Wow, every time I come back, more great advice on this. I especially appreciate knowing about the "no chill" cooling method. I WAS going to buy an immersion chiller (small one for $49) but now it sounds like I don't have to? Hmmm. Well, just in case, can anyone tell from this pic if I'll n...

Ohmygosh so this is normal?? My first batch was so well behaved, I had no idea things could get this haywire. And because I felt like a few things went wrong during the brewing and cooling, maybe I had messed it up. Now I'm sad I probably drained half a liter in my panic! I guess my last question is...

First, thanks to everyone who has answered my posts and bestowed sage wisdom upon me! Much appreciate the community already. My first ever batch went really well, but it was a premixed kit from BrewDemon. My second involved brewing all the grains, malt, etc, myself. Things were going just fine until...

Hey folks,

I'm the type of beer drinker who doesn't usually bother with anything less than 7%, so I'm wondering if there's a way to boost the ABV of any given recipe.

Thanks for the advice so far. I'm currently looking at sheds and shopping for brewing toys, so once it's all straightened out I'll let folks know how it shakes out and post pics

Hey folks, I'm Gomorrah Dawn and I'm a brewbie! I just started this month and I'm already addicted. The problem is, I don't have enough room in my unit for all the stuff. I'm considering whether to get a tough shed type thing and move the works to the backyard. However, I'm concerned about temperatu...