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: I just brewed 3.3lb. of hopped John Bull extract (with Iso-Hop) and 6.5 : cups of corn sugar. I boiled the wort for 25 min. and pored it into 5,5 : gal. of cold water. I pkg. of dry brewers yeast that came with the JB : extract. I will do a two stage fermentation. Do you think it will be OK : in spite of all the corn sugar? : What do you think this will taste like?? Having made exactly this, I can testify that it will taste like hell. Of the 5.5 dozen bottles I got from this batch, I drank about six bottles, gave a dozen away, and dumped out the other 4 dozen to make room for another beer I was bottling. It’s the only time I’ve ever dumped out my brew. Never again will I brew with sugar, except for priming. -Alan — There are 3 kinds of people: those who can count & those who can’t. http://www.acadiau.ca/cc/alan/ http://www.acadiau.ca/cc/alan/brew/
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Ask the same question on www.longshotbeer.com . There is a homebrewers forum that has worked well for my questions. Good luck! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Experiment. Try things. Taste everything. (well, maybe not the yeast slurry, yuck!) I just bottled last night and tried the yeast slurry. It didn’t taste half as bad as it looked. Do other people try this stuff? Papazan says that yeast slurry has vitimen b-complex. I am sure people could get used to the flavor. "Hey Joe, come on over for a bottle of yeast. . ." "Yum!" — The e-mail address refering to John Kropewnicki may not be used for advertising commercial goods without prior request from the address or without the payment of US$50.00 per incident. Sending commercial advertisements to the address shall be deemed acceptance of these terms.
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Experiment. Try things. Taste everything. (well, maybe not the yeast slurry, yuck!)
I just bottled last night and tried the yeast slurry. It didn’t taste half as bad as it looked. Do other people try this stuff? Papazan says that yeast slurry has vitimen b-complex. I am sure people could get used to the flavor. "Hey Joe, come on over for a bottle of yeast. . ." "Yum!" — The e-mail address refering to John Kropewnicki may not be used for advertising commercial goods without prior request from the address or without the payment of US$50.00 per incident. Sending commercial advertisements to the address shall be deemed acceptance of these terms.
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: Experiment. Try things. Taste everything. (well, maybe not the yeast : slurry, yuck!) : I just bottled last night and tried the yeast slurry. It didn’t taste half as : bad as it looked. Do other people try this stuff? Papazan says that yeast : slurry has vitimen b-complex. I am sure people could get used to the flavor. : "Hey Joe, come on over for a bottle of yeast. . ." "Yum!" Every single bottle of homebrew I drink, I carefully decant the beer into my glass, leaving about 1/2 inch in the bottle. I think swirl the remainder around , and gulp down the yeast directly from the bottle. Afterwards I enjoy my nice, crystal-clear beer. Keep in mind that a good deal of the body-building protein suppliments you see on the shelves consist largely of brewing yeast. I love the stuff! -Alan — "Heuer wuensche ich mir zu Weinachten eigentlich nur eine Homolka Kettensaege, mit kraftvollem 1,6 PS, dreifach Schliff, und Schmierautomatik" – Die Toten Hosen http://www.acadiau.ca/cc/alan/ http://www.acadiau.ca/cc/alan/brew/
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I just brewed 3.3lb. of hopped John Bull extract (with Iso-Hop) and 6.5 cups of corn sugar. I boiled the wort for 25 min. and pored it into 5,5 gal. of cold water. I pkg. of dry brewers yeast that came with the JB extract. I will do a two stage fermentation. Do you think it will be OK in spite of all the corn sugar? What do you think this will taste like??
In the immortal words of Charlie Papazian: "Relax, Don’t worry, have a homebrew!" It will taste like the best d*mn beer you have ever brewed . . . . . . until your next batch. 
Seriously, don’t be so serious about homebrewing. If its not fun, don’t do it. Experiment. Try things. Taste everything. (well, maybe not the yeast slurry, yuck!) Wisdom comes from experience. Experience comes from making mistakes. Take good notes. Write everything down. That way, even a bad batch could be a valuable lesson. Even homebrew with adjuncts (which is NOT a four letter word) is still homebrew: fresh, unpasteurized, and unfiltered. Better than nearly anything you can buy in a bottle. As far as your latest batch, we can probably guess that it will be relatively light in color (a nice gold color), with a subtle hop bitterness, flavor and aroma. In short, a perfectly good, drinkable beer that you will be proud to share. Now that you have lots of time on your hands (as the yeast does all the real work), start planning your NEXT batch. Read anything you can get your hands on. Talk to other homebrewers. Search the web (lots of decent resources). But don’t forget to have fun! (Except washing bottles; what a pain!) Good luck! And let us know how it turns out. Frank — BOSE Corporation TEL: (508) 879-7330 x64103 Framingham, MA 01701 FAX: (508) 879-4869