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Good Sunday morning everyone. It is a cool 42*F. here in western New York and the sky is full of clouds. I have a ton of yard work to get done before the grass gets any greener or grows much more. I'll likely need to mow next week. I still have a huge pile of fire wood that needs stacking...

Northern Brewer is my go to on line retailer. They run a ton of specials, their pricing is competitive and their customer service is wonderful.

That was my thoughts. Especially with the free shipping and a free spring beer kit with orders over $125.00 I'm looking to upgrade to a two keg system and this seems like a pretty good deal if the regulator isn't junk.

Any one ever bought this kit or the regulator from NB? What did you think of it? https://www.northernbrewer.com/collections/kegging-systems/products/keg-system-reconditioned-dual-ball-lock

+5.5 gallons of Cream Ale = 2503.5 gallons

Here in New York every commercial bottle has a $.05 deposit on them and people still give me way more than I ever need. When I first started brewing I would buy bottles from a local redemption center for $.10 a bottle. They always came in a case box from the original bottler/brewer, had to be...

Keg it and enjoy. :cask:

Once again Sunday morning has come. It has dawned a crystal clear 32*F. with a heavy frost covering everything. Weatherman claims we might see 70's today, after snow and freezing rain on Friday. I've worked another 65 hour week and still managed to spend a few hours yesterday visiting with my...

I would suggest a Bayou Classic 10 gallon kettle. I bought one a few years ago and love it. As far as burners go, bigger is better. I also love my plastic Better Bottles for fermenting. They give you the endless joy of watching a fermenting beer without the dangers of the glass carboys...

Welcome to the obsession!

I did! I never had children of my own, but my wife had two beautiful teenage daughters when we met, almost 20 years ago. The youngest now has a 4 year old boy who is the best thing that ever happened to me. Soooooo much fun!

Future brews are not an issue. Save the slurry from the fermentation to use again.

Pitch it all, too little is a bad thing, too much is not an issue.

Congratulations on both new additions to the family. There is nothing better than grand kids.

It's hard to believe that Sunday morning has come once again. Here in Western New York it is a cold 33*F and snowing big wet flakes that in the last couple minutes have completely covered the ground. The weatherman claims that we will see a bit of snow on and off all day. A bit of a shock...

rubberized undercoating should slow down the decay.

First. let me welcome you aboard. This is a great forum and you will get lots of good advise here. Like the last two posts. They are spot on. A couple things I will ad. Patients is the hardest thing for most new brewers to learn. 9 days seems like an eternity to most new brewers. While...

Brew it now. Let it ride the full 3 weeks. Dry hop then. Won't hurt a thing.

Lager's benefit from Hallertau, like Soulshine2, mentioned. I have brewed the American lager kit from Mr. Beer and found it to be very bland. I would ad some more bittering hops @ 60 min and a bit of aroma hop at flame out. Hallertau, Fuggles, Saaz, would be the go to's for me in this type of...

Sunday morning has once again dawned here in Western New York. It's a crisp 21*F and the sky is crystal clear. The weatherman claims it will be a nice day today, some where near 50*F. We have our 4 year old grandson here at the house for the weekend. yesterday we were busy visiting the...