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Sweet, thanks for the info guys!

Cool, thanks! I live in PB so HBM is pretty much the closest to me. For some reason your sig didn't post or I can't see it. Mind posting the link to your club? I may be interested in popping by or sending you guys a question or something at some point.

I was boiling my very first wort during the USA-Canada Gold Medal Hockey game during this past Olympics in Vancouver. Needless to say I got distracted a few times and didn't think I would have to worry about a boilover in the first 20 minutes or so... I turned around after watching the TV for...

Yeah, I guess I realize that now. I hadn't done too much reading beforehand, so I kinda assumed less liquid would mean less carbonation...big mistake there I guess! Thanks to the rest of you for the advice on sugar and water amounts. The instructions I got with my kit had a range of 3/4 -1...

Thanks for the warm welcome! Question to you fellow San Diego/So-Cal natives - What are some other supply shops you guys visit? I'm just curious in case I run into a situation where I can't find an ingredient or the place by me doesn't carry it.

I've made two batches of beer so far and both had a bit of an overcarbonation problem. The first batch, they all seemed to foam a bit more than normal upon first opening and a few bottles gushed. I went down from using 1 1/4 cup of corn sugar to using just 1 cup on my second batch and there was...

Legal File Clerk at a mid-size firm in downtown San Diego. Graduated SDSU in 2008 and finished up my time in the Marine Corps Reserve in 2009. I've started writing and brewing in my free time and trying to figure out what to do next.

Checking in from San Diego by way of Lake Elsinore. I've lived in SD for about 4 years now and just got into homebrewing a few months ago with a friend of mine. What can I say, college and the abundance of microbreweries down here inspired us! So far, we've been going to Home Brew Mart (run...