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Wonder what I will brew Sunday! I'm thinking of calling it Spontaneous Amber Ale as I still haven't figured anything out yet, but I want to make an amber :D

Preheating the mash tun proved huge for me. My temps were all over the place two weeks ago on my first all grain day. I thought Beersmith was accounting for the temp of the mash tun, but I think some things you just have to have dialed in on your own. Anyway, I hit the mash tun which had...

Just finished up my first all grain brew, which is a Christmas Ale that I am thinking about adding plum and cinnamon in the secondary, and it was a blast! I won't bore your with all the details, but I have been cobbling my all grain setup together for a few months and just finished my cooler...

Just wanted to drop a quick thanks to everyone in here for all their help and insight. I debuted my blonde ale and raspberry wheat ale at my fantasy football draft tonight and they were a big hit! Nothing like watching people crack one of your homebrews and then telling the guy next to them...

I threw a 6 pack of my blonde ale in the fridge after 2 weeks and let them chill for a couple of days. I had a feeling it was probably going to be too soon, but I want to learn all the processes so I can better recogize them on my own. Anyway, it was too soon (haha!) and while the beer had...

So after a 10 year layoff (which I was still a rookie), I got back in the homebrew game 3 weeks ago. Brewing extract with specialty grains, things seems to be going great with my first batch, a blonde ale. I had the benefit of knowing the basics already, but now with tools such as HBT and...

Putting my AG setup together. Craigslist rules!

Just took the first sample after 17 days in primary of my blonde ale (extract). Color right were I wanted it and very close to estimated FG (1.016). Taste is already smooth (though definitely green!) with a nice hoppy finish that I'm sure will mellow with time. I love it when a plan comes...

:tank: Always used dry yeast in the past, but I wanted to use Wyeast 1056 in my American Wheat Ale I'm brewing Sunday. Not bad at all really. It was like a mini brew day! Very addictive hobby! :)

***SOLD OUT NOW*** Says there are only 3 left (and the number did go down after I bought mine! :) ) http://morebeer.com/view_product/11854 36 quart stainless steel kettle with lid with two welded couplers (thermometer and valve sold separately, but I'm going to price hunt those)

Well, in the suburbs of Detroit anyway. ;) After 3 kids in the last 9 years and lots of "I should get back into brewing again", I did just that last Saturday! I brewed just a couple of batches from extracts about 10 years ago, and I really should have stuck with it. Great to be back on the...