted a bit too tart, but my family tasted it and said it was good, so we went ahead and bottled...

Sweet, I'll check it out. Thanks!

That sounds like a lot more sugar and carbonation than I'm looking for. I'mt hinking more like 2 volumes CO2. Will adding, say, a half gallon of juice provide enough sugar, and enough sweetness do ya reckon?

UPDATE AND NEW QUESTION Right so my first batch turned out pretty damn good, albeit a bit drier and higher in ABV than I expected. I got a second batch going while that one was bottle conditioning. It's been fermenting over at my Opa's house, so I haven't been able to check on it. Been about...

Hmm, alright, maybe I'll tweak mine to be more in line with this and see how it goes. thanks!