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When I first started enjoying craft beer, I didn't care for the hoppy beers. It is an acquired taste for me. I started liking the stouts and porters first then came to appreciate the hops!

I am drinking and really enjoying New Belgium's Ranger IPA! It's actually one of my favorites right now.

Well, i finally did it! Work finally slowed down a bit, so I brewed a brown ale last week. It just went into secondary and it looks good. it seems kinda thin, but that's to be expected with just one can of extract and some sugar and hops. But it was still fun to brew again.

headfullahops <Given the same atmospheric conditions, equipment, and process, you will boil off the same volume of liquid whether you are boiling 2 gallons or 10. Variations in boil-off volumes are determined by the aforementioned factors of atmospheric conditions (ambient temp, barometric...

Correct me if I am wrong. But shouldn't you boil all of the extract? If you add part of it late in the boil, the added portion won't go through the protein break and coagulate the proteins out of the wort. If I remember correctly, this helps prevent chill haze. I may be off base. But I don't...

<<Welcome back to the addiction, and welcome to HBT.>> Thank you. And you are quite correct. It's more than a hobby, It's an addiction! (Might be a good tag line). Thanks for the link too. I will check it out. Plan to visit the LHBS to purchase supplies on Saturday. May brew on Sunday...

I'm about to brew my first batch in almost fifteen years. Doing all extract for now. Starting with a basic pale ale. Was wondering if there is a recipe for a light beer like Stella Artrois. Hoping to get my GF to take part in my hobby. She tends to prefer Miller lite or Bud light. Got to get...