My girlfriend and I recently started brewing we started off with a mr.beer nut brown with brown sugar as the primer. It wasn't enough so we went bigger got a real brew kit and brewed a muttons bock extract kit added dry malt extract primed with priming sugars. Same thing just bigger, we want to do more. We decided to try partial mash but keep to the kits that are out there. We decided on DuClaw's Vanilla Bean Oatmeal Stout - Mini Mash Beer Kit ( which sounds absolutely awesome)[http://morebeer.com/view_product/61...illa_Bean_Oatmeal_Stout_-_Mini_Mash_Beer_Kit] {Has anyone tried this kit before?}. Now the kit doesn't come with yeast so I get to choose which type I want it recommends English Ale yeast but I've got my eye on White Labs - Edinburgh yeast strand for the maltiness and the slight smokiness. This yeast will need a starter as I've come to understand. For the starter I need a dry malt extract will any dry malt work? Does it make a difference if I use a light, amber, or dark? And I was reading about a 1% alcohol boost that can be added to give beer a slight more kick, is this something worth getting if I want a slightly more alcoholic beer, or are there better ways to achieve this? (found alcohol booster thread!)
Thank You !
Thank You !