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Okay, so I said in wrong, here's what I started with http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/beer-equipment-starter-kits/brew-share-enjoy-homebrew-starter-kit

Go to Lowes, Home Depot or Menards, trust me, Acetone will fix your problem quickly over all of the other suggestions. Just double wash the **** out of the bottles and you'll be fine

Drink heavily and douse them in acetone :tank:

How much capital do I need to go to the next level, or an IPA that has a higher abv and hoppiness?

I have the NB essentials kit plus a thermometer since they thought a cheap 3 dollar thermometer wasn't essential for my first brew. More items are attainable for the next beer if it yields good results

It's moderately average. It was the Block Party Amber Ale that came with my kit. I don't have a ton of hope for my second either that is fermenting right now. It was the Chinook IPA Extract kit from Northern Brewer. I like IPAs, but they need to taste like a ****ing pine tree. Literally. So...

No, but I just stumbled onto the place today for the first time actually. Found a Rogue Chocolate Stout that have been looking everywhere for! It doesn't taste as good as it did on tap, but it was pretty sweet finding it finally :ban:

Thanks, that helped!

So far, I see not much on the top of it and no mold or anything of the like. I'm at the 1 week mark. Do I need to be worried? Through the cap on the bucket, it did make bubbles for the first few days. I know I probably sound completely retarded, but whatever :D

This is my first rodeo and the directions say 1-2 weeks after the initial process. Can I open the ****ing thing and see if it is fermenting? Will that be bad? I have no idea what I'm doing http://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/images/smilies/drunk.gif

MN people are taking over, we are the top 3 :rockin:

How is everyone doing? My title is a little misleading as the most permanent place that I live in is Indiana, but I still drill back in my home state. The other day, I was back in the Cities with nothing to do, so I stumbled into Northern Brewer in South Minneapolis all kinds of hungover and...