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Thanks folks. I was checking it regularly for the first 20 minutes or so, then got distracted with another project. Was trying to multitask and do something my wife had been asking me to do so as not to have her mad at me that I had taken over the kitchen with my beer making. Next time she'll...

The directions said after 45 minutes to take it off the heat to add the extract. I noticed this happened about 30-35 minutes into the boil before adding the malt extract. From what I've gathered from friends, my boil was too hard.

I will admit I had walked away for a while as it was boiling. If I had noticed the water evaporating, could I have just put more water in? And I left the heat on just enough to keep the temp between 150-160* while steeping.

I was in my local DIY store on Saturday and picked up a starter kit they put together for $90, which includes all of the fermenting and bottling equipment along with the recipe and ingredients for American Brown Ale, complete with step-by-step instructions. Got home, sanitized, then realized the...

I got a Mr. Beer as a wedding gift and I used it with the HME cans that are included. Now I'd like to take a shot at creating my own wort and am wondering if there is anything special or specific I should do to make this process work with the Mr. Beer kit. I know some of you will say "ditch it...

I got a Mr. Beer as a wedding gift and I used it with the HME cans that are included. Now I'd like to take a shot at creating my own wort and am wondering if there is anything special or specific I should do to make this process work with the Mr. Beer kit. I know some of you will say "ditch it...