Yea, HB beer is illegal in Alabama but making wine is legal if and only if you limit yourself to a certain number of gallons and you have to use Alabama grown fruit....
This chart was in Homebrewing for Dummies by Marty Nachel, I thought it might be helpful to post it here.
If your beer smells like The term is . The source may be .
Adhesive bandages (phenolic)
Bacterial contamination; residue from a sanitizing agent ( this odor is expected of...
I'm on the Gulf Coast and average temps here are in the upper 80s/lower 90s. I planning on putting off brewing until it gets a bit cooler. I just don't think the window unit a/c will keep the temperature steady.
In the food industry they have a tool called a freezer paddle, it is used for chilling stocks more quickly. Basically it is a 128 oz paddle filled with ice pack fluid. You can freeze the paddle, dip it in touch sanitizer then use it to chill your wort. I suppose you could do something similar...