Thanks for this. As a SAHM with a 17 month-old and another on the way, it's encouraging to hear success stories from those further down the road that the love and care you put in early on makes life a real joy later on.

Congrats and well done! It's always nice when your brew turns out not only drinkable, but also close to what you were intending to make. Doesn't always happen... But very gratifying when it does!

I didn't know you could use the spent grains to make bread. That's awesome! It's been a couple of years since hubby and I brewed our last batch, but we've been talking about starting up again. I'll have to try that rosemary bread when we do--I love rosemary bread. Did yours turn out as pretty as the picture? Thanks for the links!