Thanks for the detailed suggestion. I should add the HME after the hop addition because boiling the HME will change the character of the hops in 2 cans of Hopped Malt Extract I think . I'm trying to figure out how much water I should use. Am I right to think that I should try to end up with 2.13 gal...

I'm going out to the store tomorrow. I'll get carapils for body and head retention. Some hops for dry hopping and possible late hop additionis. I have : .75 lbs Weyermann Cara Red .75 Weyermann Caramunich III Those are specialty grains aren't they? If not any suggestions about what kind and how much...

Interesting article! Thanks for posting it.

These are only 4 months old. It's hard to know how long they sat around the warehouse. These were pretty inexpensive and were from Walgreens I think. I got them online. I am done with Mr. Beer extracts and will be coming up with my own brews by using software or from borg member's suggestions. I mad...

Hey guys. I'm back on the board after a brief break to deal with a family member's addiction problem. I think I can brew again without messing up her recovery. I have two Mr. Beer HME kits. 1. Patriot Lager 2. American Classic Light. Most of the Mr. Kits can be greatly improved with additional extra...

Carapils is something that seems to improve every brew. That's really nice of you to offer to send me some. I might have to put in an order for other ingredients so I will put Carapils on the list. Thanks for your ideas and offer. I'm hoping to get some more ideas and then sit down with qbrew before...

Hey guys. I'm back on the board after a brief break to deal with a family member's addiction problem. I think I can brew again without messing up her recovery. I have two Mr. Beer HME kits. 1. Patriot Lager 2. American Classic Light. Most of the Mr. Kits can be greatly improved with additional extra...

Thanks for sharing all these personal stories. I really do get that it's not up to me stop another person's drinking. Eventually I'm going to reopen the brewery. This is a new hobby for me. It's not as if it the only thing in my life. If I can increase the odds of recovery by a few percentage points...

Thanks for your responses. I've learned a lot about addition in the last 8 years. I know that this is not my problem to solve. Only the addict can change, I've also learned not to make moral judgements about an addict's character. It is at its core a mental health problem. I also don't believe anyon...

I have to stop brewing for the foreseeable future because a member of my family has returned home and is struggling with alchohol abuse. I'm trying to be a little vague for privacy reasons. This person is really trying hard to get control of their life by going to AA meetings every night and is in a...

Thanks for the choice. Now I can see!

Glad to have you
a-Borg.

Hey Banjo-guy what timing I'm finally making a Porter today. Brew Birds.jpg I think there might be another banjo- guy out there who brews. I don't remember talking about a stout with you. Of course if I did I gave been unable to read my old posts over at the other site so who knows? May be we did d...

It's starting to feel like home.

Hi everyone. I just came over after getting too frustrated by the Mr. Beer Forum. I hope to see some of the other members here that were teaching me so much. I'm sure the established members of this board will be just as helpful.