Recent content by mlw03

So will this beer turn out "properly" and with a normal alcohol content of 4-5%? I can take it in to my chem lab and test it, but figured that with that much fermentable sugar still in there, it doesn't make sense for the EtOH level to be what it was for my other beers. I suppose if that's the...

I've used whatever yeast came with the kit, which was a cream ale. The kit was not old/expired. The kit's instruction say that the final SG should get down below 1.010. I add nothing to the kit other than additional water to the 23L mark, controlling temp such that it started around 77F...

I'm a relatively new home brewer and have been working with kits thus far - I've tried both Brew House liquid kits and Cooper's syrup kits. I've had a weird problem come up multiple times now with my Brew House kits and I'm hoping someone on here has an idea - the folks at my local home brew...

I'm sorry if this is a very beginner level question, but I want to make sure I'm understanding something correctly. A Cooper's kit I'm planning to use says to use a can of Light Malt Extract to replicate the intended flavor. Am I correct in understanding that to mean using the LME INSTEAD of...

Any suggestions within Canada? I have some good places in town where I live, but wouldn't mind some other options for additional kit variety.