My first homebrew is an extract kit from Northern Brewer called "Caribou Slobber". It is a kit that is supposed to replicate the taste of Moose Drool, a popular beer made by the fine folks at Big Sky Brewing.

The kick on homebrewing began when my wonderful wife gave me a beer brewing starter kit from Northern for my birthday. I had seen my friend Craig do it a few times but, until then, hadn't yet tried myself. All in all the brew day went off without a hitch. A few minor things happened, such as the pot not boiling without a lid on and me contaminating the thief against the side of the hydrometer housing accidentally. When I transferred the beer from the primary to the secondary however I got a good aroma and good appearance.

I've decided this batch will be called "Gritzmacher Brown Bear Ale". Right now the beer is in the secondary fermenter for another week. On the 24th of October I will be bottling it and letting it sit for another 2 weeks to condition. Some people are saying that 3 weeks is more ideal for the bottle - we'll let a few rest and see.