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Plenty of people get swept away by the "idea" of homebrewing, spend a fair amount of cash on starter kits and then stuff them in a closet after a couple of batches. And some of those folks put their stuff on craigslist for vultures like you and me to scoop up. Also, I think it was Austin (can't...

Thanks for the replies! Much appreciated. Brew day coming up soon.

Been brewing extracts and mini-mashes for a few years and recently picked up and modded a garage-sale mini-fridge to use as a fermentation chamber with 3-gallon carboys. I figured that was as good an excuse as any to try all-grain with the BIAB method, so I went ahead and bought a 3-gallon AG...

My first beer was good with no off flavors. A friend and homebrewer (and beer snob) gave it a legit thumbs-up. Now, my second try was a grease fire. I still have some of it, but I don't let it leave the house. I choke one down every now and again, mainly because I refuse to toss it (and I need...

Better yet, head to your local hardware store or grocery store and support a business in your community. But, yeah, oxyclean works great. Soaking empty beer bottles in it works great for cleaning and/or getting stubborn labels off as well.

Don't think that thought hasn't crossed my mind! And aardii, thanks for the heads-up.

Thanks for the tips and info, everybody. Sadly, LHBS isn't an option here.

So I ordered my third beer kit from Northern Brewer the other day and decided to go with the Wyeast smackpack for the first time. My first two batches have turned out just fine using Safale US-04 and US-05, but I wanted to try something new. I also sprung for the ice pack upon ordering. And...

That's where I'm at. I have a dry irish stout celebrating a birthday today (it's two weeks old!) and instead of racking it to secondary, I'm just going to leave it be for another two weeks in primary before bottling. I'll probably pry open the bucket in the middle of next week to take a...