Hydrometer readings

[kace069]

+1 on the hydrometer calibration.

[BeerPal]

This is a silly question, but can you use any kind of yeast (like in making bread), or does it have to be "brew yeast" like they sell on home brew websites. I guess I should learn about the science of yeast

You could probably quadruple your brewing knowledge by simply spending an hour browsing the MoreBeer web site:

http://morebeer.com/

[jeffbones]

And if you really want to get crazy on the brewing information, you could spend some time reading this
http://www.howtobrew.com/