Hello from Michigan.......

[undertaken]

Just bought my first kit for brewing and hoping to learn from all of you. Really excited about the possibilities....

 

[gunhaus]

Welcome!!!

 

[John Eberly]

Cool! What part of the state?

 

[undertaken]

Cool! What part of the state?

Southwest. Around Kalamazoo.

 

[MaxStout]

Welcome to HBT, from Minnesota!

 

[undertaken]

Welcome!!!

Thanks

 

[undertaken]

Welcome to HBT, from Minnesota!

Thanks

 

[undertaken]

looks like I have a lot of reading to do.....so much info........

 

[flars]

looks like I have a lot of reading to do.....so much info........

Which kit did you buy. Maybe we can shorten the reading time. We might be able to interpret/adjust the brewing instructions to have a great beer in the bottle.

 

[undertaken]

Which kit did you buy. Maybe we can shorten the reading time. We might be able to interpret/adjust the brewing instructions to have a great beer in the bottle.

I bought the deluxe equipment kit from northern brewer. It comes with a Chinook IPA beer kit.

 

[flars]

I bought the deluxe equipment kit from northern brewer. It comes with a Chinook IPA beer kit.

One of my favorites. Just bottled a Chinook that I screwed up with an over pitch of yeast. Did a second dry hop with Centennial for aroma. Tastes pretty good though after one week of conditioning and a quick chill in the freezer. (Not the recommended procedure. I became a beginner again.)

Secondary clearing vessel, sometimes called a secondary fermentor, is not necessary. Dry hop in the primary after the fermentation is finished and very little CO2 is visible in the SG sample. About day 14. I dry hop this one for seven days. Three weeks, or there abouts, clear and ready to rack to the bottling bucket.

 

[Cyclman]

Welcome to the hobby, and the group, from Colorado

 

[nDub]

Welcome from CA

 

[TKWoody]

Welcome from Minnesota. Good luck brewing. Lots of help here if you have questions.

 

[Homercidal]

Welcome! From Reed City!

Say, my HB club is looking to schedule a tour/homebrew experience at Bells. You are invited to attend when a date is nailed down. We need a few more people to get the attendance up to where they hope to get it.