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I used to buy Meridan malt extract when I lived in Saudi Arabia. If the H&B stuff is similar, it will contain caramel which gives a darker colour ale. Ensure you use pots with a long BBE date. I found that some of the resultant brews had a distinctive 'twang'. I ended up always using a kilo...

Steeping grains and then using the resultant liquor as the base for the boil is exactly what I meant. I guess to convert/ release the sugar from adjuncts crushed pale malt grains or diatrastic malt need to be present? If so how much is needed? Thanks

I have been viewing various US sites and forums and commonly find reference to certain grains and adjuncts beeing 'steeped' in hot water for around forty minutes before being added to the boiler. It seems to me that 'steeping' is a form of partial mash, but I aways thought malt grains or...

I have not been a big fan of beer kits - even the all malt ones. They do have more body, but still retain a distinct 'homebrew' aroma and slightly 'soapy' taste. I asked similar questions on another forum and was recommended the Brupack's Micro-brewery range and advised to use either Nottingham...

Hello All, My brewing name is Waywood (otherwise known as Andy) and my 'creations' have been known as 'Waywoods Ales' since 1998. Originally from just outside London, I started making beer in 1984 using Boots kits. Awful. I then moved onto grain brewing with limited success (anyone remember...