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I know what you're saying but the reason I didn't boild the malt is because I know for a fact you're not supposed to boild the extract from the kits since they've already been boiled and it changes the properties of the sugars and nutrients in the malt that make it very hard for the yeast to...

I wouldn't say it tasted horrible... it just didn't taste at all like beer, in fact the first thing that came to mind was fruit punch... it just tastes really fruity but alcoholic. I really like your suggestion of using iodine-based sanitizer, I really think that would really help fix things a...

I measured the OG, i did it after I added yeast though... As per mixing, what I did was I added 2 litres of hot water (around 70oC) to the extract (like the instructions said), and then i stirred, i then poured another 18 litres of cold distilled water (right from the jug) into the batch, added...

i guess i'll have to be extremely thorough with my sanitizing next time I clean my equipment... the annoying part is that I usually let my stuff sit in 'chloroclean' for at least 30 minutes, so I'll just have to make sure its actually sanitizing better somehow

Just check out the hydrometer, I think you guys are right, I broke my last hydrometer by accident and bought another cheaper one... I just tested it in some tap water, i tested it in both warm and cold water and they're both giving readings well below 1.000, my last one was .994... so I guess...

Here's info at a glance: Amber ale, - 1 kg of liquid malt extract (if I'm correct, the yellow syrupy stuff used to replace dextrose) - 1 kg of amber ale beer kit malt - 1 packet of safale us-05 - a pack of hops (maybe 7-10 grams) - Mixed and put into primary on Nov 9th - OG 1.032 Now...