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Depends on where you live in Columbus... but I could probably get from here to the base in an hour. The club is pretty welcoming. I'll drop you a line next time they're having a brew day if you're interested.

Just ordered the kit this weekend. Havent received it yet. But after doing 2 batches with Mr Beer I can already tell Im going to love it. A little bit more work... but more than double the yield. Bring it on! There's a brewing "club" here in Americus, and a small brew shop. Good guys to...

Nice. I go to Columbus every few months to the shooting range, and to eat at the Canon. I'm working with a Mr Beer kit too... and a small 2-gallon bucket fermenter. Just ordered 5-gallon starter kit from Midwest though. I hope to do my first batch on that later this month.

If overpitching leads to less esters and shorter lag times (is that right?)... what is the consequence of underpitching? More esters from the yeast? Longer lag times (if you don't use a starter)? Lower ABV in general? Or just a longer time in the primary before it reaches FG? I'm curious...

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Welcome. Where are you located in GA? I'm in Americus (about 2 hours south of Atlanta)

let me guess... "fromunda" the cap?

PS - Look what came in the mail today! I already had the HMEs - West Coast Pale Ale and Whispering Wheat, and the standard boosters and yeast. I ordered this other stuff to kick them both up a notch. Mellow Amber and Golden Wheat UME, Sterling and Fuggle hops, and some Safale S-04 AND Safbrew...

Thanks for the tip. No lines on the bucket, but I tried it out tonight. The 2-gallon bucket just barely held 8.5 quarts (with about 1/2 inch of airspace above the water line). I think I can stand to loose a little water without hurting anything. Thanks again.

Just picked up a small 2-gallon bucket fermenter from a friend. I'm thinking about doing my last Mr Beer recipe in it. What would it do to the recipe if I use all the ingredients, but in less water (2 gallons rather than 2.5)?

I'm still very new to all this, and havent tried it myself. So correct me if I'm wrong (and I probably am). But it looks like different hops and yeasts can produce different flavors in your beer. Scrolling through the different ingredients available on Northern Brewer, there are several that...

I just washed and sanitized 40 bottles tonight. I can agree with you there.

Perfect timing. Check this out. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/groupon-back-64-kit-ingredient-kit-25-certificate-300885/

Here are some recipe kits from Northern that I would like to try in the near future. Not much in common with Blue Moon at all... but they do sound tasty. http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/brewing/recipe-kits/extract-kits/extract-ale-kits/saison-extract-kit.html...

I looked at this post a few days ago. Thought to myself, "nah... it can wait. I'll play with my Mr Beer for a few more batches before I buy a starter kit" Went to a get-together with some experienced home brewers this afternoon. Talked about making beer for a few hours, and watched them...

Excellent write-up. Still a little over my head (pitch rates? attenuation?), but something I'll keep in mind. Thanks. Thanks for all the responses. I did some research after I posted this question (probably should have done that first... my bad). Found people using everything from light...

I'm as "noob" as they come. My first batch (of Mr Beer) is only 4 days in. But I just ordered some more ingredients and hope to start a second batch this weekend. Just wondering what people do to control the temp during fermentation. I live in a drafty old house... and even with the...

Thanks for the advice. Glad I asked before I tried it. Based on your advice, I looked up some recipes and ordered some more ingredients to improve on my last 2 cans of Mr Beer HME. I'll experiment with my second and third batches... and then maybe upgrade to a 5gallon starter kit

This talk of oddball alcohol laws and Utah reminds me of the movie SLC Punk. Awesome movie. Disturbing... but awesome. Now that I'm confident my current batch (nut brown ale) is in fact fermenting, my attention is turning to batch #2. I have two other ingredient kits - West Coast Pale Ale...

Thanks again for the advice. I read back through some of the 300+ pages of this thread. Sounds like this is a common noob question. Guess we've all seen the pics and vids of big bubbly carboys, and we expect the same from Mr Beer. Ill give it a few weeks and try not to worry about it. Took...