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Guys, I talked to my local homebrew store to get started, but there are a couple of questions for you with more experience out there to help with. My recipe at for the cider was: -4 gallons Motts, pasturized from concentrate juice -2 lb brown sugar -1 pack of Wyeast Ale yeast (its...

I just tasted my second batch of beer ever, a Brewer's Best Red Ale kit. My first beer was BB Holiday Ale which turned out very well. The problem with the Red Ale is that it has no finish to it at all, and only a slight malty taste in the beginnint. Carb is good, and a good head forms when I...

I have my first batch ever bottled, and my second batch has just been put in the fermenter last night, but I have a question regarding what type of primary is best. So far I have been using a 6.5 gal carboy, which means once the cooled wort goes in, I have to add more water to reach 5 gal. My...

I have tried to search for an answer, but havent really found one on the forum yet, so here goes... When looking at hop charts, they list the bittering level of each hop, but my question is how do you know when to use each kind. Are higher rated hops meant to be boiled the whole time, so as to...

I just bottled my first batch, a Holiday Ale, about a week ago, and while I know you are supposed to leave it be I tested one bottle. I know I know, I broke the rules but I really wanted to know what each ste of the brewing process tasted like. In any case, I am really thrilled with how it...

Just wondering if anyone could shed some light as to why some kits only have dry extract, while others have both dry and liquid? Is there a reason to use one over the other, or is using both the best bet? Also, is it fair to convert any portion of LME to 80% of its weight in DME? Thanks for...

This may be a dumb one, but I already did a search for this and didnt find much. I was wondering if anyone could tell me if it was a bad idea to use a cut off garden hose attached to my faucet to fill carboys after boiling, instead of plastic tube. More or less I am curious as to whether or...