Anyone do homebrewing?

Bustem' Down · Apr 25, 2005

I started a few months ago. Found a great site for it and am having a lot of fun. :yay:

glasscharmer · Jul 14, 2005

homebrew and then some!

I, myself, am a homebrewer....and I love it. I focus more on wine than beer, and have been making my own wines since 2000. If you ever want to try wine...I have a great site from Jack Keller. He will try fermenting anything that sits still! http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/

:cheers:

The Glass Charmer

ylexot · Jul 14, 2005

I brew beer and wine, but mostly beer. Although I haven't brewed anything in over a year.

Try:
www.annapolishomebrew.com
www.morebeer.com

carolinagirl · Jul 14, 2005

I have a cousin who started years ago home brewing. Today he has a small but prosperous brewing company in Nantucket. Check out his website if you have a chance.

www.ciscobrewers.com

wharfrat2 · Jul 14, 2005

I homebrew, in fact have a nut brown ale going right now. Next up is a peach wheat ale.

Tomcat · Jul 14, 2005

Made my own a long time ago. Still have all the stuff, should break it out and try it again. Dad makes some great wines.

kingvjack · Jul 14, 2005

Hopefully your next batch wont taste like it was strained through a sock

ylexot · Jul 14, 2005

My "specialty" is a pumpkin ale...tastes a bit like pumpkin pie :yum:

I also have kegging equipment...much easier than bottles and not very expensive either.

Bustem' Down · Jul 14, 2005

kingvjack said:
Hopefully your next batch wont taste like it was strained through a sock

Don't cry cause you don't like IPA's. I just finished a Scottish Ale that's pretty good, but I loke more hops in my beer than it has. The English IPA I did before that was great. I use the site www.morebeer.com.

kingvjack · Jul 14, 2005

Bustem' Down said:
Don't cry cause you don't like IPA's. I just finished a Scottish Ale that's pretty good, but I loke more hops in my beer than it has. The English IPA I did before that was great. I use the site www.morebeer.com.

I'm joking dude... It was alright,

fishinfool · Jul 14, 2005

I've often thought of trying home brewing but the ones I have tasted were always dark strong beers which I don't really care for. Can you make a lighter beer more like an Bud with a home kit?

DoWhat · Jul 14, 2005

To much cleaning required.

wharfrat2 · Jul 14, 2005

fishinfool said:
I've often thought of trying home brewing but the ones I have tasted were always dark strong beers which I don't really care for. Can you make a lighter beer more like an Bud with a home kit?

You can make just about any style beer you want to. I have made a really tasty rice beer on several occasions. (Budweiser is a rice beer if you can call it beer)

Bustem' Down · Jul 14, 2005

fishinfool said:
I've often thought of trying home brewing but the ones I have tasted were always dark strong beers which I don't really care for. Can you make a lighter beer more like an Bud with a home kit?

Yeah, the kits can make anything. Ales are easier to make so they are more common. I personally like ales better than lagers (Bud) so that's what I choose. If your going to do a lager like bud you will need a fridge to put the stuff in while it ferments because it has to ferment at about 45 degrees and then lager at around 38 degrees depending on the style, yeast and recipe.

BadGirl · Jul 14, 2005

ylexot said:
My "specialty" is a pumpkin ale...tastes a bit like pumpkin pie

This sounds delicious. Can I get a bottle from you of your pumpkin ale? I'll give you $5 gazillion dollars for it. Seriously, care to share a sample?

fishinfool · Jul 14, 2005

wharfrat2 said:
You can make just about any style beer you want to. I have made a really tasty rice beer on several occasions. (Budweiser is a rice beer if you can call it beer)

Rice?..Really? It's not made from hops? Bud isn't my favorite either but it made for a well recognized example.

ylexot · Jul 14, 2005

BadGirl said:
This sounds delicious. Can I get a bottle from you of your pumpkin ale? I'll give you $5 gazillion dollars for it. Seriously, care to share a sample?

I'll make another batch this fall, but for now it is all gone.

thakidistight · Jul 14, 2005

ylexot said:
I'll make another batch this fall, but for now it is all gone.

I would also be interested in trying that pumpkin beer too...I smell an order coming up!

Bustem' Down · Jul 14, 2005

fishinfool said:
Rice?..Really? It's not made from hops? Bud isn't my favorite either but it made for a well recognized example.

Hops is just a flavoring ingredient. Rice, Malts, Barley, Wheat and such other grains make of the bulk of the fermentable ingredients. For example, The IPA I brewed had 9lbs of English Light malt extract and 1.5 lbs of grain for steeping. Hops wise, it only had 4oz of Kent Goldings and 2 oz of Magnum.

fishinfool · Jul 15, 2005

Bustem' Down said:
Hops is just a flavoring ingredient. Rice, Malts, Barley, Wheat and such other grains make of the bulk of the fermentable ingredients. For example, The IPA I brewed had 9lbs of English Light malt extract and 1.5 lbs of grain for steeping. Hops wise, it only had 4oz of Kent Goldings and 2 oz of Magnum.

That settles it, I'm going to give home brewing a try. I hate to know so little about something I enjoy so much

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