I'm still a newbie, having brewed less than a half-dozen batches which
were all commercial recipe kits. The most recent is a 3 pound, 5 ounce can
of Muntons Premium Bitter, with the enclosed yeast packet. This was about
$10 cheaper than other, more complex kits I've tried. It consisted of a
can of extract and the packet of yeast, no crystal malt or hops, and the
enclosed instructions didn't even mention boiling the wort. I did anyway,
adding three pounds of extra corn sugar and some leftover hop pellets I
had lying around the refrigerator (about a tablespoon full). It just
didn't seem like brewing without a hot break. Anyway, the instructions
that came with this recipe kit came to "dissolve the extract and
additional sugar in boiling water, add cold water to make 6 US gallons,
and add the yeast."
Can one really make beer that easily?

Karl S.
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Lord Atticrat, Duke of Solderwicke, Duc'Taep, and Les Isles Du Theatre