Recent content by Bigfoot

Been using theTAD system for a while myself. Love it, fits nicely on a shelf in the fridge and is easy to take along to a party or picnic.

Welcome to the group, you'll find alot of friendly people here and alot of good info. Enjoy.

I do small batches all the time, like the others said cut the ingredients in half and leave the time alone. I find I do need to add just a bit more hops to get the flover and bitterness I want. Good luck.

Welcome all you new IL people, glad to see more of us around the board here. Not far from you sumoweasle, Aurora here. Have fun and enjoy.

Mmmmm sounds good. Smoked some bambi last week, was delicious.

I brew 3 gallon batches all the time. I have a couple 3 gallon buckets that I got from an online homebrew shop. That and a 3 gallon carboy is all I use and bottle mine in a Tap a Draft plus a couple bottles. Works well for me, don't know if it's anymore compact except for the bottling part.

Thanks for the write up, going to put one together this weekend. Been wanting to do it for some time. Thanks again.

Welcome to the forum, glad to have another Sox fan on board. Alot of fun and knowledgable people here, you'll find help with anything you need to know. Good luck and have fun brewing.

Welcome to another Illinois brewer. You'll find alot of help from the people here. Good luck and have fun.

Welcome to the forum, always good to see another Chicago area brewer. Like McKBrew says, don't get too worried about you r first few not coming out right. It's a learning experience and they'll get better as you go along.

Mine's Hop Juice Double IPA from Two Brothers.

I always use equal parts of chocolate and roasted barley, but the barley is a must. The color should be fine just using the roasted barley. If you like the dry Irish stouts you might want to add a 1/4 lb. of crystal rye. Good luck.

Welcome, glad to see another Chicagoland brewer joining the group. Good luck with your kit when you get it and let us know how it turned out. Have fun.

Welcome, always good to see another Illinois brewer around.

Goose Island sounds great.