The following people are about to become my post-count bitches.

[Calypso]

This is an old thread....... Seems it didn't totally come true, or at least not now.......

 

[HecticArt]

I have a huge climate controlled basement. Been thinking about starting to brew my own beer.

I've brewed a few times. It is a lot of fun. HomeBrewTalk is a decent forum for the non digital things, and there are a couple of books I can look up when I get home that will get you started in a snap.