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Although I've read the whole thread in the past, I can't remember if these questions were asked: -Does it matter if you pour the mash wort into the sparge water or vice versa? -Why do you prefer DME? (Maybe that's for other threads but I was interested in your opinion.) I was surprised how...

Many of Jamil's recipes in the book call for Munich LME. Would Northern Brewer Amber be the one to use? "Northern Brewer Amber is a mix of pale and Munich malt with Caramel 60 for a sweet malt flavor with caramel overtones."

Strangely, I couldn't find much about this by searching but I'm sure it's been written about a lot. What would be the best malt to add body? For example, if one wanted to add body to a Swarzbier (sp?). Carapils/Dextrine? Or is there a better way of going about it? Thanks. P.S. I realize...

Could a 5 gallon carboy be used for a 3 gallon batch?

What about the Munich part?

Beginner question: Could anyone tell me the difference between Caramunich 60L and Crystal 60L? I've been reading this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/lets-talk-altbier-111356/ and am wondering about this. Or maybe I should just ask what the difference is between Cara and Crystal...

Is there an ale version of a Doppelbock? What would be the closest? Is it possible to ferment a Doppelbock at 50 degrees and not do the secondary fermentation? Thanks.

A few years... That's good to know. I should have bought another pound of chocolate. We're going to stick with the 1 and 1 and the black patent. The Victory smells really good after milling.

This is my first brew not from a kit. For some reason I thought the store had bulk bins for malts where any amount could be bought, similar to the health food store. But they only have 1 lb. bags. So my 1.25 lbs chocolate became 1 lb, .75 lb Victory became 1 lb. and because I was using less...

First of all what I don't like that I taste in many Porters and Stouts: -raisin or any dried fruit -caramel -licorice What I like: -coffee -chocolate -basic "dark beer" taste (I know that sounds dorky) -thick bodied Interestingly, I found what I like in Bells Kalamazoo Stout, which...