I got some new beer toys recently. Last fall, Kerry got me a starter kit from Brooklyn Brew Shop , and, more recently, three beer mixes from Brooklyn Brew Shop. I love the idea of Brooklyn Brew Shop. Basically, they give a great introduction to stovetop and all-grain brewing. The starter kit includes a 1-gallon glass jug to use as the fermenter (along with airlock and stopper), tubing, thermometer and other odds and ends to help with your stovetop all-grain brewday. The biggest thing you need that isn't provided is a brewpot. Also for Christmas, my sister and her husband got me The Audacity of Hops by Tom Acitelli. The book covers the history of the American craft beer revolution. I can't wait to read it, but I just need to finish The Wheel of Time first! Last but not least, I picked up Brew Like a Monk by Stan Hieronymus using a gift card from Christmas . In the book, Stan covers the history and brewing of Trappist, abbe...
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