As a noob myself with only a couple of batches, I'm in the camp of investing in items that can improve the beer's quality as well as help me advance. I've come to this conclusion recently after researching kegging and keezers and have decided that the ROI on things like yeast starters and...
A couple, about to be three this weekend, batches in myself and I found the below advice just spot on:
Just the type of thing I was looking for on this forum (thinking to self: what should the next upgrade/purchase to make things better?). Going to start off with a Rubbermaid and aquarium...
On the fence about it. I'd have to pick up another fermenter since all of mine are full at this point. However, we're supposed to get a bunch of snow and so if I'm going to be home anyway it sure beats cleaning the garage or messing with my currently fermenting beer. The dark horse is that I'm...
Most of the kits that I've seen do not include the kettle at least I haven't seen one or many. I'm sure someone can point you to a link or something. You can probably get away with something you have at your house if you're just dipping your toes in the water. Just make sure it's really clean...
Hey All -
Long time beer enjoyer, first time brewer.
Aside from a bunch of help from my LHBS, I came across this forum in search for answers and to help me step away from the ledge while making some rookie mistakes on my first batch (a Belgian Saison). For instance, I thought it was a...