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I've started trying to do things a bit more "by hand", I used to buy a kit and sugar but then I migrated to hopped extract and using a good yeast. My next step was to buy unhopped extract and do my own hop additions. What a mistake. I didn't read up about AAUs or anything else to do...

Just had a look here, Yeast Starters - Home Brewing Wiki and noticed this part in particular Dry yeasts do not require a starter. Making a starter with dry yeast can be detrimental to their performance because they can use their nutrient reserves before pitching. And even more...

Just wondering, how much of a difference is there between bottle/keg conditioning at room temp and in the fridge? I normally put my bottles in the fridge 4-5 days after bottling (to keep the dusk off them mainly), am I missing out on anything by not conditioning them in the (relative) warmth...

I've made quite a few batches now using what I assume is the way most beginners start, a can of malt stuff (please excuse my naming - it's just how I see it), and a bag of sugar stuff... I'm now ready to take the plunge and start using ... ... ahhh what am I meant to be using??? The...

G'day, I'm looking at buying a kegging system, I'm not new to homebrew but new to kegging. Something I can't get my head around is to do with aging brews after kegging, from what I've read you simply empty the uncarbonated beer into the keg, hook up the CO2, and about three days later, you're...