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I just bottled my third beer today. I was going for a summer ale.. I used 8oz of Golden promise and then 4 pounds of Light DME.. It came out like a ipa color.. I was thinking it would have color similar to a cream ale. Any one have any ideas why it came out dark?/

boil size-2 gallons batch size-5 gallons Steeping: 8oz Golden Promise 8oz American 2-Row Boiling: 4.5 lbs of Light DME Hops: @50 minutes---1oz Palisade hops @30 minutes---.5oz Saaz @10 minutes---.5oz Saaz Any kind words..

I just brewed my second extract brew and it came to a FG of 1.019... **Just so I have this correct..Will all disregard to off flavors, the longer it sits in the fermenter the longer the gravity will drop!** The reason i am asking is because the last two beers i have brewed.. One hit...

What type of malt and grains make up a cream ale.. I'm trying to create a recipe for a cream ale.. any help..

I brewed a 5 gallon batch.. I started with 2 gallons of water in the fermenter and then a little over 3 gallons for the boil.. when it was all said and done.. i wound up with about 4- 4 1/2 gallons in my carboy... Will that affect the outcome?? That it came up short of 5 gallons...

I brewed a batch on April 13th... The fermentation went quick and now i want to take a reading to see where my gravity stands. I have it in a 6 gallon Carboy.. What is the best way to take a reading without infecting and or disturbing the yeast cake?? Or should i just wait one more week...

I brew in a 3 gallon pot.. I brew for a total of 5 gallons.. Is it okay to brew 3 gallons adding all my malt and grains and hops.. Then after my boil adding that directly into 2 gallons of water already in my carboy?? I'm trying to see if that anything to do with my first batch going wrong...

This is based off of the Dogfish Head Clone.. 5 Gallon batch, Boil volume of three gallons 1 lb Maris Otter... steeped 7 lb Dry Light Malt Then continously hopped... @60min .5 oz Columbus Pellets(12.2aau) @45min .5oz Willamette pellets(4.6aau) @30min .5oz Columbus...

13 Pounds 2-row (US) 6 ounces Maris Otter malt Is there anyway to change the 2-row grains to a DME? I dont think steeping 13 pounds would be very efficcient!

Finally bottled my First batch (Pale Ale).. Hit a Gravity of 1.020... Now onto two batches at once! How long until i can sample the fruits?

Is it possible to use old champagne bottles that have the plastic stoppers with the metal screw covers to store brew? Im just worried it wont be sealed enough.. Anyone have any experience on this?

What is the best technique to maintain a steady gravity.. I was targeting 1.050 OG and wound up with 1.040 OG... Not too far off but is there really anyway to reach your gravity every time or is just practice and feeling the brewing process out?

I brewed a batch of grain/DME homebrew last night and added the Liquid Vial of Wyeast once i cooled the wort down to 75 degrees into a bucket. I swirled the beer and yeast in the bucket and then moved it onto a 6gallon carboy. In the bottom of the bucket there was a layer of sediment... Was this...