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I have been to Big Al, Schooner, Georgetown, and Redhook. Big Al was my favorite.

I have seen it referred to as a style of malt and a characteristic. I have tried to look for an explanation, but to no avail. Can someone please explain "biscuit" to me? Thanks.

I am thinking the same. Probably getting a few 3 gallon carboys to do some small batches. I'll have to find beers that ferment in the same range.

I feel your pain. I have my first home brew in primary now. Only about 5 days in.

I have my first 5 in Primary.

I am willing to trade Abita Strawberry for some Pliny, Dogfish, Victory, etc. We are sort of limited as far as US craft beers go.

My brother's neighbor was throwing the freezer away because it smelled funny. I got a great deal on it -- FREE. I just threw a Johnson controller on it and added a ceramic space heater. Instant ferm tank. Works great.

24 hours later... Active Fermentation!!!!! I am F'n pumped!!!!!

My first fermintation

I was actually surprised as to how well the Chimay paired with Seafood Gumbo. Trust me, it was not done on purpose. Also, I made the mistake of treating La Findu Monde and Chimay as session beers. I know better than that and paid dearly for it today.

I have been researching, studying, and watching videos of every home brew topic that I could get my hands on for the past 3 months. I finally decided that it was time to dive in and brew. I brewed a NB Honey Brown Ale and cannot wait to drink it in about 6 weeks. A huge THANK YOU goes to...

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Where did you get those plastic fermentation buckets?

I ran into an article that mentions a "Stilton Beer" (link below). Stilton is cheese, so that made me curious. Reading further, I noticed that there is no cheese actually added to the beer. Instead, they use the whey that separates from the cheese curds. Does anyone have any experience with...

That makes sense. Thank you very much.

I am collecting my equipment and preparing to make my first batch of homebrew. When making a starter, does it matter what type of DME is used? For example, I will be making a Brown Ale and have some Munton's Amber DME for my starter. My HBS had light, amber, and dark DME. I would assume that...