Recent content by tadandmel

Thanks Marsdude! I did shortly after I took that picture! ;)

damn does it taste good!!:) It's BB Red Ale kit and I'm so psyched with how it came out from the clarity to the taste. REALLY great tasting beer! I actually can't believe I brewed it! :D Anyways, thought I'd share! Hope everyone had a good weekend! Cheers, Tad

Congratz on your first batch! You're now entering easily the toughest part of the whole process: the waiting... I just finished bottling my second batch (a red ale) about 10 days ago, cracked one open to make sure carbonation was occurring (and, to be honest, I was a little impatient and...

@AirborneBrewer - Ah right on! My dig on CL stemmed from my experiences buying and selling other items (computer stuff mostly). I've had more bad than good unfortunately. It's good to hear that CL is such an awesome resource for this hobby! Congratz on the haul! Very cool! My brother was...

@DaveO thanks for the invite man! I might take you up on that. @KevinW Thanks for the warm welcome and suggestions for "new" equipment. Craigslist can be a little dodgy in my area but I'll definitely take a look! I'll be sure post about how the next batch turns out!

@mikebiewer that seems like the next evolutionary step of my current setup. I thought I could do it with one but it's looking kinda doubtful. LOL Nice to see someone else with the same patience level as me! Thanks for reinforcing my inkling to wait.

Thanks Makeyermark! That's what I figured, I just wanted to hear from the gurus. Of course, if I could've jumped the gun and bottled early I would've been just as psyched. I can wait though. The best beer I tasted from my first batch was hands down the last one. So it definitely sounds...

Hey all, I'm on my second batch, it's a Brewers Best Red Ale and so far everything is going really well. My first batch, a BB English Ale, came out all right but I definitely bottled AND opened my bottles a little too early I think. Patience is a bit of a bitch for me ;). But I learned a lot...