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I'm in the Willamette valley, Oregon. We have a pretty good brew supply store in Corvallis (Oregon State U), a couple more down the freeway in Eugene (U of O) and a bunch that I haven't been to up in Portland. I want to get a variety of ales in keg or bottled because variety is the spice of life. I ...

Been drinking my first homebrew for a few days now and am very pleased with it. It is a little more bitter than I wanted but that's because I boiled 1

OK, it's bubbling away and forming a "head" on the top (I don't know what you call it). I'm able to keep the temperature constant and it seems to like it. Here's a question (an intelligent one I hope): I want my next batch to be a strong stout and I've read that one can "pitch" a...

I boiled my first wort and pitched my first yeast today. It is my idea of English IPA: 8 Lbs of light malt extract, 1