Recent content by AndyRoss

I paid 32$ for the double oatmeal one and 29$ for the red ale, quite worth it imo, considering they are 6 gals kits.

I'm at week 3 of my first brewing attempt! I went with something very simple so I could get a grasp of the process, I went with Festa Brew full wort kits (23l (6 gallons) of wort in a box). I actually started 2 kits about a week appart. Anyways, I think I might have screwed up a little bit on...

I'm a masters student at HEC Montreal (High Commercial Studies in english), doing my masters in management. I work as a consultant part time to pay for my schooling.

We really do like our beer...but the problem in Canada is the population density. Our country is significantly bigger than the USA, yet we only have something around 1/11th of the population. It is kinda hard to make a living out of selling homebrewing gear and supplies when your customers are...

Haha yeah, I have a backyard that is about 1 square mile, half is covered by a forest, the rest used to be a farm so it's pretty good...but lets not get ahead of myself, I aint there yet! I'll try to brew something that is drinkable at first. I would've prefered to try an extract kit like those...

Well the first rocket I flew....I didn't even have to stick a motor in, somebody else did it for me and I still managed to **** it up and launch almost horizontaly ! I know, or at least I hope, I'll eventually want to do PM or AG but the reason why I want to start with something really basic is...

Well it would seem to be that in my case/area, even a batch ending up costing 60-70$ (and realistically, they would average 40$) is still cheaper than the cheapest swill beer available!

Hello all! I've been looking for a new hobby for a while (just got out of spudguns and rocketery) and I stumbled across this forum. While I knew some people made their own wine (and those I tasted were rarely any good), it never occured to me one could make beer. So I began reading tons of...