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There are a few different ways of doing your mash, there are several videos on youtube where people show their all-grain systems. I've only brewed one batch, using a steel pot for my mash tun. I doughed in when the water was at like 140 thinking I'd just heat it up to ~154, but due to uneven...

Nice Job! It looks tasty.

Thanks everyone. As far as starting with all-grain, one of the reasons I'm learning to brew (and a big reason the home brew undertaking has spousal endorsement in my household) is because one of my goals is to brew some decent gluten-free beer for her. After a lot of research I've found that the...

So Sunday was my first ever brew day and I wanted to share my experience. The day had its ups and downs; I laughed, I cried, I relaxed, stopped worrying and had a few brews. In the end I think I made beer, but I definitely need to get my system dialed in a little tighter. So the beer I set out...

Haha, there's a recipe for that in one of my brewing books. I think I prefer the coque au vin route for dealing with an unwanted rooster.

Yeah, meat flavored beer might be where I have to draw the line. Not that I wouldn't taste it given the opportunity.

I like that idea. You could use oatmeal and/or maple in it to legitimize it's use as a breakfast item. Has anyone made a bacon beer before? Hmmm... :D

A beer in the morning can be a beautiful thing. I think our culture has some pretty arbitrary standards when it comes to acceptable use of alcohol. To me it's less about the time of day and more about how you treat the alcohol in general. There are appropriate times to drink and inappropriate...

+1 to PolishStout. The Homebrewer's Garden is a great resource in terms of brewing with herbs/spices. I also really love the book Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers, which covers a lot of ground in terms of brewing herbs/spices. It's kind of woo woo, but has lots of interesting history/info...

Hi from Portland! I'm new here (and new to brewing) also.

Thanks everyone! I'll definitely let you know how the first brew turns out.

Hey all, I'm a new brewer living in SE Portland. I'm new to brewing but not drinking and loving beer! I'm a longtime fan of anything fermented (well I've never tried stinky tofu) and have been been planning on doing this for a while. I'm excitedly getting ready to brew my first batch this...