Personal update
For the few following along, I thought I'd give a quick update since it's been since, oh, MARCH since my last update. In short, having a newborn can be VERY preoccupying to say the least. They demand, time, money, energy, and even space --- and as that translates to brewing beer, I've lost space, some energy, and the time has pretty much dwindled significantly.
That said, I do hope to make a few adjustments to at least accommodate some smaller scale brewing in the meantime --- unless my brother is willing to finally open up his "dog house" for some brewing operations ... *cough cough*
A good friend of mine is thinking of brewing another Irish Red extract kit in the near future, and I plan on videoing that and compiling into a simple instructional video for those that are curious about getting into beer brewing but not sure where to begin. Extract brewing is a great way to get started with minimal investment. Not to mention that it usually requires less space, too.
But priority one for me is seeing if I can get my garage in order to better accommodate storage of brewing equipment, and perhaps someday getting set up with a keg system. But with a four-month-old, I am not so certain that will happen in the near future.