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I like to hear stuff like that. It's easy to psych yourself out with the minutia of detail in this hobby, but really the best philosophy seems to be, "relax, don't worry. Have a homebrew!"

Also a novice, here's my $.02: -Make sure grains are adequately crushed. If you see a bunch of whole kernels, it needs to be milled again. -Have a big enough kettle! Trust me, I learned this the hard way, it's a mess.

Anyone out there brewing all organic beers? If so, why do you do it? The wife and I buy lots of organic products, and I generally find organic products to be better tasting and better quality. But I'm not sure if that's true with beer. As much as I love the concept and environmental benefits...

Yeah in the winter my tap water will actually make your hands numb.

Yeah I would say so! That's quicker than most people with a CF chiller based on the fact that they have to use a slow flow rate of wort to achieve the target temp. You just sold me on buying the materials for a 50 foot IC. Thanks!

Thanks guys. I'm thinking if I put my kettle in the sink and fill it with cold water, then run an IC, I'll probably be able to cool a 5 gallon batch in less than 15 minutes.

I just did my first all grain batch this weekend. I don't have a chiller at all and just stuck my kettle in the 3 feet of snow outside. Obviously I'll have to get some type of chiller for when it gets warm, and I'm going to build either a DIY immersion chiller (easier to build, cheaper, easy to...

I know this topic has been beaten to death on here, and I'm aware of the pros and cons of different methods of chilling. However, unlike most home brewers, who are likey using a municipal water supply, my water comes from a mountain spring fed well, and runs under 60° F even in summer (right...

Near Wilkes-Barre, PA. First AG batch is currently mashing. And yes, my favorite jam back in the day was Eric B. For President.

You can use straight wheat LME or DME, but I've made one using two cans of Muntons wheat LME for a 5 gallon batch with the hallertau hops and althought it was a decent beer, it did not taste like a hefe. It was also very dark. Maybe if you use that recipe with the yeast Ed recommended it would...

Wow Ed, you must be psyched how many people have made and loved this beer! I'm doing a variation for my first AG batch today. Because my LHBS only had American wheat and pilsner and I'm using dry yeast, I guess mine will be an American wheat beer, but I'm expecting it to be very drinkable for my...