Recent content by Mactrekr

Well, my kit arrived, I must say, I was a bit dissapointed at first, the malt extract had been placed in the box upside down and had leaked all over everything. BUT!!! One email to AHS and I quickly had an appology and another tub of ME on the way. As others on this board will attest, AHS is...

I was born in Nurenberg W. Germany, and lived in Amberg, a town of about 1000 people (at the time) that had 13 breweries. I'd be willing to bet that not one of those breweries bottled their beer!

I've got a fridge that I'm planning on using for fermenting, however, one minor issue is it won't get any warmer than 60 degrees. Is this too low for proper fermenting? Does it matter? I have an A/C in my office that I could keep at around 68 degrees and do my fermenting in there. Mac

Well, I ordered the Gold Seal Cerveza from AHS, I figure if the wife likes it, it's one less battle I've gotta fight. Thanks for all the great ideas. Mac

Hi Guys, Well, I did dig around a bit on the forum, but really specifically what I need is a recommendation on a very easy to brew, hard to screw up, everything included, malt extract, no grainbag, light, crisp, easy to drink ingredient kit. I have two goals in mind. One, being my first...

Ah, yes, the bottle. Frankly, I've got an extra full size refridgerator, and I'm up to 5 cornelius kegs. So, I'm pretty sure I'll be skipping the bottle thing altogether. Thanks for all the welcome. Mac

Hi Ya'll, Well, I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Mac and I live on the US/Mexico border in SE Arizona. I've been a beer afficinado all my life, (Born in Amberg Germany) and am finally getting ready to take the plunge into brewing my own. My best buddy and I have just about...