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Alright so I was impatient and Curious(it being my first brew) Since I have really seen a lot of bubbling going on, although it has only been a couple of days I decided to take a peek. It actually looks and smells like beer. I took a sample so that I could get a Hydrometer reading and it...

Thanks, I think that I am just going to go with what I've got for now which is the brown sugar. Not sure how much yet. I have noticed that most of the kits sold online already have the priming sugar so I will use that in the future.

Well I am a couple days into fermentation and have noticed that the bubbles have slowed a lot. I am going to wait until Friday and if they have stopped completely by then I will take a hydrometer reading. Other than the slowed bubbling everything appears to be fine. Temp has stayed constant...

Got up this morning, and looks like I have a good steady bubble going. Closet kinda smells like a good beer so hopefully thats good but looks like my first brew is off to a good start. Now for the hard part. Waiting!

Oh its not set. Just excited that fermentation is taking off like it should.

Looks like we have some slow gurgling action starting Will update when we have full liftoff.

Alrighty Then, Did my brewing today. Everything seemed to have gone well. I have it in my spare bedroom closet which usually keeps a little cool, so around 67 degrees. My OG reading was a little below 1.050 so That looks good. We will see what happens in a few hours, see if it starts to...

Any Changes need to be made with my plan or any comments on step 8. Thanks For the help. Can't wait to get started this weekend

Forgot to add that I will be cooling using an Ice bath. But it will be cooled to fermenting temp before Pitching Yeast

Okay. So here is my tentative plan for my first brew using the manufactures instructions and tips from you. Please let me know if I should change anything. I did have a question on step number 8. Thanks for the help 1. Stand can in hot water for 5 minutes to soften contents. 2...

Using a bucket

Sorry about all the questions but got another. I was reading through that howtobrew.com and saw that brown sugar could be used for priming. Are there any problems with this?

Quick question about cooling before you pitch the yeast. Reading around I see a lot of people placing the fermenter in a cold water "bath" or using the immersion coolers. Do you want it cooled quickly or can you just let it cool naturally and then when it gets to the right temp then pitch...

Great! Thanks for the help!

Ok, So here is pretty much what the instructions inside the Can say to do slightly condensed. I will then write how I think I should do it and see what you guys/gals think. Manufacturer Instructions -Stand can in hot water for 5 minutes to soften contents. -Boil 3.5liters of water or 1 gallon...

Chefmike, Great reply.. Thanks. That first kit that in your link is actually the one that I was given. If everything goes good and it seems like something I want to keep up(I like drinking so I am sure it will be) I will get the extra equipment make the process a little easier. Thanks...

Thank you for the link. The Alternative instructions were for mixing the Yeast prior to pitching rather than just pitching. They were kind of useless. Maybe I mis read something. I will re-read and get back. Also I will post my tentative plans for brewing and fermentation just to make sure...

Its the Muntons Nut Brown Ale. Can be found here http://www.muntons.com/homebeer/countries/uk/connsr_nut_ale.htm

Well, The Muntons kit was just a can with yeast inside. The directions for the kit don't mention the DME or the Syrup solids at all, and I wasn't really given a recipe other than just told that we would need the Can and the two bags of stuff. Not really any other instructions

Hello, I am a new home brewer. Have been wanting to get started for a while and my fiance got me a kit for christmas. I just had a couple of questions before I get started. With the kit my fiance was given a Muntons Beer kit(Can) and was also given a 1 pound bag of Dry malt extract and a...