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it's ok. an irish style dry stout. completely from extract (coopers...my next beer will be a partial extract, partial grain kit from northern brewer (irish ale)) flavor is a bit strange. maybe my fault, maybe the kit? but fits the general idea of a dry stout. i really screwed up the...

i did a 4 gallon batch. so is it safe to say roughly 1 packet per up to 5 gallons (for future reference)

oh...that's easy. thanks. :o

i am going to be using a champagne yeast but I am not sure how much to use. I have 4 packets. i would prefer to save at least one of them for another project.

thanks. i'll pick up a couple i think for a quick racking and bottling. be nice to have extras for that purpose.

Do you really want to risk $40 of ingredients to save $15 on a bucket? nope. thanks for the tip. just for future reference is there any way to tell if plastic is food grade? do they include some sort of marking on the bottom?

can i use a 6 gallon bucket from the hardware store as a fermenting bucket? looks exactly the same as the one I paid about 15 bucks more for at the brew shop.

good advice thanks.

i did go to beer and wine makers warehouse. seemed expensive. sold me a dented can that was dropped, made it very hard to open. selection wasn't incredible. i'm shopping online now

i was originally just going to use 12 oz beer bottles but I can get wine bottles for free--plus corking supplies and thought that might look a bit nicer. thanks for the input

[: Its an obsession, not a hobby. I already know...obsessed after 1 week.

is it important to use dark wine bottles like I do with the beer? are tapered corks ok or should I go for the regular ones and spring for a corker. I know it's not expensive but I'm still reeling from my initial set up purchase (I just started doing this)

i got my equipment and my initial ingredients and bottles from the brew store in hartford. happy enough with the service but seemed very expensive. so my next order will be through northernbrewer. com My sister lives in Stonington, towards your area, but I'm on the MA border in Simsbury.

if i bring home used wine bottles from work is there someting I can buy to seal them up properly for bottle conditioning? Probably thinking to use them for mead not beer if it makes a difference.

Hi everyone i'm new to the site and the brewing life. I have my first beer, a from extract dry stout (coopers) a few days away from bottling. I have plans for all grains over the summer as well as some ciders and mead for the girlfriend so she doesn't try to put a stop to the home brewery that...