Recent content by john727

Thanks for all the feedback, thoughts like these will really help improve the site for everyone in the future - and that's the ultimate goal. In the meantime, feel free to stick around make your voice heard over at the site!

Is there such thing as an "easier" recipe and/or style to simplify your life as a beginner?

Thanks for the feedback, we do appreciate it. I will agree that our choices were somewhat influenced by geographic availabilities, but we do intend to branch out to further, and less-available-to-us beers in the future, as well as to additional styles. Keep in mind, we did not intend (or even...

I wanted to introduce you to a new site, Brewlimination.com. As the name suggests, it's a beer-related website, and I figured that fellow lovers of fine craft beer might appreciate it. The primary goal of the site is quite simple – find the ultimate beer. The method of doing this is by a...

I stopped by the only store in my area that carries brewing equipment, and sadly they did not carry any pre-assembled kits. But I did jot down some prices on the individual items, and took some time to play with some of the various items. After checking out various online sites, it's looking...

This post made me immediately go check out the DIY forum. I really had no say in the matter, I had to...

Seems like there's a decent Virginia representation, good to know, and thanks for the great welcome!

The 90 minute is exceptional. Once I moved to an area that carries it, I sort of stopped picking up the 60. Maybe sometime I'll have have a 60 and 90 back to back to compare. To me, the 120 is more like a barley wine than the IPA it claims to be.

I had a day-stop in Charlottesville last winter. We accidentally found an Irish Pub (McGrady's I think, from Google Maps) that was pretty decent. I have no idea how it compares to anything else in the area, but I know they had good beers on tap and decent food (and many TVs).

I've enjoyed the several times I've been to Goose Island, both food and beer. The roof-top deck on the Rock Bottom downtown was a nice way to take a break in the middle of the afternoon. Only having visited Chicago a handful of times for a few days here and there, I can't be of much help on...

I used to live in Cleveland, and I couldn't agree more. I used to frequent the Wink often when I lived in town, as well as the Rock Bottom (before it closed).

Before today, I have never even thought about making my own cheese. I'll have to add it to the "to-do..sometime...eventually" list.

Well that's something you don't see every day.

Seems like star san will likely be the first option I choose in getting started here. It seems pretty simple from reading about it here, so I'm hoping I don't find a new and clever way to mess it up.

Hmm, using a small refrigerator for temp regulation is a good idea. I do have a spare small one down in the garage, but I'm not sure it's actually big enough to be honest. I am curious now though.