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Just about to brew up a Muntons Yorkshire Bitter can this afternoon. The recipe calls for 2.2 lbs of Corn Sugar which I have but I also have a bag of Light DME which I would like to try. My last bitter came out a little too cidery but drinkable so I am curious if the LDME would be a better...

Ok so it's now been a month and a half since my first foray into home brewing and I have started drinking my first batch and would like a little critique to help me with some inconsistencies I am finding with my first batch. I started with an Irish Red Ale kit from MoreBeer.com. Recipe...

I have an Altbier fermenting away and it won't be done for at least another 2 weeks now. I am planning on going 3-4 weeks with this brew in primary. I have been reading up on Altbier's and there is a lot of talk about cold aging them. My question is should I cold age my batch in a secondary...

For my first two batches I did partial grain/extract (LME) kits. Both had relatively similar instructions and had me steep my grains in a bag for 20-30 min while the water heated up to 160-170 degrees. I have a couple questions. 1. I have basically been steeping my grains in the cold water...

Well, I finally got off my lazy butt and started home brewing. I had been meaning to get into this for years. So I bought everything I needed to do full boils and off I went. I started out with an Irish Red Ale kit from More Beer and used a 9 gal brew pot to do a full 5 gallon boil (6 gallons...