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sounds like a sophisticated recipe. I just tried my own experimental batch yesterday. Hope yours turn out well.

Here is my first "experiment". I'm from Louisiana, hence the name. Not sure how this is going to turn out. I think I made quite a few mistakes and I'm actually wanting to do another batch right away and tweak the things I did wrong. Here's the recipe I used: 96 bags Lipton tea 3...

Here is my first "experiment". I'm from Louisiana, hence the name. Not sure how this is going to turn out. I think I made quite a few mistakes and I'm actually wanting to do another batch right away and tweak the things I did wrong. Here's the recipe I used: 96 bags Lipton tea 3...

Like everything else, do it a few dozen times and you got it down.

I'll definitely try that next time. It think my biggest problem during the whole process is the timing. I knew the steps just no idea how long they should take. Live and learn.

A wort chiller would be nice. I have a bulk ice dispenser up the street from me. It's 1.25 per 20 lbs so its not gonna break a the bank anytime soon. I will definitely be doing the spray bottle and a kettle skirt sounds like a good diy project. It was this forum that clued me in on the...

Technically I guess it's my second batch (my first was a Mr. Beer kit), but it's my first 5 gallon batch. It was tons of fun and I learned things you can only learn by actually doing. I had everything pretty well organized to begin with but there are definitely a few things I'll remember to...

Being from Louisiana sweet tea is one step below religion around here. I definitely want to try making some very soon. I would definitely hit the spot on a steamy summer afternoon. I'll post my own results once I get underway.

I'm trying Jake's American Wheat Ale this weekend from Brewing TV. My first 5 gallon batch actually. Hope it goes well. http://brewingtv.squarespace.com/recipe/2010/4/28/jakes-american-wheat.html

I always go back to the old Monty Python joke. "what does bud light and having sex in a canoe have in common?"

That's awesome! living the dream huh?

Holy Hell! Finally. Read. Whole. Thread. That took a while. Learned a lot though. I've only done one MRB batch, but they turned out so well that I'm already eyeballing a 5 gallon starter kit from Midwest Supplies. Here's to my new obsession!

Thanks for the input. I wish I had a good LHBS. The only place around is the slightly more upscale wine and beer store up the road from me. They have a huge stack of ail pales......and that's it. No airlocks, no tubing, no malts, sugars, yeasts. Kind of odd, but I guess when you actually...

I had some success with my first MRB batch and was considering buying another one. However, I've read that a lot of people on this forum use the MRB ferment but not the kits. If I bought a 5 gallon kit from elsewhere would I simply cut the recipe in half? Some of the kits I'm looking at cost...

I just bought one on these bottle myself. I'm planning on using mine for MR. Beer kits and using the MRB keg for priming and bottling. These bottles are much thinner than 5 gallon bottles. They crinkle if you carry them under your arm and would dent easily if dropped. I just wanted one as a...

Update on my first batch with Mr. Beer. I was rolling my bottles to stir up the yeast and I noticed a lot of bubbles at the necks so I popped on in the fridge. Several hours later....TASTY FOAMY BEER!!! It was amazing. I tried one after one week and it was totally flat. Less than a week later...

Yeah, that's exactly what I'm planning on doing. With all the workaround you have to do with Mr. Beer, it would make much more sense to spend the extra bucks and get a proper starter kit. Seems like much more work to get it to give you are proper beer than to just have the right equipment in the...

Thanks for the responses. I'll have to switch to the malt extract instead of the booster pack from now on. I also let my first batch ferment for 2 weeks instead of the recommended 1. Today is the one week mark for bottling and I just had to try it. Guess I should have waited as I was very...

Hi everyone. I'm quite new to home brewing and I'm really glad I found this site. My story is typical I guess. I expressed an interest in home brewing and my wife got me Mr. Beer as a birthday gift. Fast forward a year and a half I finally got around to making the kit that came with it...