[WXRGina]

Dave, your first comment about getting the Mr. Beer kit for Christmas reminded me of a video we watched in which the "Basic Home Brewing" guys doctored a Mr. Beer kit to make the beer better. It was cool to watch them.

If you get bored sometime, these guys are good instructors: Basic Brewing Video--Doctoring Mr. Beer--January 7, 2012

Here's the follow-up of how it turned out: Part 2

[SoothingDave]

It’s nice to kind of dip a toe in with the Mr Beer kit. I plan on trying a few of their recipes to get a feel for them. It’s pretty simple having the malt extract already hopped. And the quantities are manageable.

After I play with that for a while I might venture out into some more adventurous beermaking. A local hardware store has some supplies, but nothing like “recipes.” Just bulk stuff and different yeasts and hops. You’d have to really have the quantities worked out and make bigger batches.

I’m in no hurry.