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I brewed a NB #8 (which is a dubbel) and left it in the primary for more than 5 weeks and then moved it to the secondary for more than 3 weeks. NB instructions call for 5-6 weeks of fermentation and then up to two in the bottle. Everything I read though says leave it go as long as you can. It's...

no shame in brewing from kits. There are some excellent kits out there. There is always tweaking kits too. I've brewed 10 kits so far, just bottled a cream ale and #8 trappist. I have two kits in waiting, German Alt and peach hefeweizen.

congrats, but yeah, I wanna know what an eba is too.

actually, here in York, there are a couple sandwhich shops called "Quick Six" that have awesome and I mean, awesome beer selections. The one off of the Mt. Rose Exit on 83 is probably les than 20 minutes from Columbia. Never the less, our beer laws in PA are amongst the most antiquated in the US.

I bought a bottle of a belgian saison for $20 the other day. It is a liter bottle. I can buy a kit for a similar beer for $40, $50 with shipping, with water, gas, electric and cleaning, I figure $60. To buy the same amount of beer would be close to $200.

do the one with the least amount of work first. ie kettle additions, fermenters etc. If one of the kits call for just using a primary and not secondary, do that one first.

I think buying the kits and making my own = saving money. I went to a beer brewing class and the teacher said brewing your own beer is half price. That seems about right to me. That is factoring in gas and water, but not factoring in my time. It takes a lot of my time, but as someone posted...

I brewed the Caribou Slobber back in December and let in the primary 2 weeks and 2ndary for 2 weeks. At the end of second week of bottling, it was ok, but not as awesome as the reviews made it sound. The beer has since gotten better with each week. I tried one now and I think it the best...

I'm from York. There is a brew club here. I am sure there is a club in Philly.

Do a four week beer that only requires a primary fermenter. Northern Brewer Inn Keeper is a great easy beer and has a unique taste. That would make a great first beer and will wow the heck out of tasters because most people have never tasted anything like it. I never have and I have tasted many...

Thanks, but this was in no way the fault of AHS. ompletely my own clumbsy fault. AHS, you go a long way to provide great customer service! I appreciate it!

homebrewing is a constant learning curve. I worried about the oxidation, but, cream ale is a fast drinker. This was my 10th brew and so far no infections. This is the first time since November I have nothing in a fermenter in my basement. I have to kits though. thanks

Did this ever happen to anyone? Did anyone ever pour from one bottle to the other? How did it come out?

my wife likes drinking them, but has never gotten involved in the process. We have a 3 yearold, so that makes it tricky anyway. When ever I do something beer related, it has been a solo mission. I have thought of inviting a friend, but then I'd probably have to share the loot. I thought about...

I usually set out about 12 bottles and fill and cap and then repeat. This time I set out about 50 or so. It was very sad indeed.

So the other day I was bottling a AHS Cream Ale, came out pretty good. I got down to the bottom of the bottling bucket and tried to get the last little bit out of the bucket. I tipped the bucket over and it was almost all out when the bucket fell and knocked over half of my bottles. At first...

the dual faucet kegerator set up for $699 seems like a good deal.

I had added some cranberry extract when I put that beer in the secondary and the airlock was bubbling a little, so I think I got a CO2 blanket. Anyway, that beer is all but one growler left. It was my second brew and not my favorite, but not bad. It was BB witbier and I am over BB. I am not...

I am looking at buying one of these tomorrow on craigslist for $200 and want to make sure I understand the modifications that need to be done. Is it worth the trouble? Can you fit more than one corney in there? Can a dual tap be installed? Anyone know where to find a good priced dual tap...

I brewed this too and it looks very dark in the carboy, especially a bucket, but it will be a lovely shade of red in the glass.