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So question about the switch to BIAB did you have a beer that you enjoyed or do you experiment using the big kettle? So when your fermentation is done you currently have to bottle everything until you get the keg ready. This might be not knowing but do you still have to add sugar to get...

Right I heard that fermentation can be shorter since you can more easily use a hydro meter in a jug rather than a carboy. I am trying not to do the classic, where I dump 500 into a hobby then drop the hobby. So I'm trying to ease myself in, I think the my current phase is that I'm going to...

So I've been making beer for 6 or 7 months. Using Brooklyn Brewing Shop Beer Kits, made about 5 (6 if you include a cider) beers that have have ranged from alcoholic mildew to drinkable. My biggest issue right now is that the Brooklyn shop charges about 25 per kit (after shipping) and it bugs me...