On May 29, 9:57*am, Vic Smith wrote:
Found a local place, about a half hour drive.
Anything wrong with this?http://www.chicagolandwinemakers.com/hobreqkit.html
Do I need the "additional 6 gal PET carboy"?

Think I can try this brewhttp://www.chicagolandwinemakers.com/weizenbier.html

Is this big enough?http://www.chicagolandwinemakers.com/ststbrpot20q.html

Will this autosiphon do?http://www.chicagolandwinemakers.com/au24in.html
or should I go with this?http://www.chicagolandwinemakers.com/au28in.html

A batch might last me a long time. *Should I get these?http://www.chicagolandwinemakers.com/oxbacrca1co.html

I'm thinking this will get me started.
Anything else?
I want to get the first batch right.
Thanks!

--Vic

Oh and, going to the store is a good idea. You will probably get to
talk to a brewer, have your questions ready. Also, I have never seen
it in a brew recipe but there is a critical time during the brew when
all the energy of the boiling sugars kick up. This is usually followed
by a quick boil up in the pot and if you are not on top of it, or
brewing too hot, it will brew right over the side of the pot. It won't
ruin the beer necessarily, but it will sure **** of the wife. That
sugar mix is hell to get out of anything, the stuff sticks like
gorilla glue foam adhesive.. Maybe Loogie will go into more detail
about brew temp and sugar kick...