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My first batch was amazing, it was so good that i was disappointed in every beer i drank afterwards for the next few months. Did it in a Mr. Beer too, i think i got pretty lucky. Working on the second and third batches right now.. so who knows this time. My temp control's been kinda crappy...

I can't stop laughing about that rent a friend. It's a joke website right? it's got to be.

Well bottle conditioning sounds easier.. hmm, maybe i'll leave a bottle to sit for an extra week and see what that does for it. I'm a little worried about this batch i messed up in my brewing process a couple times, so i won't even know if it's any good for another few weeks, i might try the...

hmm i see, i've been leaving the beer in the fridge for a couple of weeks, should i not bother with this? maybe cut it back to a week? or just do as suggested only a couple of days? The kit lied about a week of fermentation i don't want it to catch me off guard about the fridge too. Thanks!

i'm reading John Palmer right now and it's my first time through but i'm a little confused about something. He says "bad things" can happen after 3 weeks fermentation. But that some beer's like doppelbock need over 6 months to a year of conditioning to reach their "peak". So i'm kind of...

Improved Cognitive functions you say? Very cool article, thanks for sharing!

How do you go about filling the container with CO2? And what are peoples thoughts on getting a small bottling bucket for a Mr. Beer?

Hunter S. Thompson, or Charlie Mopps! the man who invented Beer! It'd be kinda cool to drink with my grandfather i hear he enjoyed a drink or two.

wouldn't that mix air up into it?

Well the military will help pay for school or so i hear. You might want to work on your general ed req's in the meantime then. It should transfer over to whatever you want to do, there's a reason the counselors try to focus on general ed.

Well i was talking to my dad about getting a carboy and what he thought about it, you know with other options like better bottles and plastic buckets. It's kind of a hard decision to make. I saw a pretty good deal on craigslist for 15 bucks for two 6.5 gallon ones. But the guy hasn't gotten...

alright i'm optimistic, i'm subscribing. Let us now how it works out and who knows maybe i'll be able to make some bacon beer for a friends birthday..

lmao.. wow.. you can add bacon to beer.. I have a friend who's going to get a kick out of this.. Then again maybe i shouldn't tell him, then he'll want me to make it >_>

yeah i need to get my hands on starsan. They send a packet of onestep when you buy a refill so no extra sanitizer for the water. I ran out and bought some bleach for my last batch but the smell really threw me off. Plus i got a thermometer i have to dig out of the water and i was really...

yeah but there's a spigot on the fermenter.. kinda how they make Mr. Beer kits. So dirty water is freaky O_o

Hmm i used bleach on my last batch but the smell threw me off a bit.. worried about the spigot. Starsan sounds like a safer bit.

Well i got a Mr. Beer awhile back and i kind of fuss over it.. a lot.. Anyway after 2 batches my dad wanted to give it a shot and i helped. He wasn't to sure about it at first with how warm it's been but i assured him with the swamp cooler trick it'd be fine and i'd help check it for him...

Thanks dfc and Justibone, think i'll stick with the traditional apfelwein the first time around though.. sounds like a hit and i have to admit it's peaked my curiosity.. Not a big fan of wine but i know many people who are.

.. what is contract brewing?

I hear i can put priming sugar into the fermenter before bottling, but i forgot how much to use? anyone know? It's like 2 gallons right?