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umm....uhhh...ehem... All I have are 15 oz beer mugs at the moment. I do want to start grabbing different glasses for different styles of beer someday. But 1st...to build the kegerator, and continue building on my starter kit with wort chillers, carboys, and the lot.... Does that make...

I'm new to the hobby of homebrewing, and far from an expert. But I started with Brewer's Best. My 1st batch is done and I'm drinking it now. It's really good. My 2nd is in the bottle. I have 3 more Brewer's best kits coming, then I'll start on recipes on this site and others. All can can...

Hi all! Name's Mike...I live in Fort Dodge, Iowa. I'm a 44 year old, with 3 teenage monsters still living at home. I'm a former chef/restaurant manager. After 20 years in the industry, I burned out and now do Quality Assurance at a pet food by-product processor. After about 7 months...

When I went to ferment my 1st batch, I wasn't getting any action in my airlock. I took a hard look at my pail and lid. I found that the grommet wasn't on the lid properly. It turns out that while playing with my equipment for the 1st time, I had partially dislodged it. I corrected it...

lol @ green! Sounds like you hit the same bars I hit in Cancun last year. After closing down Senor Frogs, 50 people on the bus ride home sang a few verses fo "La Bamba" A guy had a guitar, and my boss asked him if he knew any songs. The guy jumped up and started doing "La Bamba". My boss...

Yes freddy, I would. Although at times I do tie on a pretty good buzz, I usually only drink 1 or 2 beers at dinner each night. I don't really get "drunk" except for maybe 3-4 times a year. But I have many friends over to my house alot. Lots of food, conversation, and beer flow. I said it...

like i said...freddy will probably not come back. But green, you and I are cut from the same cloth. I got my AS at Minnesota State. I also did a BA thing at UMKC for business administration. Then I became stupid...I hooked up with a chain of family restaruants thinking they would let me be...

Do you have a carboy or a fermenting pail? If a carboy, I have no advice, because I don't have one yet. If a fermenting pail, I've had some problems. I had my grommet to the lid not be in properly, check for that. Also, make sure your lid is on tight. If it is on tight, try spinning it...

wow... 1st--I think the personal attacks against green are flat out wrong. If you want help, act like a man. I have a tendancy to treat butt holes they way they need to be treated. Usually they get a beat down, but you're too young for that. Lucky for you because I love a good fight. ;)...

Freddie, I'm new to the homebrew game too. What I did was to start with ingredient kits. They have step by step instructions on what to do. I purchased a beginner's kit that had all the equipment I needed except for a brewpot. I bought a 4 gallon enamel stock pot for that. Then I...

T, I'm on my 2nd batch now. Both batches seem to ferment fine for me. I have a fermenting pail. The lid is a TIGHT seal, hard to get on and off. The lid has a hole in it, the hole has a rubber grommet. My airlock fits snug in the grommet. I fill the airlock halfway with water. That's...

I just got done brewing my 2nd batch. This was an ingredient kit too. I tried a different idea for wort chilling. I got the idea from beer101.com's forums from a guy called Rhoobarb. His idea worked great, but I think the wort chiller is my next investment. Right now, from opening the...

My 1st batch is in the bottle! I have lot of questions though. I hope I can get help getting a handle on this. I don't want to make crap! Here are my questions: 1) My equipment is a starter kit from www.perfectbrewing.com, as is my 1st ingredient kit(too new to try a recipe). Is this...