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Looking to brew a stout this weekend and am open to suggestions. I'm looking for a plain 'ol pub style dry stout...nothing fancy...just something that's relatively simple and tastes good. Thanks in advance for any suggestions, Matt

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I know folks have their individual preferences as to software, but I was wondering if there was something out there that we all could use, i.e. something that is simply missing on the beer software landscape. I partly ask because programming is a bit of a hobby for me and I am looking for an...

My starting gravity was 1.051 (and per the recipe I was using from the AHS kit, should have been "approximately" 1.045. It was put in primary the Thursday before last so has almost been there two weeks. From last Thursday until today, the gravity reading has been stable at 1.018. Per the...

First off, thanks to everyone who has answered my questions over the last couple of weeks. People here are very helpful and always willing and eager to help newcomers. I appreciate that. So, my first brew day (evening really... ) Things I had done prior to Brew Day On everyone's...

Does anyone know whether this is possible, and if so, how easy it is? To clarify, I live in the second and third floor of a triple decker in South Boston (think Good Will Hunting/The Departed, and you'll know what I'm talking about). We have a deck of the third floor which is fairly sizable...

I have access to a nice stainless kettle and was wondering if this is actually too big for a beginning brewer that is mostly going to be doing 2-3 gallon boils. Thoughts?

Does anyone know the difference between these kits, and other kits which simply have an "extract" option? The Gold Seal kits note that they are especially designed for beginners (that's me), but the only difference that is easily discernable is that there is no option to select a type of...

I'm a complete newbie, but have noticed that there seems to be a lot of folks in the Boston area. Anyone ever considering organizing a get together for people in the area so that we could all meet, share a beer, talk? Let me know if there is any interest, and forgive me in advance if this...

I was thinking about getting one of these from Northern Brewer for extract brewing...any potential problems with using 5g batch in a bucket of this size? Too much head space? Thanks in advance, Matt

Very very tasty. And the best part is that I live about two blocks from the brewery, so I just get a couple of their growlers filled straight from the taps. Pats at 1, Sox this evening...I think I know what will be accompanying me. :D The taste is hard to describe. Very hoppy, but with a...

I am assembling my gear for my first brew and wanted to buy a wort chiller. Before purchasing the chiller, I wanted to make sure that I could connect the chiller to our kitchen faucet, which has a bit of a wonky looking connection. I ordered the garden hose to faucet connector from MoreBeer.com...

Just some newbie questions that I was thinking about before I purchase my gear. Assuming I am using a 6g Better Bottle as a fermenter, should I be using a blow-off tube, or will a 3-piece airlock suffice (which seems simpler to me)? Also, it seems that some folks have had difficulties...

I am a new brewer (never brewed yet!) trying to assemble the right set of equipment and would prefer to buy pieces individually as opposed to purchasing a kit. For a brew kettle, I have been looking at the Polarware Brew Kettles available from morebeer.com. I liked the notion of a built in...

I am trying to assemble my gear in preparation for my first brew and have looked at the "ported" Better Bottles, available from a variety of online vendors. I have a couple of questions with respect to these: 1) It seems that if I were to purchase two of these (one for primary and one for...

Hello all! In preparation for my first brew, I am trying to pick an appropriate recipe for (obviously) a total beginner. :D I am currently reading How to Brew and was thinking about just attempting the Cincinatti Pale Ale recipe. I am wondering, however, about the AHS Kits, as those seem...

Hello, folks. I love and have always loved a good beer, but have never thought to take the plunge into homebrewing. After talking to a few folks, I thought I would give it a try. I am rather nervous about that first batch and would like to believe that everything is going to work out fine...