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Thanks for the advice, everyone -- I'll go with the Nottingham.

Howdy, I just mistakenly ordered an Oatmeal Stout kit with Munton's dry yeast, instead of liquid Irish Ale yeast. I also have a packet of Nottingham's lying around from another kit which I didn't use, and I'm wondering which would be a better much for the style? Or are both so inappropriate...

Thanks for the tips and encouragement everyone. In response to Dark_Ale's questions: * I'm pretty sure the fermenter was airtight, as opening the lid slowly resulted in bubbling and wheezing through the airlock (which we didn't otherwise observe). * The starting gravity was 1.044 and the...

Howdy all, After years of dreaming about it, I finally decided to give brewing a try, with the help of some friends and some borrowed equipment. The bad news is that I've just tried some, three weeks after bottling, and the taste's off -- tastes a little too much like champagne, only not...