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Hi folks, I've been wanting to try a simple Pilsner recipe and came across the one below that seems to fit the bill, but it's kind of cryptic for a newbie like me. I posted questions in bold in the recipe that I'd like to get some feedback on. 6lbs Pilsner Malt extract (DME or LME? I was...

Thanks for all of the tips. Watched a couple of the basic brewing videos which really helped put things in perspective. I plan to brew a basic IPA once my ingredients arrive.

I'm using treated well water. Other than a trace of sodium from the softener, the water is pretty good. I may give spring water a shot next time around.

I clean my equipment and bottles with LD Carlson's EZ Clean and sanitize everything with StarSan Half volume sounds about right at the start of the boil. I'm going to measure the amount of boil-off on the next batch.

70°F is my average room temperature. It probably fluctuates between 67 and 72 this time of year. I could probably get it to be a little cooler in an unused bedroom.

I started using a copper coil wort chiller, which does a good job of cooling the wort quickly. Fermentation temperature is right around 70 degrees F. In regards to fermentation activity, my experience has been that it really seems to drop off to nothing by day 5. The Midwest instructions...

Hi Folks. I'm new to this site. I started brewing a couple of years ago and had some pretty good batches. All of my beers have used malt extracts, some grain additions, and dry yeasts. Unfortunately, I had two batches that were undrinkable, which kind of dampened my enthusiasm. I think my...