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There is also the International Center for Brewing and Distilling at Harriot-Watt university in Edinburgh. You can actually get a Masters degree in Brewing and Distilling there <3

I made a 2 cup starter, 500ml ish, the other day and my fermentation is going very strongly. I have done this before also. But maybe I am an exception.

As everyone is saying, just convert a cooler into a MLT. I think mine cost me $30 total for all the materials. If you don't have money or room for a turkey fryer you could just boil it on your stove top. I used to live in a very small place and when I started AG brewing I did 2.5 gallon...

Rico has the right idea. Stay in a near by town and commute in, the Deutsche Bahn trains are frequent and efficient. Do not get too anxious about flights, you are planning a good amount in advance and a sale will happen.

Thanks for the reply. I forgot to say that I am doing a small batch, 2.5 gallons. But that recipe seems pretty close to what I was thinking. I'll have to see how dark the LHBS's roasted barley is and adjust accordingly. We shall see how this goes.

So a friend of mine is interested in starting to brew, so I told him we could have a brew day this weekend. He wants to make a stout, preferably an oatmeal stout, something I have never tried. I have a bunch of extra malts sitting around I'd like to use also... I have some brown malt...

Well, 'too dark' is pretty subjective, any chance you can upload a picture? That being said it's fairly hard to determine why your beer is so dark. You did use pretty large amount of crystal. Any chance your crystal wasn't 10L and was a darker variety? Your instructions have some...

Ted's Homebrew Journal: _fruit beers Check out this guy's blog, he did a few blueberry recipes with pictures and all...

I think the LHBS ( assuming we are speaking of the same one ) is kind of hit or miss, it all depends who is working really. Some know their stuff, others well....the mix bag of grains really tells the tale.

I am brewing up a Kolsch this weekend for this very reason, also because I wanted to try something different.

Thanks for the advice. The local brew shop does carry yeast Kolsch yeast, so I think it'll be ok. :mug:

Hello all. I've fairly new to brewing still, this will be my 3rd extract batch and I am looking to create a nice lighter beer for the upper coming spring/summer months. So I have decided on a Kolsch and I am looking for some pointers regarding a recipe. The most important thing to realize for...

If it is very flat and sweet perhaps carbonation is not completed and therefore there is excess sugar still in there. Give it some more time.

Your hops will settle to the bottom of your fermentor, it's not biggie. Are you using Pellets or leafs?