Recent content by Botwrong

Thanks for the encouragement! Swmbo says I'm addicted to homebrew because I'm always searching this site for info. I've got a batch of cider aging, what flavor beer should I brew to keep her happy? I've got an apa kit, I know that will be too hoppy for her, ideas? Please, J.B.

So I drank the first bottle of my first batch today, I was actually impressed with myself! It is an English brown ale extract kit from brewer's best. I'm not currently at home, so I don't have the o.g. or f.g. I do remember calculating the abc and it was close to five%. Taste is great, like a...

Noon here wanted to say thanks for all the info. Made my first beer on 6-11-11, and it seems to be going very well. I used a brewers best English brown ale kit and followed the instructions in the kit, and adjusting a few things from pointers i've gotten here and by reading John Palmer and...