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Sorry!!! This is my fault. When I used @Gavin, I was just asking you. I'm really not sure where I got that advice. But my latest two batches have been fermenting in the low 60s.... so I should be ok.

@gavin c - Into the 60s? Is that ideal? I think I got advice from someone saying you need temps between 70 and 80. @christyle - I though certain additives needed to be boiled in. You can put additives in the fermentation bucket just like dry hopping?

So last night I went to my LHBS and ended up getting a recipe and some ingredients for what they called a mild ale... it has a super simple recipe. What I also ended up doing was picking up some orange bitters and citrus hop as well. The ingredients for this recipe are: 3lbs of marris otter...

Here's what I've been doing: Primary fermentation is done in a bucket. I've been keeping it in a closet that seems to stay right around 70 degrees no matter what. I have the thermometer on the side of the bucket that I check from time to time just to be sure. Secondary fermentation is...

I have a 2nd refrigerator that I plan on using for the kegs, but I don't know that I have a ton of control over the exact temp. But I thought that was the good thing about kegging.. using CO2 so that you could skip the bottling step?

Still undecided on these kegs. Maybe I should just bite the bullet and buy brand new for now??? I"m as cheap as they come, but I don't wanna get ripped off.. or buy something I won't be happy with. Some of the prices I see are great, but add on shipping and it's not much of a deal.

Thanks again all these posts and replies! Everything I've read on here has been very helpful. I stopped by our local HBS and talked w/the owner for a while. I'm going to continue extract brewing for now, but with the idea that I switch over to all-grain sooner or later. I'm headed back over...

Sorry, been away from my computer for too long and trying to catch up on all these posts. I have a local HBS in town here. I got my start by buying a brewers best kit from them. I guess I need to head down there some afternoon when they aren't busy and talk to them about starting to buy in...

I took one of the brewer's best extract kit recipes and looked up the ingredients, and I can basically find everything, but I keep finding interesting things.. I looked up Victory Malt and I saw where someone said that you could actually just use basic 2-row and toast it in the oven @275 for...

Shoot!! The shipping cost kills this as a good deal. I have a buddy who I thinks does some kegging. I'm going to check with him and see what he did.

I think the size and style are fine. My main concern is buying something that the CO2 tank might not hook up to and that the tap hoses may not connect to either. I guess if that's not a concern, then this one is probably fine for me.

Sounds like this is the direction I want to go, but I think I have a lot of research ahead of me.

I'm looking to start kegging my beer and so far, this is one of the cheapest options I've seen. But are these kegs pretty universal? Will I be sorry after I buy a pair of them...

I've been reading on here where guys are buying grains that can used to brew multiple types of beer. Is that pretty much what you guys are doing? I guess then it would make sense to determine which recipes I like best and buy grains based on that.

If you don't mind me asking, what type of beer do you usually brew and how much do you brew at once? What do you estimate the cost to be per 5 gallon batch? About how much grain do you buy all at once and do the containers just need to be airlocked or kept cold as well? Also, some of the...

Not sure that this forum is the right place for this thread, but I'm still very much a noob so... I've done three batches of beer from Brewer's Best extract kits: Nut Brown Ale, Witbier & Oatmeal stout. All three batches turned out great! I have no problem with these kits other than it'd...

Thanks again for all the advice! I'll try to find a warmer location.. not a great time of the year for that! and I'll wait another week or two.

Thanks for the quick replies! I did not take any gravity readings. This was my first batch, and it was suggested by others that I focus on the process the first time through and not worry about that.. probably a mistake on my part not doing it. As far as the process... This was a...

I just cracked a bottle of my nut brown ale and there's virtually no carbonation. There was a 'hiss' when I opened it, but no bubbles and no head. I followed the directions and that I know of didn't make a mistake. Do I need to wait longer on this batch? I will say, the beer does taste fine to...

Thanks for the advice! I've got a lot of reading to do and I'll definitely check out beersmith.