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The Perfect Batch, you know the one, the one where everything goes smooth, no hitches, no mess, no mistakes, it goes just like book...step by step...really, has anyone had one of those because I sure haven't? You know that feeling that "wanting" is better than "having"...I have them all the...

I've just purchased a kit from AHS, a Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome. I would like to do a full boil but I'm unsure of the hop variance. Here is the recipe: For Steeping 3/4 lb Crystal 60L Malt 1/2 lb Crystal 20L Malt Add: 10lb Extra Pale Extract Bittering hops: 1 1/2oz Kent...

Noobie question. Do you store the liquid yeast that come in kits in the fridge until a day before you brew, then let it come to room temp?

Is it OK to mix a liquid yeast with a dry yeast if they are both recommended for that particular beer style? The beer in question is a AHS Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome clone- the recipe calls for WLP004 or Munton Gold Ale dry yeast, I ordered the WLP004 but I also have some Munton Gold ale...

If I decide to do a full boil how will that effect my steeping? Will steeping in 5 gallons delute my steeping, or should I steep in a gallon of water before adding it to the total of 5 gallons, provided it calls for 1 gallon per 1lb of grain?

If I left a Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome 5 weeks on the primary would that cause me problems. I'm trying to juggle my free time, but I don't want to ruin the beer.

Does anyone know what the ingredients are in a AHS Sam Smith Winter Welcome kit? I have some left over extract and would like to save a few coins if I could.

I've brewed around 8 batches of extract beer and I wanted to try tinkering around with a recipe, no other reason really, just want to see if I can add a little something, something, without screwing it up. I'm starting with a normal Amber recipe that includes 6lbs of Gold liquid malt extract...