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It's not the question you're asking, and using lager yeast seems like it would be a bad idea for a beginner, but I thought it was fun reading about Anchor Steam, perhaps our first California Common. It uses lager yeast that works at a higher than normal temperature, right around the temp of...

Agreed. Ignore list. Can't answer a damn question. Wastes my time.

So? My thread title bluntly states >$500 to begin with. If I'm willing to spend that much (and my advisers told me I'd want double that, believe it or not), do you really think I'd spend the time creating the thread, shopping it all, that I'd want to spend less then $100 at this point...

No flying crap! I'm trying not to waste time. You're wasting it. You seem so certain, but I am not. If you study the list I have created, almost everything gives my beer a better chance at being superior, or in fact is necessary, or is just so entirely convenient that it borders on...

Yes, because I want to make excellent beer right from the beginning. Believe it or not I might be doing BIAB from the beginning. Believe it or not, my first batch might be sitting for half a year, haha. There are also implied shipping cost reductions by getting it at once. And if I'm going...

I have 3 airlocks in the list, for 2 plastic carboys. I will consider adding more, as someone else already said it's easy to go through them quickly. There is a likelihood that I might even order more fermementers, so in that case I likely will. OTOH, I know where the two nearest local brew...

Thanks! I'm guessing they must be related to MoreBeer, hehe. I forgot to ask you in my last post, but I changed from BB to "plastic carboys" at Morebeer. They're just as good, yes? (I'm saving a bit going this way, but I'm guessing that I'm good to go, especially because they might be...

Thank you helibrewer. I do want to make wine. I see from your website, that you are an avid winemaker! Do you please have a good winemaking book to recommend for me? Assuming that I will try wine at some point this year, should I get a glass carboy after all? Apparently, some winemakers...

Wow, you must be excited! I can barely wait to even order equipment, lol. Honestly, I think that if you put the chiller in early enough, the copper that is well above the wort level will be sanitized from how hot it will be. But I guess you can sanitize the whole darn thing, that would do...

OK. I removed all fermenters, bucket, even the handle from NB, most of which I've added at MB. However, after reading a different thread here (can't remember which one it was), I've decided to forgo the cheaper Red Baron capper, and instead opt forthe Colonna corker/capper at NB (which I...

Thanks for the tip about the BB shipping charge. You see the way NB has it, I CANNOT know exactly how much each item contributes to the shipping cost. Morebeer is out of all the carboys except the smallest ones (because I was thinking sort of what you were thinking, and decided to post before...

Updated shopping carts. Someone want to shove me into the deep end already? hahaha. Is the water warm? I rounded to nearest whole dollar figures, and listed items in order of descending cost. (If you added up my rounded figures it will be a tiny bit off from what my subtotal line...

woknblues, thanks for sharing your DIY stir plate. I unfortunately recycled my last computer already, HD and all. I have no idea what an HD magnet looks like or how strong one is, but I suppose if I wanted to I could just buy some certain magnet? Is something that is "fridge" strength good...

I've got it, and I haven't made that much at a time, but I don't see any issue with that. The speed setting is at a very low setting, it's not like burning out the unit with the mill grinder at speed 10 or something. The fine plate might be useless, depending who you ask. So far as I can...

I made this burger a couple of weeks ago. It was based off this video that I used as my inspiration, and it was truly delicious.

I just very recently jumped into this whole sharpening world, starting out small, so please bear that in mind as you read my post; you're listening to a beginner. I know of 4 materials that are used as whetstones, they include diamond plates (DMT), ceramics (Spyderco, I want to say they're...

It's pretty over the top, but I just watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi last week on bluray. I found it quite fascinating, I think it's the only sushi restaurant to get Michelin 3 stars, the chef is over 80 y.o., and all he serves is sushi, everyday that he possibly can. I think it's 9 seats in his...

Ok, I also added the Vinator, spring tip bottle wand, and bottling bucket with spigot. That adds $40 back on, or $413 total if I end up with the bare bones Polar Ware. edit: as well as Cascade and Nugget rhizomes. :)

Regarding the pot, I concur that the thermometer is for the moment overkill, and perhaps the ball valve too (for a good while there I had convinced myself in getting a plate chiller where I had to get the valve, but I forgot that I don't need this requirement anymore as I proceeded to get plenty...

tflew, thanks for the great feedback! And for the welcome as well. :) Upgrading to 2000 ml, check. Very next thing to research will be homemade stir plate, check. Next time I'm anywhere near sporting goods store, stop in, check. Changing carboy handles order from 3 down to 1, check. (I...