Recent content by vamil93

have a cream stout in secondary and am thinking of adding cocoa powder. good idea, or mistake. would like to hear from those with experience. thanks.

what is a good higher abv beer for a beginner to try to brew? i have brewed three beers to this point, a cream ale, cream stout and ipa. all extract. i would like to try a "big beer". thanks in advance for any input.

i've been looking too. the shipping is what gets expensive. austin homebrew seems to have the best prices.

is there an advantage to doing the secondary at a colder temp than the primary? I am brewing a cream ale, and the yeast calls for 68-73 degrees. should I do the secondary at the same temps or try to do it at a cooler temp? advantages or disadvantages? thanks for the help.

it adds quite a bit of cost. is it worth the money?

can someone explain the ported thing? thanks.

what was the added charge?

i was deciding between that one and the starter kit. what is making you lean that way?

which kit are you looking at getting?

Could you tell me the advantage? Is it the extra carboy? Thanks.

they call it the starter set, while the one with the extra bottle is the intermediate. there is an option for glass or Better Bottle. Which would be a better choice?

I am looking at getting a kit from Midwest. I was comparing the starter kit and the intermediate kit. In reading the forum, it looks like for a beginner, I will need a primary fermentor (plastic pail) secondary fermentor (glass/BB) and a bottling pail. The starter kit has these three, while...