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So I've been keeping all my gear in an unheated garage recently. I live in Minnesota, so the winters are pretty harsh. Any advice on what stuff should come inside for the winter and what will be okay out in the cold? I have a pretty standard set of equipment for extract brewing, kegging...

This is four blocks from my house. Great for my brewing, terrible for my wallet

I have the same issue, and I keep upping the hops load on my brews, trying to replicate some of the amazing IIPAs I've had. I use pellets, and haven't had the best success in replicating commercial varieties. Anybody know if using whole hops would be better?

They must be. Just own up to it Hughes, it's alright.

Fort Collins, CO is a nice beer town. Home to New Belgium Brewery, Odell, The Fort Collins Brewery, Coopersmith Brewpub, etc. Denver isn't far and also has some nice places. Plus, you know, you're in the mountains and stuff. Nice all the way around

My favorite book on this topic is Ambitious Brew. Really fantastic writing, telling the story of American beer. One thing it does exceptionally well is chronicle the rise and decline of the US brewing giants and how they affected the rest of the brew culture...

Look, if you're genitally fly sparging, remind me not to try any of your batches :p

Wow, I guess it's off to Craigslist for me, hoping lighting will strike twice

The fruit will absorb some of the beer and thus, some of the alcohol, but only in proportion. Your ABV will stay the same, or maybe go up a bit because of the extra sugars in the fruit

Those beers are actually the hardest to make, and often require more equipment than you might need for a craft-style beer. There are plenty of styles you can make easily that have a bit more flavor than the macros, but are still easy to drink. I always like to push people towards California...

Good info in your post, but I think he was talking about equipment kits, not ingredient kits. I think nearly everyone here started brewing with something similar to what you'd find in a standard equipment kit, but they do have certain limitations. I'd definitely say to start with one, and...

Another vote for non-ported. The slight increase in convenience doesn't make up for the large increase in cost

No fittings, no hardware, but still a deal I couldn't pass up. I wasn't planning on making the jump to a new system until May anyways, so I've got plenty of time to get these bad boys kitted out.

Found a great deal from a local guy who was getting out of the game. The whole time I was driving there I kept thinking, "Something must be wrong with them to be this cheap". But they're in great shape. Now I guess I HAVE to move to all-grain this spring.

I hope that even if they can't change the law to let them serve beer, that they go ahead with the rest of the plan. Surly should definitely expand it's brew-ops. Then maybe I can get a bottle of Darkness for a reasonable price :)

If you like inky black beer, Old Rasputin would age well. Or Goose Island's Burbon County Porter would be an interesting choice.

What about a California Common? Those are pretty accesible. Northern Brewer sells a clone kit of Anchor Steam if you don't want to bother figuring out a recipe

If you want to go with the pink beer route why not skip the food coloring and use beet juice instead? It's a natural option, and as long as you use only enough to color the brew it shouldn't change the taste. Magic Hat did this with their Wacko beer. As I recall, the beer wasn't well received...

I'd go with Buzz Kill myself. Assuming the bee didn't survive the process