Recent content by antidentite

Hi TaylorB - are you sure you're willing to pay for shipping to NY? This is not only a large amount of items, but also heavy and fragile (at least the carboys are). I would think that shipping may cost ~$100, which would decrease the overall value of this purchase for you versus a local...

Yeah, he's an insistent little guy already! Congrats on your upcoming/impending new child! It's basically the time commitment required for brewing is tough with a child, especially since I have other hobbies that I prioritize higher than brewing. You'll also find that you need so much stuff...

I'm selling my home brew system which I've only used twice. I purchased most of these items just last year, and my newborn is forcing this sale. I'm asking $275. Here's the list of items that are included and the price I paid for them new in 2011: * Super Deluxe Beer Making Equipment...

I'm OCD, so count me in!

Those calibration stickers are cool and I'm sure they're much faster than etching, but the etching just looks so damn cool!

Here's the link to the AHS $20 kits: http://www.austinhomebrew.com/index.php?cPath=178_452_638

It looks like AHS now has the $20 kits on sale, so check out their website for more info. As for shipping prices, this is all at the discretion of the company based on profit and loss. We can question it all we want, but at the end of the day as a consumer you have to make the decision that...

This is genius! I use a label maker to mark the gallons, but this is a huge improvement.

Another thing I haven't seen mentioned here is to bottle instead of keg. While this may not be very popular due to the PITA it is to bottle, it can be cheaper if you're already drinking beers with pop tops that you can re-use when bottling. Or, I used to ask the bartender or waitress of the...

I do the same. And the Rock Bottom closest to me (Bellevue, WA) has an excellent beermaster that makes some really great beers. He's even agreed to give me yeast for home brewing if I needed it! Their growlers are the screw-top variety so they're not the greatest, but they are cheap!

I'm brewing a Pliny the Elder Clone this Friday and have two vials of White Labs 001 yeast for pitching. Should I still make a starter? If so, what's the recommended amount of DME I need to make a starter for two vials of 001?

Not to fork this thread, but if the reason they don't post the recipes is to avoid giving them to the competition, why do they give them out so easily if you call or email them? It seems like much of the competition is posting their kit ingredients, so it would be nice if AHS did the same...

This is a big advantage over AHS, since I also like to know what's in my kit before ordering it. Although I do like the optional alcohol boost that AHS offers. Not sure if Midwest offers that as well...

I just want to say that you're awesome for doing this for all of us! I'm still an extract brewer living in Seattle, but if I was doing AG I'd definitely take you up on this. For now, I just wanted to thank you for the effort :)

Yes, please post a link. That looks like some cool art!