Recent content by Ed Porter

Hello all, First batch done and bottled. Using Northern Brewers deluxe kits, and I made an Irish Red Ale extract kit. Followed the recipe to a T. The taste is good, although not as flavorful or as bold as what I had hope, and there isn't much is the way of carbonation. Far from a flat beer, but...

My name is Ed, from West Michigan. Looking to get into brewing for the first time. Looking to get suggestions for my first beer making kit. Northern Brewers? Brooklyn Brew? Mr. Beer? Don't want to do this on the cheap. I do want to do it right. Thoughts? Suggestions? I look forward to hearing...