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Following the instructions of many of you good folks here on the board, I finally got the nerve to convert my unused chest freezer to a kegerator. It's still a work in progress, but here's what Iessentially I built a collar out of 2x4s. Then added glued 1x6 boards to the front and sides to...

7208 + 15 (since I last posted) = 7223

I've placed several orders with AHS and have been better happy with them. Plus I think their kits are awesome. The last 2 times took a while to process, but I blame the sale. And, hey, I got 10% off for Texas day. AHS and Northern Brewer are my favorite online homebrew shops to date.

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Did you sanitize the bottles first? I did not properly sanitize one of my first batches and it had a slight green apples smell and taste. I still drank it and most people did not notice it, but you may just have to suck it up as a learning experience. I learned that the sanitize cycle...

Exactly. St. Arnold Brewery tried to lead a charge to get this law passed a few years ago and it got crushed by the lobbyists. Never made it out of committee. I'll still call my local representatives in Houston, but it's an uphill battle.

3091 + 20 = 4011

Heard lots of good things about Three Floyds Brewing Company and their Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout. It's only sold on one day of the year. Sounds pretty extreme to me.

Why do you want to remove the oxidation layer from an aluminum pot? I thought it was supposed to be a good thing?

When I first bought my brew kit, I purchased the Coopers carbonation drops. And that is all I have used to date for the three batches that I have bottled so far. I get a little sediment, but nothing to complain about. But I have not used another method so I have nothing to compare it to.

I just brewed the AHS Honey Wheat last weekend. The other two Honey Wheats I brewed were kits from my LHBS, but they were much more expensive than the AHS kit. They turned out excellent and my wife likes it. But I'm still trying to find a cheaper kit with the same flavor. Anyone tried the...

I'm still just a noob but, aside from brewing tasty beers, one of the greatest pleasures that I get out of brewing is sharing my beers with family and friends. I brewed a batch in time for Christmas and Thanksgiving. And the look of surprise at how good it was awesome to see. The downside is...

Yet another reason for me to build my fermentation chamber. I stick my buckets in a closet, but with the change in temperatures, the temperature in the closet has been bouncing around over the last couple of weeks.

That is a cool looking font. What is it called?

I think the first link is a good deal with the 5 gallon glass carboy to use as a secondary. I wish I got something like that when I started. Comes with an auto-siphon, thermometer, and bottling equipment. I think I paid about the same for a whole lot less at my LHBS. And my True Brew lid is...

Same here. I gotta check this out. Although it feels really weird DVRing a House Hunters show....

There is definitely a LOT of Texans on here! Thanks for the welcome and I hope to keep learning from all you experienced folks. Zym - I have 5 kids (all boys) that all like to help me out in the garage. So I know what you mean. Mostly they just eat all my snacks and fight over who gets to...

Hello! I've been a long time lurker. Used to lurk more on the other "green" board until I found this one. I've been interested in homebrewing for a while but with a bunch of little ones running around the house, I decided to wait until the youngest were three or older. I brewed my...