Check out More Beer website. $60 purchase gets you free shipping. Not all items qualify but brewing equipment kits do. Newbie myself, but check out the 10 ingredient kits they have for $25. I have tried several. All good by me.
Whirlfloc scared the he knout of me the first time I used it. Thought I had a real mess on my hands. But like most things, all worked out. As fermentation took place everything settled out just fine.
My bottled brew carbonated and is clear. It was in the fermenter for 3 weeks. When I put it in the fridge, it got cloudy. Never happened with my Mr. Beer experience. Will it clear? About how long?
Cool house here. Built a light bulb/coffee can heater with a dimmer switch to help control temp. If you search the web most are called something like dog house heaters.
Mine were all done in PET bottles. 1liter Mr. Beer and a whole bunch of .5 liter Coke bottles. Always worked great. 1.25 teaspoons sugar in the Coke bottles.