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With the witty monk, you do not need booster. Here is a link to the instructions, just click "instructions" or "print brewing instructions." Hope this helps!

Generally, all sodas. But you shouldn't need to use your Mr.Beer fermenter to make any sodas, since they don't need to ferment...

Probably not. All that racking will almost certainly expose your beer to more oxygen than just letting it hang out in the bucket for a week or two, especially since a Mr.Beer keg isn't really an ideal secondary fermenter either. Your original plan should work, just rack carefully. :mug:

Well, it isn't an ideal secondary fermenter, but it'll probably accomplish what you want it to accomplish. For one, I think it is more head space than you want, unless you can purge it with CO2 before racking into it. You should also consider drilling a hole in the top and installing a 3 piece...

You probably don't want to use corn syrup (well, who knows, maybe you do). You might be thinking corn sugar (aka dextrose), which many folks use as a priming agent. It comes in dry form, and can easily be added to each bottle a la the MrBeer directions. If you want to prime the whole batch...

A couple of suggestions for you... 1) Another Mr.Beer Recipe might get you most of the way to what you're looking for. Try the Bengal Tiger IPA, which has lots of hop flavor & aroma, but might not hit the ABV or Bitterness marks that you're looking for. 2) Here are a couple of recipes...

It'll be pretty dang weak. Do yourself a favor, and grab yourself 2 - 4 lbs of amber/dark LME or DME (plus an once or two of hops) to make up the difference. That or go get another couple of cans of BTP from Mr.Beer and do a double batch.

1. Bare minimum, you'll be drinking beer in 2 weeks. It'll be way better if you exert a bit of patience though: 2 weeks in the fermenter + at least 2 weeks in the bottle = 4 - 6 weeks total. 2. Shop around. If you find one used, ask for the expiration date on the bottom of the can of beer...

I wouldn't go for more than about 4 weeks in the fermenter, as a general rule. Best policy is to have enough bottles to run your bottling schedule independent of your drinking schedule. Lots of beers will get better with a bit of time in the bottle, so it makes sense to have plenty of empties on...

I agree w/ RyanK2. About 20 min for the simplest refills. You can always steep grain and/or do quick 5-20 minute boils to adjust malt/hop characteristics too. Yup. For the most part, they're hopped fairly lightly. If you want to bump it up a bit, you can do quick hop boils without mucking...

Could be. I don't notice a big difference, personally. If you want to give it a try, Booster is about 80% fermentable. It is basically like DME, without any flavor. Here's the breakdown... check the "product information."