Recent content by derekbottorff

Then that is what I will do. Thank you!

I am very new to all of this and just finished putting my first batch into a carboy. Now I am left with all of these dirty dishes. I washed them like I would each any other dishes, with liquid dish soap. My question is, do I need to soak everything in sanitizer now? Or do I wait until I am...

We have two great breweries in Lafayette, but unfortunately we don't have a single home brew store around here.

For those of you that are in and around Indy, do you have any recommendations for a good home brew store in your area? I have nothing up here around me and I would like to make the trip to Indy just to take a look around a home brew shop or two.

Yes, it is in fact German. Thank you all for the kind welcome! I can't wait to get started on my first batch. Fortunately, there seems to be a wealth of knowledge and experience on these forums so I feel confident that I can learn to make a great beer!

Hello all! My name is Derek Bottorff and I am the worlds newest brewer. I just ordered my first starter kit after doing months of research and window shopping. I am very excited to get started and I am sure I will have a million questions once I get started. A little about me. I am the...