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I made my first homebrew, and today was bottling day. I'm on my second beer right now, and man does it taste great. It's not even very carbonated at all, but it still tastes fantastic. I LOVE it! It's a nice amber ale kit from midwest supplies. Mmmm damn good. Can't wait to taste one in...

Well, my wife loves Bud. What can I say. I'm trying to impress her with my beer, so I bought a Bud kit. This one: http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=3434 Well, damned if I didn't read fully before I bought it...it's a damn lager. So am I screwed, or am I...

This is the airlock I have (the one on the right): There's a cheap plastic top that goes on it. I'm guessing this part is for storage, not for the actual ferment. I just want to be sure though. It doesn't seem like I should put anything on top...or my guess is that it would just pop...

When you take a hydrometer reading while fermenting, how do you get the hydrometer out of a glass carboy when you're done taking a reading? Do you just leave it in there for the fermentation cycle, or what? Dumb question, I know!

Does anyone know how long you leave your carboy and equipment in one step solution? I can't seem to find this info anywhere. I'm planning on making beer this afternoon. I have my carboy soaking in one step right now. I actually just finished filling it to the very top moments ago. Any...

I just got my kit from Midwest Supplies. I bought this kit: http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=6876 The kit includes the following: 6 Gallon Glass Carboy • 5 Gallon Glass Carboy • 6.5 Gallon Plastic Fermenter • 6.5 Gallon Bottling Bucket with Spigot...

I'm sure this has probably been asked time and again, and I tried finding the answer using the search function...but was amazed when I couldn't. Maybe I didn't look hard enough? I've been wanting to brew beer for a long time, and now I finally have the time to do it. I would love to buy a...