Brewing Beer(s)...
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- ideaist
...Making some with a few of my comrades.
Tips?
Resources?
Combined we have:
1. Equipment.
2. "Taste".
3. Ability to consume beer(s).Cheers!
- ideaist2
I've sorted out a local hops provider for the beer:
http://www.clearvalleyhops.com/
As well as a local Apple grower for a possible cider:
I'm kind of on a focused path right now after a massive mushroom trip this past Sunday night with a bud; kind of said "fuck this" and am now focused on making myself happy to benefit my life and those I live with/around (my wife and child).
*thumbsup*
- Gnash0
prepare for the smell
and +1 for the epiphany
- fooler1
I had a traditional 5 gallon carboy set up for a few years and enjoyed brewing about a dozen batches.
I'm thinking of picking up this Catalyst from Craft a Brew to make things easier in both brewing and clean up.- Sexy.
What did you brew?
Specific type(s)?ideaist - Beers: Nut Browns, IPAs, Winter Ales, but the best was an espresso stout with oak chips soaked in bourbon to emulate a bourbon barrel fermentation.fooler
- sounds crazy nom, fooler... is cleanup a bitch?PonyBoy
- ha... just saw your next post... I'd say cleaning IS a bitch simply for how anal you must be... but seems worth it.PonyBoy
- that stout sounds goodFax_Benson
- this looks nice for a small home setup.dbloc
- Trying to clean out all the wort and yeast sedimentation of a 5 gallon glass jug with a hole the size of a half dollar is not fun.fooler
- https://craftabrew.c…ridlerontheroof
- Sexy.
- fooler1
- first = dirtfooler
- Good/great advice.
I'm generally a clean dude and respect the general order of things (everything in its right place, etc.).ideaist - is it possible to have a genuine love of and interest in beer AND drink Grolsch?Fax_Benson
- hahah! I usually hate all green bottle beers myself.fooler
- There's worse beers than Grolsch.section_014
- bulletfactory0
I still have all of my brewing gear, and have fantastic resources in Brooklyn for supplies; would love to get back into it.
The 2 things holding me back:
1. temperature control (though easier in the winter)
2. space - carboy while brewing and bottles - not just in the refrigerator, but storage.- What's the typical temperature you need to "cook" at. You could use a sous vide and a modified beer cooler to maintain more accurate temps?Centigrade
- Put stuff in jar inside beer cooler. Close lid to prevent evaporation? Just a thought. This is a good cheap one:
https://anovaculinar…Centigrade - it's needs to boil then cool enough not to kill the yeast, not sure a sous vide will work.fooler
- The stove is good to go - but I was thinking more of the primary fermentation needing to be a stable ~65-75F, which is tough w/o central A/C in the summer.bulletfactory
- robotinc0
The yeast do most the work, so it pays to make them happy. This means making a starter, and investing $10 in some nutrients, and trying to keep the temperature a where they want it. I never had the space to build temp controlled fermentation chamber, so I brewed according to the seasons.
- ideaist1
Thank you all for your tips, advice, etc.
I'll post a journal of my adventures...
; )
- guzandreatta2
for recipes : www.brewtoad.com
app to create recipes : BeerSmith 2
supplies: www.northernbrewer.com and http://www.yakimavalleyhops.com
- fooler1
it can be a little overwhelming but find a good brewers supply store, go in and talk to them. The place I go to you just tell them what you want to brew, they print out the ingrediants, measure out all the grains, wort, hops, locate the correct stain of yeast, and give you a detailed recipe to follow.
If you can cook you can brew.
- ideaist0
L8 night bump.
- monoboy0
I still use a plastic coopers DIY kit. Works fine.
Fancy moving up to proper brews as some point but the leap requires more time than I can give it.
I usually do a batch for Xmas. Might do a porter this year.
Amazing how good some Belgian kits turn out. Really good.
- Nice! Yeah, going in with 2 other buddies on it. MIGHT try to semi-mass produce eventually... THIS is what I want to do with my (spare) time... *thumbsup*ideaist
- I buy all my gear from these guys...
https://www.brewuk.c…
They scale up to micro-brewery production but I'd check second-hand industry stuff.monoboy
- nylon0
I keep getting www.picobrew.com popping up in my FB feed. Anyone know about this? Tried it? Liked it? Hate it? Is it simply a load of hipster bollocks? Should I ask another question?
Hello?
- nocomply0
I've never done beer because I'm too lazy, but cider is pretty cheap and easy. You can do it with minimal equipment. That's where I would start just to get familiar with the process.
With cider you don't need to boil a wort. You can literally drop yeast in apple juice and let it ferment. That's what I do.
I can't stand the back-sweetened stuff that you buy in stores, but my cider comes out dry. This website is a great resource if you're interested: http://howtomakehardcider.com/
- ideaist1
Yo gang,
One of my brewing brothers; we're all tall so we're calling ourselves the "Tall Boys"...
...Suggested picking up the following:
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-hobbies-…
...Would that do the trick to begin?
I was looking at newfangled equipment like the Catalyst for fermentation, BUT perhaps just start simple/cheap, keep it clean and go from their?!
Much love.
- You don't have a wort chiller with this kit, Getting your wort down to temp quick is important so that Bacteria does not grow.eryx
- It looks like this kit was for brewing wine not beer. You need a few other things too like a large pot to cook your wort and steep your grains.eryx
- I would star off by brewing cider with this kit if you want to try something 5% or so. You can't use those corks in bottle anything carbonated.eryx
- Nice @eryx; agreed!
I'm learning as I go with 2 buddies with light experience.
: )ideaist