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Just tried the first few bottles of my first, brew, a Fat Tire clone from AHS. My version has a bit of a late hop hit that I was not expecting. It finishes more like a pale ale than an amber. This is not necessarily a bad thing in terms of taste, but I wasn't expecting that finish. Hop...

Where do stouts fall on the degree of difficulty scale for a beginner? What potential pitfalls are there in terms of equipment needed, fermentation time/temperature, etc. when compared to an amber ale (my first and only brew so far)?

I put this in the Beginner Forum because, well, I'm a beginner. In any case, I've been watching Brew Masters, where they profile Dogfish Head. What I've seen Sam do is take a base recipe for a beer, let's say a stout, and add some other ingredients (chicory, among other others), to create the...

Is it a good or bad idea to do primary fermentation in a 5 gallon carboy with nothing more than a 3 piece airlock?

Bottled my first batch a week ago (amber ale). Two weeks in the primary, then bottled. I tried as much as possible not to get any sediment from the fermenter into the bottling bucket, and then from the bucket into the bottles themselves, but this is my first time. I checked on the bottles...

I'm about ready to bottle my Fat Tire clone (Austin Homebrew Supply). In the recipe kit, there is a large packet of priming sugar, but no indication as to how much to use. I've been told by friends that one mistake beginners make is using too much priming sugar when bottling. What would be...

My beer has been in the primary for 8 days now. The krausen is dropping down and airlock activity has slowed considerably. So far, so good. The carboy is in my basement and I've been able to keep the temperature between 64 and 66; it's been unseasonably warm where I live. However, it's...

Last night I made my first ever batch, a Fat Tire clone from Austin Homebrew Supply (http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?cPath=178_452_43_250&products_id=1113). Used the extract and liquid yeast kit (White Labs California Ale V WLP051). I'm sure mistakes were made, but overall it...