re: Anybody brew their own beer?

I've done three batches. Just follow the directions as closely as possible and it will turn out fine. Be very careful to keep as much sediment out of the beer when you are siphoning it from the carboy (fermenting container). The sediment will make the beer bitter as it finishes fermenting in the bottles. Also, I use a little more priming sugar than is usually reccommended on the recipe to make sure the beer is nicely carbonated. My first batch was a little flat.