Recent content by dorlow

Hi, I'm making a batch of beer right now and I put in the LME, DME, and aroma hops. I got done boiling it, cooling it, and putting it in the fermenter, and then noticed I forgot to use the crushed chocolate and caramel malt (which is a dry extract). What is that going to do to my batch? Is it...

It did "hiss" when I opened the bottle, so there are signs of carbonation.

So, I'm not sure what I did wrong brewing this batch. This was my first batch of beer that I've done (other than a Mr. Beer kit.) When getting ready to bottle the beer, I went through the step where I had to boil sugar in water. I then took the sugar water and poured it in the bucket and then...

I can't cook to save my life. Before I met my wife, I lived off of frozen pizzas and cereal.

Well my brother in law helped me get started with the first few steps of the beer process. He added some bees honey from his bees to this batch to see what it would taste like... so I can see him trying to be a little creative.

So, I'm very new to homebrewing. My wife bought me a Mr. Beer kit about a year back and I brewed it. I don't know what went wrong with that batch. I remember it was extremely carbonated when it got done. It tasted like beer but had the fizziness of soda. I'm trying brewing again. This...