I stopped by Fifth Season, a local homebrew supply shop, after work and picked up a few things. First, I needed priming sugar, since I didn't know to add it to the Adventures in Homebrew recipe page. Also, I picked up the 24" plastic brew paddle that my kit was missing. Lastly...
I picked up a plastic tote at Kmart on my way home from work. Filled it with water and parked the fermenter in it. Once or twice a day, I dropped a plastic freezer bag full of ice cubes in to cool it down some more. This took the temperature of the fermenter from 75° down to...
My friend Dan began homebrewing a couple of months back. After his first couple of batches turned out well, I decided I would give it a go as well. This is something I've always wanted to do, but was afraid it would be too much of a pain in the ass, or I wouldn't end up liking...