Do you homebrew?

sloshed · Posted: Sat - Mar, 14 2009 - 8:45 pm Post subject: Do you homebrew?

We definitely needed a new poll, so here you go..
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beerlover420 · Posted: Sun - Mar, 15 2009 - 5:34 pm Post subject:

I plan to give it a try,but I'm too busy BeerHunting.Perhaps, once I start to run out of beers to try around here,I'll have time to try it.
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sloshed · Posted: Tue - Mar, 17 2009 - 8:08 am Post subject:

I'm too damn busy working.. Haven't done much of anything else this year except sleep.. Getting to be time for a vacation..
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ricka182 · Posted: Tue - Mar, 17 2009 - 6:01 pm Post subject:

I love brewing. You guys really don't know what you're missing. I suppose beer hunting is pretty cool...but J, working? C'mon now....quit working, make good beer with lots of local hops, and you'll be a star! lol

Seriously though, the ability to create any beer I want, based on malts, yeast character, flavors and aromas...the possibilities are endless. It's also a bit cheaper in the long run to brew your own. I haven't brewed since November because of the weather, and it's driving me crazy! The snow has receeded a bit now, and it looks like I'll be good to brew in a week or two. I'm doing this sick IPA recipe I came up with. It's going to be a hop explosion, but not in the shitty way-over-bitter kind.....oh, I can't wait. I've actually been making hop teas over the Winter....

So, yeah...I brew. And you should too. For less than $300 you can have absolutly everything you need, and for $100 you can have a super basic setup....If you'd like to read more about the process itself, check out How to Brew by John Palmer. It's a big selling book, that he put online as well for quick reference. It's an awesome resource, and he explains everything in an easy to understand way for beginners, but also has advanced topics.

Cheers! RDWHAHB!

(Relax! Don't worry..have a home brew!)
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sloshed · Posted: Wed - Mar, 18 2009 - 4:38 am Post subject:

Despite the train wreck it became, I did enjoy my first brewing experience. The problem is that I have been working 80+ hour weeks (over 100 hours recently) for a couple of months now and it won't stop for at least a couple more months.

I will say that I will never stop beer hunting. I have noticed that a lot of homebrewers start to shun this activity once they start making their own. I'm not judging at all, but I know that my beer will never be as good as at least a few hundred of the beers I have tried. My beer might be good (eventually), but it will never be as good as what more talented people (possibly like you Ricka) are doing.

Homebrewing seems like one of the best hobbies I can think of, but until I have more time, it just isn't an option for me. It makes me sad as hell, because I think I would really enjoy it.
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beerlover420 · Posted: Wed - Mar, 18 2009 - 8:55 am Post subject:

ricka182 · Posted: Wed - Mar, 18 2009 - 4:09 pm Post subject:

Belgians are quite simple actually.....I heard of someone who recently picked a Gold medal with a Belgian....Pils malt, sugar, hops, and yeast....that's it.

I'm making two big Belgian ales later this year..one a redo of a holiday ale that kicked ass, until I used these stupid ass mini kegs...left a horrible taste from the crappy metal I think....and the other is, The 12. My idea of a heavy, thick, warm, Trappiste style Belgian specialty ale....MMM....so good!
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beerlover420 · Posted: Thu - Mar, 19 2009 - 4:39 pm Post subject:

ricka182 · Posted: Thu - Mar, 19 2009 - 5:24 pm Post subject:

A good clean Pils, lagered properly...wheat ales are easy, and can be ready in 3-4 weeks....

I prefer wheat ales, but am making a bunch of other styles befire I get to another wheat ale....next up is a Pale Ale, and a deep IPA, with 14 hop additions....
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DarthMalt · Posted: Sun - May, 03 2009 - 9:59 am Post subject:

What's the smallest batch of homebrew that's practical to make?

If I made a five gallon batch I'd have a few glasses of it and pour the rest out. It would be fun to have the home brewing learning experience, but it'd be a waste of money for me. If it were possible to brew a gallon or so at a time that'd be better for my personal alcohol consumption rate, but such a small batch doesn't sound doable.

ricka182 · Posted: Sun - May, 03 2009 - 3:02 pm Post subject:

I would say a 2 gallon batch is the smallest.....that would yield about 1.5g finished product....
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