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Just brewed my first ever batch with my brother today. It's an Irish Pale Ale from Midwest. I think it went ok. The initial gravity when I pitched the yeast was 1.045. Does this sound ok? Also, we gave it a quick taste from the sample pulled for the hydrometer and it wasn't too bad. Hoping...

I am almost ready to brew my first batch and I've chosen the Irish Red Ale kit from Midwest Supplies. I have a quick question about adding honey to the wort. Am I correct that I would add about 1.5lbs or so while it is cooling after the boil but before I place the wort into the fermenter with...

I bought the Groupon for the Midwest Supplies beginner kit and need to decide which kit to order. The only beer I'm used to is domestics like Budweiser, Coors, etc. I'm fairly sure the Irish Stout isn't a good first choice. I'm leaning towards the Autumn Ale but I'm not sure enough about the...

Would it be feasible to buy a Mr. Beer kit to use as the primary fermented, use a 3 gal food grade bucket as a secondary, and then reuse the Mr. Beer for bottling? 5 gallons would be too much for me before spoiling. Would this work ok or am I way off. Also, are the kits from Mr. Beer good...

Hello, I wanted to say thank you for the great information on this site. I have been considering buying the Mr. Beer kit, but after doing some research I gather it may not be a good idea. Do most buy the kits for $50-70 or have a few of you built your own? I might be missing something but...