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I'm brewing an amber ale

We just finished the fermentation process which took about seven days and then racked the beer. The directions Say to bottle the beer in 2 to 3 weeks. However friend of ours told us to bottle the beer when the airlock bubbles one time every minute. Which is the correct method?

What kind of what should I use for my beer making process? City, distiller, spring? Does it matter? Thanks

When I did open this last batch there was a chill haze...

We kept some in the fridge and then left the rest in the basement. I do believe the ones from the basement were the ones that were transported and then refrigerated. However after bottling the beer we kept all of them in the basement until they were ready to be opened.

My dad learned to make wine from my grandfather who was born in italy. I guess "natural" was a poor choice of wording. I was just curious if there were pros and cons to this method. Such as time,taste,etc.

For years my family has made wine. I've recently gained interest in making my own wine. I looked at kits online which came with packets of yeast. When I told my dad about this he told me that they don't add yeast in there wine and do it "naturally." Could someone please tell me the pros/cons and...

Yea, I wasn't sure if there was some sort of filtering process that we could have done to prevent a flavor change

When we first drank the beer it was full flavored. Crisp. Similar to a Sam Adams. Now it seems dull. Still has an orange Taste but very dull.

My roommates and I made our first home brew. After the process was complete and we waited the recommended time. We cracked open a delicious summer ale. Few weeks later we took some beer to my parents and it tasted completely different...what could have caused this? Maybe it was shaken to much in...