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So I went to the LHBS planning to buy 1.5kg of Amber DME, after chatting to the bloke I've walked out with 1.5kg of LME Caramalt Amber (Morgan's Master Malt Extract - Caramalt Amber). I'm planning to brew a real simple (just this lot of extract and a collection of hops) amber ale, how will this...

I'm planning to do my first extract only brew (no kit, no grains, just extract). The plan is to not follow a recipe so as to be able to figure it out for myself (based on theory) and then enjoy the result and improve on it. I'm also planning to just stick with one fermentable and no steeped...

I was wondering how many people clean their tap after taking their hydrometer readings, and more so, how they go about it? Rinse with a glass of hot water and then spray with no-rinse sanitizer? hmmm, or should the santizer be sprayed before taking the reading (just to be sure nothing creeps in...

Hey Guys, Another newbie question, from, well, a newbie. :D Anyway, my first brew finished several weeks ago, and keen as any newbie, after it had been bottled for a two weeks (the suggested minimum) I had one in the fridge and then later was appreciating the fruits of my labour. I was...

Hey Everyone, Hope you all had a merry Christmas and that you're all getting ready for New Years. On to the post. Today I finally got around to bottling a brew that has been in the ferm for 2.5 weeks. This is only my second brew, and as a result the newbie in me is worried that that was too...

Hey Guys, On the week-end I purchased my first homebrew kit and it is brewing away nicely :). But after doing a bit more research into beers over the last few days I have a bit of a question. The kit beer that came with the kit is 'Morgans Australian Lager'. However the instructions are...

Hi Everyone, This here is my first post so a big HELLO to everyone. ;) I have searched these forums for 'bottles' in an attempt to understand the (re)use of commercial beer bottles for home brew. But I found nothing answering my question. So onto my post. Is it okay to re-use commercial beer...