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If you had a leak in your keg, you likely got very little CO2 to dissolve in your beer as your priming sugar fermented out beyond what was already there from primary fermentation. You need to have a sealed keg or bottle to get your beer to carbonate properly. If the package isn't completely...

You certainly could do a full wort boil with extract. In addition to increased hop utilization, you might also see some slight color impact, depending on how concentrated your partial boils were. In general, you could expect a slightly lighter final wort color with a larger boil volume due to...

The mash time and temperature will impact the fermentability of your wort, so it depends on what you are looking for in the finished beer. If you want a light body beer you should use lower mash temps and mash for longer times. If you are looking for a fuller bodied beer, use a higher...

I recently did a Milk Stout that turned out pretty good, so I'll give you a little feedback based on my experience. My recipe used 1 lb of Black Patent, but you are starting with Dark LME while I did an all grain batch with a Maris Otter base malt, so your combination of 0.5 lb black patent...

I have used the Brewer's Best carbonation tabs once. I didn't care much for them. It has been a while, but I seem to recall that they didn't dissolve as well as I wanted them to, leaving some particles behind, and the beer wasn't as carbonated as I expected. I have had much better luck with...

The cooler your storage the better. If you can store in the fridge you should have no problems storing your beer for two months. If you don't have the fridge space, try a cool basement. Just don't keep them in your 90 degree garage, and you should be fine. Stronger beer styles will keep...

I know I may be a bit late in my reply, but usually it is best to chill your starter and decant the liquid off before adding your starter yeast, but the flavor impact from dumping the full volume will depend on the size of your starter relative to the size of your batch. Are you doing a 5...

For most normal gravity beers, one dry yeast packet will do just fine. However, if you are brewing beer with a high starting gravity (above 1.060) you may need more than one packet. Jamil Zainasheff has created a great yeast calculator on his Mr Malty website that will tell you how many...

As bill mentioned you can purchase hop extract to correct for bitterness, but you need to be a bit careful with what you buy. Several stores including Northern Brewer sells a product called Hop Shot, but this is designed to be boiled with your wort, so you couldn't add this directly and expect...