[Any experienced AHB'ers, "Go Away!" The following is a private conversation with Moon which has turned out to be a little longer than expected!]
Great to see your update Moon! The advice you're getting above is certainly from the professionals! I have had advice in the past from nearly all of them and it has always been correct.
So, all I can offer you tonight, is a link to one of my better posts, (most of my posts are very long and boring but I enjoy writing them, so who cares? Some people though, probably drunk, even send me PM's to write more - my goodness!)
So, click
here and look at the fifth post (Post #5).
In addition to that post, I also think that sending a Personal Message (PM) to people who are at the same stage of brewing as yourself, is always great. They, generally have the same level of certainty/uncertainty as you which is always a good thing.
The, 'Latest Threads,' box at your top right is often full of information that is cutting edge and therefore not necessary for people beginning to master an aspect of brewing. So, if you don't understand anything you read in the latest threads, you are not alone! Most of what you see there is actually irrelevant for now so do not do as I did and read every single thing. It will only slow you down.
Instead, keep an eye out here for when people make their first post and do your best, if you have the time, to welcome them aboard. Teaching each other through PM's or email is great! New brewers can become excellent brewers in a very short period of time. I only discovered this recently and I had to ask myself, "How did they do it?"
I think that they, like you are now, were enthused. I think they also worked hard to act upon good advice received and then did their best to pass this information on to others. (Many new brewers come up with ideas that even experienced brewers have not thought of.)
I have only been on AHB for a few months or so and I can tell you that if it wasn't for the one on one advice through PMs, or the face to face contacts/education I have been lucky enough to receive, then I would have given up on brewing for the third time!
I had the pleasureof writing last night, 'Your kindness actually flabbergasts me!' How many times in your life do you get to write that? (And, there are several others here on AHB who deserve that comment.)
Keep your enthusiasm up Moon and, if you have any questions, just keep posting them in this thread for now as it looks as though some of the best brewers are with you. Cool!
[Moon, I cannot beleive I wrote so much! Anyway, hope you haven't fallen asleep!]
