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Palmers book is also a great resource. Yeah, there's always another project, but that's half the fun. Gotta have something to do while having a pint of homebrew!!!!! I'm in the middle of building a fermentation chiller. If you really want to read about the science of homebrewing, try the...

Hey Wade, no, I haven't gone to a keg system. I've been thinking about it, but I stop when I get to the part about what to do with all the kegs. Right now I've got 5 different brews to choose from in bottles. With a 2.5 gal system, that's only about a case of bottles each, which means a 12 pack...

Thats what I thought too.:)

Also, this sites sister site, homebrewtalk.com, is a great resource too.

The best advice I can offer is to run out and get Papazians The Complete Joy of Homebrewing 3rd edition. Most any Barnes and Noble or Borders will have it. It has all the information you need to get started and is a great read in it's own right. Most all kits come with directions, follow them...

I've been branching out for the last couple weeks. I've got a German hard cider 1 month in and I just put a 1 gallon batch of mead in the fermentor Friday. This coming weekend is a 2.5 gal Ordinary Bitters of my own recipe. If it wasn't for brewing, I'd just sit and watch Golf!!!!!! Now I...

Thanks y'all. I'll gladly answer any questions I can. I am now searching for any information on small scale winemaking. (2.5 gal and smaller) Moving to small scale batches has really upped the fun factor 10 fold. More brewing, less cleaning.

I've been a member over at HBT for several years now and it would seem my evolution is complete. Since I scaled my brewing down to smaller batches my interest in wine and mead has taken off. So here I am to learn more. I've brewed beer for over 10 years and look forward to trying my hand at...