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The first three kits I brewed used all LME, the last one had some LME and some DME. I was surprised at how much easier using the dry stuff seemed; no need to preheat, no sticky mess dripping on things, no burning my fingers trying to get all the liquid out of the can, etc. Anybody have any...

Can I assume that if a beer has taken on a vinegar smell in the secondary that it is not going to be good? It's a steam beer brewed with Wyeast #2112 California Lager Yeast. Had active fermentation for two weeks in primary, has now been in secondary for two weeks, at 66 degrees the whole...

This only my second batch of homebrew, so treat me like I don't know very much. A couple weeks ago, as the weather was turning hot, I did some research and asked some questions at the LHBS and ended up coming home with a Steam Beer kit. I took it home, cooked it up, pitched the yeast (Wyeast...

My first batch of homebrew seems to have survived my newbie mistakes, at least so far. After 10 days in primary and 7 days in bottles this stuff tastes really really good and is fairly well carbonated; as far as I'm concerned I could drink it right now and be perfectly content with it...

Hi all. First time poster here, with my first batch of brew in it's fourth day. Everything seems to be going according to plan, suffered a bit of blow-off during the 30 to 40 hour period but reading the forum seems to indicate that's not really a problem. Since this is my first time I'm not...