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Been awhile since I've posted. Still Mr Beer brewing, but we're house hunting, which means soon I should have a basement to brew in and can upgrade to big boy equipment. First two batches are now just happy memories, the west coast pale ale that kept getting better and better as we went, and...

I knew I rushed the first bottle, but I actually did it in part to show myself how the character would change over time. The rest have been hanging out in my 70 degree spot until I pick them off one-by-one and have been getting better and better. My second batch is hanging out right now, hits...

My last bottle looked the same as yours. After a week, I couldn't pick out which one it was.

Newbie's impression: Amber Waves is kinda like the Mr. Beer. It's an easy target, because sure, it's really simplified and dumbed down. But it get people thinking "wait...I can make beer?" and get them into the hobby where they can learn and grow as brewers.

Popped my first bottle today. I can't say much in terms of the flavor department, but then I'd heard that about the pale ale. Nice head and thoroughly carbonated, it continued to bubble at nucleation sites throughout the glass. I HAVE MADE BEER! Bottling my cherry wheat next weekend. I...

Seal generator back up and running.

Perhaps you did, but you wouldn't be the first. I've yet to open my first bottle, yet I've already bought another 8-pack of the PET bottles, 4 refills (two-for-one coupon with my Woot purchase and then the sale on premium refills), the locking spigot and the bottling wand.

Customizable to every 1, 2, or 3 months. I've heard it's a decent deal if you're planning on sticking with Mr. Beer brewing for awhile, since the shipping is where they get you the hardest.

Oof, glad I learned this now rather than when bottling. And that's what happens when I try to help answer questions as a newbie ;)

My solution: drink Blue Moon. I can get those labels off with just a scrubber sponge. Also delabeling bottles as you drink them is no less work in the long run, but seems easier as it's divided over time.

Eh, I'll stop being cheap, pitch the booster (layman "pitch" not brewman) and get some dextrose. And Pogo: Look for Pepsi Throwback. It's a limited run thing, but it's sugar-sweetened Pepsi. I think they're only carrying it at the big box stores. Damn good stuff. I was at Harris Teeter the...

Alright, here's a question that might be weird, but also hasn't (as far as I could tell) been asked before. So I brewed my second batch tonight. It's a cherry wheat (yum) with the honey-for-booster substitution. So I've got this cup of extra booster, and me hating to waste anything, had this...

Does the fact that I pulled the trigger mean I just crossed the line?

"I recommend that you check out the recipes on Mr. beer for some other ideas." Oh yeah, I've been pouring over those, especially since I discovered that my local Harris Teeter carries all the same Oregon canned fruits for $0.50 less than Mr Beer and no $9 minimum shipping. Probably grab some...

Tried this recipe so I could have some more immediate gratification while waiting for my first beer batch to brew. Came out quite well. I didn't bother filtering the ginger chunks out of the syrup before bottling, which I think brought a little more flavor to the party. Especially when you're...

Bottled it yesterday, don't think it got above the danger line cause I didn't notice any cidery flavor or any banana flavor, just the flavor of bland and flat beer. But bland and flat beer that I made, damnit. I've read most of the thread in fits and starts. I go to a random page and read...

(Oops, double-post.)

Slightly warmer-than-optimal temperatures brings out what people describe as "cidery" flavors in their beer, correct? I'll look into the tub idea, but it might require outgrowing my current allotment of space for brewing. I had thought of getting some ice packs like that and putting them in my...

Best I can probably do is a 63-70 degree ambient range, since it's in my living room. But at least the end table it's in is out of the sunlight. I know temperature control is one thing I'll have to work better on, but probably also something that'll have to wait until I've got more space...

Well, right now I'm in a small apartment, so by joint decision of myself and my fiancee I'm limited to the amount of brewing supplies that'll fit in a small end table I emptied out. It basically fits a Mr. Beer and eight liter bottles with a little room left over for the in-waiting HME cans...