Who Among Us Brews Beer?

Have given her a go...but decided it is something better left to the true artisans at St. James' Gate, and at the Boston beer Co (and elsewhere)



Edit:The proof is in the pudding, else I wouldn't have to edit this post right now.
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I brew my own wine. Can honestly say the kits you get these days are brilliant.
 
Terry-

If you have the patience, I highly recommend giving it a try. You'll have to devote a better part of a day in the brewing process. And you must make sure everything is sterile. But, you can yield some amazing results. My friend brews her own beer about 4-5 times a year and its always incredibly fresh and delicious. Now if I could just get her to quit experimenting with flavors and stick with that amazing Apricot beer she made last summer...the world would be a much better place...

Rick
 
I'd just like to enjoy it on a hobby level, but I'm likely to go overboard and buy bigger and better than what I need. I like the idea of brewing a batch that I'm fond of and sharing it with some good friends on special occasions.

So, what type of kits did you guys use... Mr. Beer? I'd like to stay away from the big plastic buckets and use glass and/or stainless steel.
 
HorseFilms said:
I used to brew my own beer, but in the last few years I've switched to mead.
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Ah yes...my friends and I spent many nights brewing mead in college instead of doing school work. Good stuff.
 
CallaghanFilms said:
Have given her a go...but decided it is something better left to the true artisans at St. James' Gate, and at the Boston beer Co (and elsewhere)



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Heh heh... I'm sure the true artisans at St. James' Gate and Boston Beer Co brew some great stuff, but I'm still interested to give it a try. If nothing else, it will help with my overall appreciation for :beer:. :)

HorseFilms said:
Here's where I get most of my stuff:

http://www.northernbrewer.com
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Thanks for the link. :thumbsup: Looks like they have awesome gear. Care to share what equipment you own/use?
 
My friend and I brew together. Between us, we've got numerous 5-gallon bucket setups, a nice glass fermenter and a conical fermenter. We usually have at least 5 batches of mead going at any given time, so we find the big buckets to be the most economical way to go (plus they're easier to clean than the glass fermenter). We buy wine bottles and use those for our stuff. We used to use a small kegging system, but that ended up being kind of a pain.
 
I haven't brewed in a year or so but at one time I brewed every weekend. Full grain mash and all. I had a nice two tower tapper that held 4 regular kegs or 20 of my cornelius canisters. The great thing about brewing from scratch (as opposed to kit or malt syrup brewing) is that you have total control over each step of the process. It takes a little more equipment and usually takes 8 hours to brew and do all the sterilizing and cleanup but it is well worth it.
 
That's another reason we switched to mead. It takes about 5 minutes to make and you really don't have to worry about sterilization (which means you can sit down and start drinking quicker:beer:).
 
I'll throw in a plug for my best friend who has gone from a homebrewer to a pub/microbrewery owner (a long way from his operatic tenor days). He and a partner bought an authentic Irish pub north of Kansas City about 18 months ago that came with a 400-barrel brewing setup. After their second test batch (a cream ale), the local Guiness distributor came up, took a drink and said, "Boys, you've got yourselves a distributor!" They're in about 35 bars in the KC area with packaged sales to begin once they get a new bottling line. If you're in KC, look for O'Malley's Irish Cream Ale or visit O'Malley Pub in Weston and tell Mike I sent you.

Here's their site (currently be redesigned): http://www.westonirish.com

I guess the moral is: If you brew beer at home it can take over your life. Sometimes in a good way.

Slainte!

Fox
 
I was in KC Wednesday but it was just a layover on the way home from Maryland. Thanks, Fox... I'll keep that in mind and I'll pass the word about their website to some friends who are brew crazy.
 
awe mead, lad and lassies will git ripped with a taste o' honey! git ya a wench ta serve it mate....hardy har har!
 
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