Recent content by jgots

Made 5 gallons following the recipe pretty closely, except with a home-juiced blend of apples (some sweeter, some more tart). It was delicious and refreshing, if a tiny bit too tart. Starting round two this weekend. This time with only one kind of apple--a sweet English variety whose name...

Thanks for the welcome! I'm in Bay Ridge, and my friend and brewing partner Ed is in Staten Island. The meet-up sounds great. I've got a toddler, so childcare is often an issue, but if I can get away, I will.

A few years ago I bought my dad, who lives in MD, a beginner's equipment kit. Since then, we make a beer whenever we're together in MD, which is maybe twice a year. Two months ago, a friend and I went in on an equipment kit up here in NY and have brewed 3 beers since then: A spiced Winter...