Brewcommune

Winter time is actually a good time of the year to brew an ale if you don't have any means of proper temperature control - you might be able to get away with just sticking it in the closet and letting it go. Which reminds me, try and do your best to maintain your temperatures to the best of your ab...

For a starter beer, I would stick to an easy ale like a pale ale, blonde, or even something darker like a stout or porter. You mentioned Kirin which is lager and those tend to be more difficult to nail your first time around. In general, the lighter the beer, the less you have to 'hide behind' in c...

Hmmm, I think we're on to something here :D . It would help to make a batch or two first and "know" how much it costs, and have "evidence". The current competition is the case (24 pack) of Kirin Ichiban now on sale for $12.99 (est $15.36 after CRV and Tax). Assuming a 5 gallon br...

Yeah... The wives..... I've "borrowed" (wink, wink, nudge nudge) a lot of equipment before too. Hahaha, I'd be lying if I said that hadn't crossed my mind, but I think she would figure it out and I would be in double trouble and definitely beerless. http://www.jeepsunlimited.com/images/sm...

DOH! :shock: I screwed up a little when I went brew pot shopping at the flea market last Sunday. I accidentally took the wife with me and now shes a bit worried about what all I had in mind and how much "unneeded bulky equipment" I was planning on buying and bringing home. I'll have to tak...

Anyone have a basic IC wort chiller they have out grown due to your own system upgrade? If so send me a PM and I may buy it from you if the price is right. Thanks, Jon.

Thanks for the work. Looks real good. You may already have a heads up on it, but a lot of images are missing and are replaced with just the word "image".

cheers

Thanks, I officially already joined as of yesterday. So :cheers: to you all. Bwarbiany, thanks alot for the offer. I'm a bit lost when it comes to pricing things as I'm really new to this, but $30 sounds like a pretty good deal. I googled around some and found out that the 13.3 (or 13.2) gallon keg ...

BrewMasterBrad wrote:For instance, I am brewing on Saturday. The best way to learn is to watch someone else brew.

Brad, thanks a lot for the invite. I'd love to come but I have a prior engagement already for Saturday I can't get out of.

I agree with Brew Captain, a new bucket is the way to go. A recycle code of 2 made out of HDPE is the way to go. More Beer carries them and the lids. Oh yeah, welcome to the forum. You will find a wealth of knowledge here. We may not always agree with each because we all have our own ways of doing ...

Please do not start your homebrewing experience with an old bucket that used to hold pickles! Hahaha, point taken although I wasn't too serious about using the pickle bucket. I was actually more curious about the recycle code for the plastic buckets used for fermenting. I stopped by Stein Fillers o...

Thanks again for the welcome and tips. Spkrtoy I will PM you later to find out some more details on what you might have in spare equipment. I'm currently pushing through Chapter 6 (yeast) in John Palmers guide, and am re-appreciating the suggestion/need to re-read the guide again after completing it...

Thank you all for the warm welcome. Before I made my first post I actually saw recommendations elsewhere in the forum to another new brewer for John Palmer's guide. I have not quite made it through the first read yet, but will definitely do so at least once before I take my next step as it is by far...

Hello folks, I just wanted to drop a quick post to say hi. I've been itching to try home brewing for sometime now and have finally decided to give it a go. In my search for a local brew supply store I came across Zymurguy, but sadly enough it appears I was a couple months too late as they have just ...