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Check out South Hills Brewing Supply in Pittsburgh. Every time I go to the 'burgh I stock up. They have a web site, www.southhillsbrewing.com.

Greetings from Winchester.

If the bubbling in the airlock has stopped, and it should have by now, then the answer is yes, you can give it a drink. Take a hydrometer reading. I am not the most experienced apfelweinmaker on the forum -- I have only made one batch so far -- but your gravity should be down around 1.000...

I did a partial mash first, using a nylon mesh bag in a stockpot on the stove. I mashed/sparged 4 pounds of grain, and then added one can of LME. It gave me a feel for mashing before my first all-grain. By the way, I just recently tasted my first all-grain brew. WOW! What an improvement...

I made a number of mistakes on my first brew, and it turned out OK. You demonstrated that you have the right attitude when you wrote, "I'm not going to worry about it. I'm going to sit on it for a couple weeks like everyone says and expect the best!" That's the spirit of RDWHAHB.

Just do it. Hey, that would make a great slogan for a sporting goods company! Seriously, the first time you brew at home, you'll feel kind of clumsy with it, but with more brews you'll get much more comfortable. Good Luck.

What's a boffin? I don't speak 'Stralian and would like to know if I have been insulted or not.

I'm going to recommend Extreme Brewing by Sam Calagione. It is enthusiastically written with lots of pictures and explanations. Later on, buy a copy of How To Brew by John Palmer. It is well worth the 20 bucks. And if you buy a home brewing starter kit, there is often a book included with it...

I was 49 when I started my addiction, so I know how you feel. Welcome to the forum, you'll find lots of information here. And as long as they don't start sacrificing Virginians, we'll be okay.

Having Palmer for a primer on brewing is almost like having Albert Einstein for your high-school Physics teacher -- there is too much information! But don't throw that book away. As you grow in your hobby, you will keep turning to it for information. I do. My first brewing book was Extreme...

I'm just going to pile on and confirm that lower temp is better. I'm a relative noob with 17 brews behind me, and the best beers I have made were all fermented at 55 degrees Fahrenheit (12.7 Celsius) or lower.

Your copper shouldn't rust, unless you use the wrong chemicals to clean it. I'm going to quote from page 310 of [U]How to Brew[U] by John Palmer: "Copper is relatively inert to both wort and beer. With regular use, it will build up a stable oxide layer (dull copper color) that will protect...

Welcome. This is a great place for info about all things homebrew. Go for the one that is 20 minutes from your house. Glass carboys are easily broken in transit. And it is a good thing to support the local home brew shop.

Welcome to the site. And congratulations on living my dream! My family and I enjoy touring the wineries here in Northern Virginia. Having my own vineyard would be the bees' knees.

So you just did your first AG batch -- did you buy or build some equipment, or borrow a friend's? I have also been extract brewing for a little over a year. I did my first partial mash today, using DeathBrewer's mesh bag trick, and it worked great!

Yeah, you're definitely hooked. I recognize it because I have the same monkey on my back. And like any man's hobby, it's a money pit. One of my guidebooks said something about saving money by brewing at home. Based only on the cost of the ingredients, that may be true: my total expenditure...

Welcome! It's good to have the support of the spousal unit, for sure. My wife even helps me with the bottling.

I have been brewing solo for a little over a year, and it's time to come out of my self-imposed isolation and seek other home brewers for advice and encouragement. I have 18 brews under my belt - that can be taken literally - and am looking to make the move from extract brewing to all-grain.