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I was only there for about 4 months. It wasn't that difficult because I was an exchange student through my university. There were quite a few forms to fill out (some in Dutch, kind of a strange feeling to be signing things you can't read...) but everything went smoothly. Had I not been a student...

I do remember Duvel, it was excellent. Does anybody have a clone for this one? Possum- If you are interested in Lambic style, there was a good article in BYO last month (October I think?) on Lambics with some clone recipes.

Ya, I'm sure it will be drinkable, I tried a little the other day when I racked it over to the secondary. It tasted good, I'm just not sure how the final product will compare to an actual Oktoberfest. No swimming pool, but I ended up setting it in bathtub with a wet towel wrapped around the...

It is a Brewer's Best kit. Racked it to secondary the other day and got a chance to sample it. So far so good. One thing I did not realize when I started was that Oktoberfest is typically a Lager, and I'm making it as an ale instead. not sure how that will affect things.

You know, its funny, most of the Dutch people I've talked to (used to live there for a semester) really don't like Heineken too much. It's ok, but there are much better Dutch beers. I guess Heineken is like the Budweiser of the US.

I spent a semester abroad living in the Netherlands about a year ago, and was actually living in Maastricht very close to the Belgian border. My favorites were always the Belgian beers. I really preffered them to most of the German beers I tried. Unfortunately at the time I really didn't know...

Well, I guess since this forum was my idea, I'll start :D I did a quickie intro in the suggestions forum but here goes... I'm WQFTruckster from the middle TN area. My girlfriend and I are currently working on our first ever batch of brew: a Brewer's Best German Oktoberfest kit. Reading...

Haven't made one myself, atleast not yet, but there is a simple plan for making one in the book "Brew Ware" by Karl Lutzen & Mark Stevens. It is basically made of 3/8 in plywood held together at the corners with 90degree steel braces and has dividers made of 1/8in sheet paneling.