I have 2 brews under my belt and to be honest neither one came out very good,both had a hoppy bite,the 2nd worse than the first,and both were extract brews.Well I made a move the other day and ordered 2 budget stout kits from ahs.They are mini mash kits,and I brewed one yesterday and everything went great.I got my mash temp to 155F and held it perfectly for and hour.The day before brew day I boiled 2 bottles of water and frozen them,put them after the boil and got the temp down to 75F in about 10 minutes and pitched the yeast.Had airlock activity in about 3 hours and had a lot of activity this morning but now its started to slow some.According to the sticky thermometer on the fermenter the temp has stayed between72-76 degrees F.The question is,Have I screwed the pooch on this brew with the temps.I envey people who have to use heaters to get thier temps up.I wish I had that problem