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Nothing wrong with brewing kits. It just seems like I'm doing a lot more reading than brewing. I learned a lot of other things by trial and error. Seems like error in this case is still a drinkable brew, in most cases.

That is probably a better idea than crafting one from random ingredients and hoping for the best. I am going to give this one last shot before I do that, hopefully taking into account the advice from you guys. 6.0 lb ldme 1.0 lb Crystal 20L 0.5 oz Galena (60 min) 1.0 oz Cascade (45 min) 1.0...

I more or less picked those ingredients at random, based on what the description of them was on homebrewing.org. I'm interested in something hoppy and delicious :) That doesn't help much does it.. I suppose what I'm trying to make is a good American IPA. I don't have the equipment to do an all...

Not sure I understand how adding 4 pounds of grains can make sweeter wort than using 9 pounds of extract. I've got a 4 gallon pot; it should be ok, now that I think about it.

I thought Pearle hops were bittering hops. This is why I ask before I do. Also didn't realize that Crystal 10L was a specialty malt. I might have trouble adding that much extract, I can only boil about 2.5 gallons at a time, unfortunately. 9 Lb XLDME 1 Lb Crystal 20L 1 Lb Amber...

Hey guys.. I have a few brews made and devoured, always from recipe kits. I thought I might take a stab at making my own recipe, but I'm far from proficient at it. I've read a bit about ingredients and what they do to the beer. I've been brewing stouts and belgian ales, thought I'd give an ipa a...

Hmm, so more is better here. Good to know. Thank you :) I'll give it a go with 3 or 3.5 gallons instead. It'll take ages to boil a full 5 gallons on my stove.

I've got two brews done and deliciously gone now. This is absolutely the best hobby ever. I saw in the recipes section Yoopers clone of dead guy ale, and I decided to give it a go given that it's one of my favorite beers. I've got all the ingredients here for the extract version, and I'm now...

Great information in these replies. Thank you! This is a second brew from a kit, and I have hit the upper range for FG specified in the kit. The fermentation appears to have stopped and I have primed and bottled it. I decided against a secondary fermenter, it seems an unnecessary risk of...

I've completed one brew, which turned out deliciously good. That was about a month of two ago, and it's gone now. Which makes me sad. So I started a second brew. This time it's a porter ( source ) . It seems to have stopped fermentation, or at least slowed down to the point of being...

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