Thanks everybody. So, I'm going with the consensus and trying it. I certainly won't mind anything a bit darker.

Brewdemon sells refills that are past their sell by date at a huge discount. How bad of an idea is this???

Thanks for the clarification!

I did use a hose and a beer wand. I don't see how I could have used the lid because the only hole it it is a tine hole with a rubber thing around it (I presume for air) but the wand wouldn't fit into it???? So, I guess I don't understand how to use the lid...

You guys are great! Thanks for the help. So I used a hose to get the wort from the fermenter to the bottling bucket. I then used the spigot on the bottling bucket to get the beer into the plastic quart bottles. Should I have also used the hose from the bottling bucket to the bottles? Also, should I ...

Hey everyone,
so I got a bottling bucket. Can I just put sugar in the bucket and then pour the fermented beer into the bucket?

Hey everyone, so the beer has been in the fermenter for a few days and everything seemed to go well! Now I have questions about bottling. I have a brewdemon and the instructions say to bottle directly from the fermenter to the bottles. I see lots of suggestions for a "bottling bucket". Wha...

Thanks again everybody! My kit will come in the mail this week and I am very excited! I can see this will be a great community and a really valuable resource!

As far as conditioning, I read that I can choose to condition in the fridge the whole time. This won't work as well? Assuming you guys will say warm conditioning is much better, Where do you recommend?

Thanks everybody! I will do a batch or two of prepackaged and than will try this recipe Natural. I love a challenge!

Thank you Rick. I will definitely start with prepackaged stuff at first.

exactly. any 2 gallon recipe, be it from their branded products or not, can be used. what are you looking to brew? I know that I would be willing to throw together a quick recipe for you (if you don't want to be "stuck" with pre-fab things that don't strike your fancy) that would use read...

That make more sense. Thanks for the clarification! I assume I can also by refils from other companies? Do you have any good suggestions?

Hi everyone, I was just given a Brewdemon Craft Kit Plus and I have a question about the different recipes. I am brand new to brewing so I apologize if my questions are simplistic. Must I use the refils that brewdemon sells or can I get refils from other places that will work with my kit? Why can't ...