Recent content by Panache

I am a bit of a newbie and have been brewing in buckets, but the lids always leaked so I was looking to "upgrade" to a carboy. Thanks to posts here about the horrors of glass, I got a Better Bottle and love it. Cleanup is a snap and it's so easy to carry, even easier than a bucket.

I am a bit of a newbie and have been brewing in buckets, but the lids always leaked so I was looking to "upgrade" to a carboy. Thanks to posts here about the horrors of glass, I got a Better Bottle and love it. Cleanup is a snap and it's so easy to carry, even easier than a bucket.

I'm new here too and on the other side of the Blue Ridge in Staunton. Some great breweries around to try out for sure! Welcome.

It sure is addicting. I'm glad though the Brooklyn Kits did a good crash course on all grain brewing but I can't believe anyone can get anything decent with that racking cane. I may consider giving all grain a go in a month or two but it does seem more time consuming.

I'm a chemist and out of kicks I asked for a brew kit for Xmas. I got the Brooklyn Brewshop IPA kit which turned out mediocre, but drinkable. Thanks to the internet and this forum, I quickly learned all the things I did wrong (the awful racking cane included made me suck a lot of trub and air...