I spend $130 a week on NEW
Do you use gladwrap on your fermenter there Bum?
Ha! Nice.
I was beginning to think I was on my lonesome on that one.
I think you'll find that is not just confined to this forum, but any public forum on the internet and elsewhere. Anyway my advice for newcomers like the OP would be; Use the forum search as a first resource, and read all the articles in the wiki. Don't get your knickers a twist when someone disagrees with you, text isn't the best medium for communication with strangers. Take all criticism constructively; there are very few UNhelpful people here but as the saying goes, ask a stupid question get a stupid answer (not saying your Q was, but everyone's opinion is different).After playing around with homebrewing for a while now and spending more time on this forum than I should, I have learned that whatever you ask on here there is a chance of someone giving you that kind of clever feedback.
I ask about how to filter beer, and I get five replies about why anyone would want to filter beer (plus lots of really good ones).
I ask about how to make low-alcohol beer, I get 15 replies saying I should drink fewer full-strengths rather than worry about brewing low-alc beer..