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I really couldn't have been more fortunate to have had this thread go off like it did. I am learning so much. Would love to keep it going for as long as it has life left in it. From the detailed advice, all the way down to the kit I bought, I've had nothing but amazing advice. Check out my new...

That's perfect, thanks very much! I'll keep an eye on it, and if it drops temp in that room for whatever reason, I'll know and correct it. I have the temp strip on it now, so I can keep a better eye on it.

this one!

I don't have the packet anymore but it was dry yeast and was in a red packet. I put it in warm water for 10 minutes then poured it in the carboy. Should I just start calling it a fermenter for now on? Haha I don't know which is the common term to use.

I'm pretty sure I'll be following that same path of brewing outside. There was so much moisture. So, I checked my carboy and it says 62 degrees... too cold?

I believe my kit comes with a stick on thermometer. I should stick that to the side of the carboy? Also, wouldn't there be a lot of hops residue in your beer if you didn't use the mesh bag? Since I'm so new, I didn't know whether all of that greens were supposed to be dissolved in the beer...

This is incredible advice, and answers to my questions. Thank you so much. You've been helping me so much from the beginning. The room its fermenting in will actually be the colder room in the house. I'll find out the temp, but I'm not worried about it being too hot in the room itself. It's in...

Hi all, thanks for the responses. I'll try and explain everything I did now: 6 gallons of water in the kettle on high. Malt in mesh bag tied off for 30 minutes while it moved up to 170 degrees. Once hit 170 (half hour), I removed the malt and turned off heat. Added FULL bag of extract, as...

here is a pic of the leftover hops from the mesh bag.

Thanks everyone! So, I brewed my first batch... I don't know what to think. I just hoped the entire time I wasn't contaminating anything, and that I was doing everything correctly. First questionable thing I noticed: I put three separate rounds of pellet hops in the mesh bag, and I noticed...

I totally meant to say morebeer, lol. Can't believe they shipped it yesterday and it's arriving tomorrow! Thanks so much for the directions! I'm going to get started on reading it now. I'll put out another post/pics once I get myself started. I'd love to hear what you all think.

Great advice from all! So, will the kit have directions in it? I obviously would need some direction to brew the first batch, and it comes with an American pale ale recipe kit with yeast. I'm getting nervous lol. It arrives tomorrow.

Thanks and great quote! So, I'm glad you shared that quote because I feel like i really wanted to get my hands dirty in all-grain brewing. I know that I now have an extract brewing kit, but I'm STILL questioning whether I just bought a glorified mr. Beer kit. Will I have control over my future...

Hey all! Just wanted to thank every single person on this forum who helped me out. I greatly appreciate it and I can't wait to be able to return the favor. Thank you all. I decided to purchase the allbrew Fermonster premium kit. It looks like that will be my best best for being a first time...

amazing advice from all. Thanks so much. Say I were to go with one of the two kits I liked, what would be the additional items I would need? I'm assuming the immersion wort chiller? I'm confused because, if it's a kit, wouldn't it have everything needed to get a batch going? I'm expecting...

Thanks so much for all of this info! I appreciate it very much! I am definitely looking to do it from scratch, so I'd prefer to not do extract brewing. One of the kits I was looking at was from northern brewer - http://www.northernbrewer.com/megapot-1-2tm-all-grain-brewing-system or this one...

Hi all, this is my first post ever in this forum. Like other forums I belong to, I look forward in interacting with all of you, and helping others once I get my foot on the ground! With that being said, I have absolutely zero experience in this hobby, but I love the thought of being a part of...