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Here's a blurry photo of the first beer I've brewed: I say that I brewed it, but in reality, I visited a friend (Matt P.) who has all of the equipment and the means to get very good ingredients in a kit. He is also quite experienced and happens to have a son the exact age of mine, so we had a couple of play dates that resulted in the Irish stout pictured above. Further, he really did all the work. I dumped in ingredients and filled bottles, but he set up the equipment, timed the boil, and measured the gravity at the correct times. I suppose when you have the gear and have experimented a few times (or many times, in Matt's case) it becomes rote. Anyhow, it turned out to be pretty good! I'm not sure I've been bitten by the brewing bug, but I'm game to try again. Perhaps a little research on other styles is in order. Prost!