How long is one a beginner? I've been brewing for about one year, but feel I'm still a rookie. I put together a recipe of my own to use up some ingredients that I've had for awhile. I'm sure everything was still good, I just wanted to clean house. I am an extract brewer, BTW. The bulk of the brew wa...

Thanks everyone for the great information. I didn't expect so much. I learned more about yeast here than all the time I spent elsewhere. Thanks again.

I'm brewing in small batches of two gallons. The yeast packs that come with the kits are about 5g and the ones that seem to be the most popular are 11.5g. I'm guessing these are for 5 gal batches. I'm not using those kits anymore, but plan on using 3.3 lb cans of Unhopped LME and adding hops and gra...

Reporting back on the outcome of carbonation problem. Did not see anymore floaters on 9/10/15 so I chilled one bottle and tried. Success! What a great sound that is. Carbonated perfectly. Not much cherry taste. But that's a topic for another time. Thanks everyone.

This batch was the first time using glass and using the carb drops. They were 12 oz with 4 drops and about 1 to 1-1/2 in headspace. Ferment and carb temp was a constant 68. I'm going to let them sit for another 2 weeks. Thanks everyone.

I 've made four batches so far. The first three I used either coopers or the one that comes with the mr beer kits. The last one, a cherry wheat, I changed to Muntons carb drops. I'm used to about 2-3 weeks for full carbonation. I haven't developed the patience I need so I chilled one bottle and trie...