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I just started my first batch Sunday. It smelled great till Tuesday. Now.....not so good. I made it in a 5 gallon alhambra water bottle. I followed the directions, except I used dark brown sugar because I couldnt find dextrose. It is EXTREMELY cloudy and there is some nasty moldy looking foam...

Just add the honey directly to the cooled wort before pitching yeast? How much extra time do you think it will take to ferment? Sorry for all the noob questions...but hey...I am a NOOB!

Question.... I am preparing to start a new batch using a pre hopped standard Mr Beer refill. My wife likes "honey lemon" beer. Can I just add lemon juice and honey to the wort? Does it need to be cooked? Will it affect the ABV? Any input is appreciated.

I am in Brentwood in the SF Bay Area. I found a place on the net called Hoptech about 30 miles from me. They sell a nice kit for $94 that has 2 buckets with some special spigots and such, bottle caps and cappers, airlocks, hydrometer etc.... Maybe I'll just take the plunge.....

So you think I should sink the dough into the begginer kit?

And was thinking....any reason I couldn't buy extracts and ferment in my old 5 gallon water jugs? Instead of buying a kit, couldn't I just use the bottles with a carboy cap? 5 bucks for some siphon hose and a couple carboy caps seems a little better than 80 bucks for a kit....... Any...