I have finally managed to get John Palmer's book on brewing- everyone said this was the best book. But I am getting conflicting info on lager brewing. Palmer says all newbies make the mistake of fermenting too cold. He says you should "give the yeast a chance" - now all other posts and advice I...

I'm halfway through reading John Palmer's book "How to Brew". Decided to make my first yeast starter last night follow the starter wort recipe listed in his book, which is 1/2 cup DME to 2 cups of H20. I ended up getting a 1.090 gravity wort. I had to water it down and reboil, had a boil over...