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For a general learning, I suggest "How to Brew" by John Palmer. But if you want to know more detail about the amounts on a recipe and how each malt affect the result, I suggest "Designing Great Beers"

THANKS everybody and... Brew on!! Cheers! ;) ;)

Ok thanks a lot to everybody! One last thing... I think this might be expired! Is it possible? And what would happen in that case?

Thanks!! ;) And is it good or should I better get another and toss it off?

Thanks!! ;) And is it good or should I better get another and toss it off?

is it good? Or shall I go straight to Star-san? It came with mu advanced brew kit so... Maybe is not the best! :-/

How to brew! It starts easy, then increases the level, explains everything in detail, a lot of advices. The Joy of homebrewing is good, but lacks of explanations in depth

I have this exact same doubt! I'll wait for an answer also

Congrats! Kudos! It looks great ;) question: Did you read John Palmer's book "How to Brew" ? I would like to know if this was one of the secrets of your succes

I am trying really hard to own a small brewery and when I finally do it, I will definitely be a minority since I am a latin woman ;) that's definitely a minority! And that's cool. This will diferentiate me from the rest of the white guys with beards

Does anyone know how much is this fermentor capacity? Seems like an Erlenmeyer. I just received the picture but, it's deffinitely too little fermenting. I am also a 1 Gallon brewer, but this seems to be too little (even for me)! Why would someone do this?

Hello everybody, sorry that I "interrupt" on this thread but I have a question related to this same topic :) does the sun light is the only capable to skunk beer? Or any light? Thanks!

Is it possible to grow hops in Latin America? Specifically in Central America, where the weather conditions are normally rainy, humid and sunny. Which are the specific growing conditions for this? :confused:

I don't know if this will be useful but Temperature has its own influence on the gravity measurement. Hidrometers are normally calibrated to be used at about 59 F, and when used at room temperatures above, a small diference should be added. However if for some reason (summer for instance) you...

You grow your own hops? Or did I missunderstood