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Thanks for the tips. I tried a Taylor rental place, and they've had some feedback that their cold plates don't fit most standard kegs nowadays. I thought I hit pay dirt with another site, only to find out their website is outdated and they don't rent them anymore. Called my LBHS to see if...

Anyone know of a place I can rent a kegerator for a weekend in the Boston area? I know the obvious choice is to just go for broke and buy/build one, which is what I plan to do eventually. My boss is looking for a short-term rental for this weekend, and Google's failing me in my search...

I'm now just about 100% positive it was a bottle sanitation issue-- my uncle gave me a call and said his beer was fantastic, so now I know it was just the bottle and not the beer itself. Whew! Now it's just going to be a surprise in each bottle :P

True, I was just so excited and told like everyone I know about it, so now I have to tell them (when they ask, of course-- there's no way I'd be like "oh, hey, my beer came out crappy!" haha) that something went wrong and it's not really drinkable. haha I find it's easier to figure out who...

Thanks for the tips, everyone. I guess my sanitation methods weren't quite up to par, but I'm claiming lack of experience in that one rather than laziness-- I really did try! @skewedale: I've come to the realization now that C-Brite's packaging is misleading, but, again, it was my first batch...

Great tip with the OxyClean! I was wondering if there was an easy way to remove all the labels... I'm assuming that I would sterilize the bottles afterwards with one of the sterilizers mentioned earlier, though, right?

Hmm... it looks like I'll have to pick up a different sanitizer. Good thing I'm heading over to the shop this afternoon anyway, or I'd never remember to do it. Star-san seems to be pretty well-recommended, so I'll grab some of that. The package of C-Brite *did* say to rinse well with potable...

Thanks for the hearty welcome! Sorry I didn't respond earlier... for some reason, I stopped getting e-mails when I got responses to the thread. I'll definitely check out the local events-- they sound like a blast! I'm most interested in anything happening in the Reading area, but can always...

Hi all, I have a question about my first batch of beer (which explains why I'm posting to the beginner brewer forum... duh, Leah). Anyway, I got a starter kit with the two buckets for fermenting and bottling for Christmas, and a Continental Light ingredient kit. I got it all started on Feb...

Hi everyone! My name's Leah, and I'm from just north of Boston, in Reading, MA. My boyfriend bought me a starter kit from the Beer & Wine Hobby Shop in Woburn, MA (anyone else head there for supplies?) for Christmas, and I just started my first brew February 28th. It's a continental light, from...