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Well, I have a day job and a family. They eat up a lot of time. Also, I drink. With hookers.

That looks just like our first beer- I am so happy we stuck the carboy in a bathtub for fermentation! We actually washed, sanitized, and replaced the cap and airlock every ten minutes for a couple hours. Then we just left it open for the rest of the day and recapped it at bedtime. It did slow...

I wish we'd used a colander! We have a funnel with a filter insert (fermenter is a BB carboy), but that clogged up in about 15 seconds so we just pulled it out. We did leave as much gunk in the pot as possible, but this first beer is NOT going to be crystal clear. We had a few (several)...

A Hefeweizen is completely out of the question. My husband may choose to make one some day, but he won't have any support from me. Gross. I know of MD Homebrew, but it's a lot easier to find the time to shop online than it is to go to a physical store while keeping it a secret. If I make it...

Yoopers are my kinda people! We have a camp up on the Keweenaw! I will check out those websites, thanks for the suggestions.

My husband's Christmas gifts from the extended family will be a carboy and a couple corny kegs. The kids and I are getting him the gadgets, sanitizer, and brewing books. We've always planned to brew together, but I can't bounce ideas off of him without ruining the surprise. I can't read the...