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Well, it's been bottle conditioning for seven days now. No "bottle bombs," nothing else out of the ordinary. Cracked one last night, just to get a taste. It's not bad. It's not great, but... meh. I assume my lack of enthusiasm stems from the fact that I used the absolute cheapest...

Oh, yeah. I don't have a beer fridge, so I'm not able to lager yet. Thus, no lagers, pilseners, etc. for a little while. I just wanted to provide all the details for you folks. I also realized that I forgot to prep the dry yeast by boiling it in a little water first. Oh, well. Shouldn't...

Howdy, all. I've been lurking for a while, and been thinking about this hobby for the past 6 months or so. After buying a new house, though, I felt bad dropping the cash for the "initial buy-in." Enter my brother-in-law who got me a starter homebrewing kit for Christmas. :) It's a...

I already have a brew kettle - a nice, aluminum 5 gallon stockpot from Tivoli. I like the Glass Starter Kit from Northern Brewer, but the carboy and bottling bucket are only six gallons. I really, really don't want to mess around with blowoff and all that. So my question is: with a 6 gallon...

Well, I'm planning on starting up my new hobby sometime in September, and to that end I've put together a list of stuff I think I'll need. 6.5gal glass carboy 6.5gal bottling bucket Airlock Carboy brush Plastic spoon, 24" Funnel with strainer Gum stopper for carboy Racking cane...

Yeah, I noticed that, too... Thanks for all the advice, guys. I like the bottles from Austin Home Brew. I guess I'll try a little of everything, and I'll let you guys know how it all turns out.

Hi there - I'm fixing to start my first batch of homebrew next month, and I have a question about bottling. I plan on bottling half of my first batch in regular, reusable brown glass bottles. I work at Ikea, however, and we have these great flip-top Grolsch-style bottles for $2 a piece...