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That's really helpful, thanks.

Hi all. So tonight's the night that we start to brew. I picked up some light malt extract for an extortionate price at my local HB shop.... I'm going to search elsewhere next time. My next question is about the primary fermentation. The recipe says boil the ingredients, then get everything...

This is all really useful stuff, thanks all.

Yep, it's the same recipe from the book I have. I can't recommend it enough :)

Superb, thanks for the advice. I don't really know why I chose that particular recipe, but I'm new to brewing and rosemary and bay are very common in my area.

That's really helpful, thanks. So the recipe is for 'bay and rosemary ale' and the ingredients are: 1 kg malt extract 10 large rosemary sprigs 20 bay leaves 500g sugar 250g golden syrup / honey Ale yeast 13 litres water The recipe is from 'Booze for Free' by Andy Hamilton (great book and...

Sorry, that was a bit vague. I mean that I can buy a tin of malt extract online from a brewing website for nearly £10, or buy the equivalent volume in jars from sainsburys for less. Is there a difference as they are both called malt extract?

Hi everyone. Quick newbie question - if a recipe calls for malt extract, will anything baring that name do? Or does it have to be a specific brewing malt extract?