brewing your own beer. sounds yummy.
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He's been awfully irritable as of late, hasn't he?
What is it johnny, more electrical issues with the '74 Ford Bronco, or maybe the new puppy ended up to be a little wilder than you anticipited . . . perhaps you're going back to Coeur d'Alene, what? :dunno:
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He's been awfully irritable as of late, hasn't he?
What is it johnny, more electrical issues with the '74 Ford Bronco, or maybe the new puppy ended up to be a little wilder than you anticipited . . . perhaps you're going back to Coeur d'Alene, what? :dunno:
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Wow, my first internet stalker.
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No, I just gotta memory like a steel trap!
GRRRR!
Please, may we hear a bit about your Pils?
Did it taste anything like Pilsner Urquell? . . that is the gold standard for Pils more or less, yeah? :dunno:
To anybody in the know -
Does the secondary fermentation of a home brewed malt beverage occur in each bottle as it does in methode champenoise style sparkling wines, or does the secondary occur in a larger container/keg etc. and then transferred into sterile bottles? Can you do it either way and if so, which is the least labor intensive?
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I tried it once and it did not turn out well.
Brewing is awesome - rewarding and delicious.
Kits are fine to start, but you should quickly grow beyond kits. Find a place that sells ingredients. Local is better than online, as you can test the freshness of the ingredients.
And get a good book. This one is good and quite cheap.
http://www.amazon.com/Brewmasters-B...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1306459244&sr=8-1
Kits are fine to start, but you should quickly grow beyond kits. Find a place that sells ingredients. Local is better than online, as you can test the freshness of the ingredients.
And get a good book. This one is good and quite cheap.
http://www.amazon.com/Brewmasters-B...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1306459244&sr=8-1
Go to MoreBeer.com =)
I brew my own wine and beer annually, it's easy and you don't need kits at all. Just get the ingredients you need: Water, barley, malting, hops and yeast.
You do not need high-tech system for brewing beer. In medieval times, every hamlet had his own small brewery. Such brewery consisted essentially of a large mash tun, a boiler could be heated, a filter tank, a couple of large barrels in which the beer was fermenting and beer barrels from which the beer was served.
As a brewer yourself you don't need more than that.
If you want to brew a beer that is comparable to current professional beers, it must conform to higher quality than the 'simple' beer, so then you'll need more equipment. But I would just start with the basics, to see if you have it in you and if you like what you are brewing yourself. If you do like your brewings, I can give you more advise of equipment (some are expensive) and the way to work with it.
This all is no coincidence, after all, I'm from Belgium, and we know what a good beer should taste like. Anyway, good luck, but keep your hands off of those packages to brew beer, it doesn't work as it should, and you can easily brew it without that stuff.
squallumz
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yeah, after buying 2 small kits locally from private sellers, i totally get and understand the process.
its actually very simple. the kits are tempting since everything is in proportion and the instructions are easy to read but after u use em, you know what you're dealing with.
though the kits arent necessary, they get your feet wet. otherwise, its a big question of what and how much of what do i use, and how do i cook it? it can be pretty confusing. there's millions of techniques and recipes out there. honestly, without at least one kit, i wouldnt know exactly where to start.
one kit i used used a hopped liquid malt extract to make an IPA, the second came with 2 kind of dry malt extract. one used and airlock, one didnt. one had a built in tap, one didnt. one you had to siphon, one you didnt. one you added hops to it, one it was already hopped.
so basically, i learned the whole process either way i decide to go between the two "kits."
of course, advanced users are going to go all grain and create their own malt, so im learning about that right now. im assuming its more cost efficient and going to produce a much more sophisticated brew.
i have yet to taste the beet made with the dry malt extract so i can compare which extract i like best. liquid vs dry. its ready but needs more carbonation so ill give it a couple more days to do its thing.
its actually very simple. the kits are tempting since everything is in proportion and the instructions are easy to read but after u use em, you know what you're dealing with.
though the kits arent necessary, they get your feet wet. otherwise, its a big question of what and how much of what do i use, and how do i cook it? it can be pretty confusing. there's millions of techniques and recipes out there. honestly, without at least one kit, i wouldnt know exactly where to start.
one kit i used used a hopped liquid malt extract to make an IPA, the second came with 2 kind of dry malt extract. one used and airlock, one didnt. one had a built in tap, one didnt. one you had to siphon, one you didnt. one you added hops to it, one it was already hopped.
so basically, i learned the whole process either way i decide to go between the two "kits."
of course, advanced users are going to go all grain and create their own malt, so im learning about that right now. im assuming its more cost efficient and going to produce a much more sophisticated brew.
i have yet to taste the beet made with the dry malt extract so i can compare which extract i like best. liquid vs dry. its ready but needs more carbonation so ill give it a couple more days to do its thing.
Dry for sure! :thumbsup:squallumz said:
squallumz
knows petras secret: she farted.
so far im thinking dry is the way to go. first of all, it ships light if i order online (i found a somewhat local brew store so ill check out their prices first).
squallumz
knows petras secret: she farted.
i got some dry malt extract today, some more yeast, and some hops today at a brewing store.
unfortunately, one of the guys that worked there was a dick, but i was still able to get what i needed. fucking prick.
im brewing a hefeweizen right now. its foaming and bubbling like a champ. the yeast was really expensive but it looks like its going its job rather well.
its a dry wheat beer yeast, safebrew wb-06. supposed to lend its flavours to create a good hefe.
the hops are german hallertau pellets, very fresh and green. dry hopped the hefe and added some to the wort of course. i never seen em so fresh and aromatic and vivid green in a pellet.
the DME was briess bavarian wheat.
should be getting about 3 gallons out of this one. cant wait.
unfortunately, one of the guys that worked there was a dick, but i was still able to get what i needed. fucking prick.
im brewing a hefeweizen right now. its foaming and bubbling like a champ. the yeast was really expensive but it looks like its going its job rather well.
its a dry wheat beer yeast, safebrew wb-06. supposed to lend its flavours to create a good hefe.
the hops are german hallertau pellets, very fresh and green. dry hopped the hefe and added some to the wort of course. i never seen em so fresh and aromatic and vivid green in a pellet.
the DME was briess bavarian wheat.
should be getting about 3 gallons out of this one. cant wait.
