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I guess I am confused. Did you order from Mr. Beer or did you order from Amazon? Trying to tie your multiple threads together. If you order from Amazon, then you should be going to Amazon regarding any description that doesn't match what you receive, unless it specifically is sold by Mr. Beer on Am...

I guess I am confused. Did you order from Mr. Beer or did you order from Amazon? Trying to tie your multiple threads together. If you order from Amazon, then you should be going to Amazon regarding any description that doesn't match what you receive, unless it specifically is sold by Mr. Beer on Am...

The NB starter package is a great start. Yes that is a good way to start out. If a hydrometer is not included in the kit I would suggest getting one and also some Star San or other sanitizer. Good luck and keep us informed on your brewing. Thanks. Going to my local homebrew store tomorrow to get a ...

Mr. Beer was having a BOGO sale on starter kits. I ordered 2 so I can get 2 free. All orders over $75 ships free. My order is way above that. They want to charge me $80 for shipping though. Sent several emails asking about it but no reply back in 3 days. Not a happy camper. Instead, I ordered a NB s...

That’s a bummer. I hope they make it right. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk They did not make it right. They stated the gold edition comes with the golden ale recipe only. I have 2 premium kits. Was told the golden ale is suppose to come in those too, even though the description says 2 different...

... get the pipeline going lol. My pipeline has a 9 week lag. 3 weeks in the fermentor (longer than absolutely necessary but fits my schedule) 2 weeks carbonating 4 weeks conditioning You can drink your brew when it's young -- even straight from the fermentor's spigot or as soon as it's carbonated ...

My two kits were suppose to come with 2 refills each, but I only got one. The golden ale, in each kit. I really do not care for the golden ale. I am waiting to hear back from them now to see if it was a mistake. Mr. Beer is having a BOGO sale now for kits. So think i will order two more, and get 2 f...

bpgreen wrote:

Badblood wrote:

RickBeer wrote:
Some people advise making a few batches as is so you know what it tastes like and can then identify what what different additions bring to the table.

Thanks. I decided for this first batch I will use a half pound of smoked mesquite with the Brewdemon 4.6% nut brown ale.

So sugar vs. malt depends on what you are making. Anyways, the short version is that there *are* good reasons to use sugar sometimes, you just need to figure out what those are. What I mentioned above are examples of when it can be a good thing. Thank you for the very informative answer. I am just ...

Hello Badblood, welcome to the forum and the hobby. I like spiced beers to an extent and a lot of different flavor profiles can be done with hops and yeast selection as other have stated above. I for one like a fall/winter style ale with spices and just brewed one yesterday, but whatever you try go...

I ended up ordering 2 Mr. Beer premium kit's to get started. Each come with 2 flavors, not sure which ones. I was going to order the LBK and bottles combo, but for the same price I got the kits. Going to my local homebrew store to get DME or LME also. I also ordered Brew Demon nut brown ale and har...

Either a Brown or Porter would be good. Here is one recipe that used it. http://blog.brewingwithbriess.com/geaux-brewings-poydras-mesquite-smoked-imperial-porter/ Consider that the beer here was around 1.085 OG or something like that (this was a very big high alcohol beer with relatively low bitter...

After living in Arizona I always wanted to make a mesquite ale. Need your opinion as to what type of ale to make it? I am thinking either a brown ale or a porter? I ordered a pound of smoked mesquite grains (minimum). Will only use half of that though to try. I think a whole pound will be too much. ...

I ended up ordering 2 Mr. Beer premium kit's to get started. Each come with 2 flavors, not sure which ones. I was going to order the LBK and bottles combo, but for the same price I got the kits. Going to my local homebrew store to get DME or LME also. I also ordered Brew Demon nut brown ale and hard...