Brewing beer anyone.?

[issack]

New brewer here! Did about 10, 3 to 5 gallon batches over the winter. Mostly IPA's. LOVE it!

Also doing kit red wine and the infamous Apfelwein. I figure it all fits in together!

Nice man.. is it Edworts Apfelwine.?

Good to see you are brewing and into it man.. rock on.!!

M.Mrm i hear ya on that.. lol.. i just put it into my boil.. it seems to do well.. i store and ferment my beer at 68 degrees. that helps huge with proteins and solids falling to the bottom and over carbing..

The cooler you ferment at the better your beer clears .. then storing them at 68 helps beer attenuate in the bottle for a nice age and long term storage,

 

[Rouxdy]

Nice man.. is it Edworts Apfelwine.?

Yes it is. Very good stuff and extremely cheap.

Yep, summer temps here in balmy Valhalla have put my brewing on hold till cooler times. .

 

[zap]

There's nothing more satisfying than drinking a beer that you brewed!
Well maybe smoking some bud that you grew! Home made or grown is awsome.

 

[useless people]

i need to dust off the brew kit soon....

 

[Dödsknark]

Man, i need to get started...

Love those belgian beers you speak of. And the pale ales. And the porters. And the... You get the point.

Gets quite expensive drinking good beer in my country. I will have to look into this.

Very interesting thread.

Have you tried Brother Thelonius and how do you like it? Would love to brew something similar to that.

 

[issack]

Yes it is. Very good stuff and extremely cheap.

Yep, summer temps here in balmy Valhalla have put my brewing on hold till cooler times. .

That's a bummer man.. can u use a chest freezer or an a/c in a room.? you can use an old fridge too.. put in on a temp controller and done deal.!

I'm going to have to try that Apfelwine

There's nothing more satisfying than drinking a beer that you brewed!
Well maybe smoking some bud that you grew! Home made or grown is awsome.

i hear you on that.. they complement each other very well..

i need to dust off the brew kit soon....

well hell yes you do... get to brewing man.!! lol

Man, i need to get started...

Love those belgian beers you speak of. And the pale ales. And the porters. And the... You get the point.

Gets quite expensive drinking good beer in my country. I will have to look into this.

Very interesting thread.

Have you tried Brother Thelonius and how do you like it? Would love to brew something similar to that.

no i have not tried it.. I've had tons of beers but never have i tried that.. what style of beer is it.?

I'm brewing up a 15gal batch of American Pale ale this weekend.. I'll snap some shots of the brew.. I have not done a pale ale in a few months.. still nursing on my Belgians and my brown ale. lol

Good to see more people finding this thread and into the hobby..

 

[Dödsknark]

Brother Thelonius is one of my all time favourites. They call it a belgian style abbey ale.

All I have to say is try to get your hands on it

Looking forward to your pics. I have just started researching a bit about brewing. I'll post here when/if I get started.

 

[Rouxdy]

That's a bummer man.. can u use a chest freezer or an a/c in a room.? you can use an old fridge too.. put in on a temp controller and done deal.!

Yeah, I could do all that but it's really hot here right now and all that requires more time and work. Just being outside standing over a 90 minute boil is unbearable right now. I just plan ahead and brew enough to get through the summer.

 

[Rouxdy]

And, you know something else that dawned on me today.... I'm using the closet in the room I ferment and store all my wine and beer in as my grow area... It's going to be fairly handy to be able to say, " What? That smell?... oh, that's the beer, wine, etc fermenting... pretty funky smelling, eh!?"

I really do think it will reduce my odor control worries by 50% or more. We'll see.

I also have this noobish idea of putting a couple of Frankenstien like mini Apfelwein type fermenting concoctions in the cabinet as a provider of CO2 during peak budding.

Hey, it's something to do, right? lol

 

[Din mor]

Hep.
New to the forum (and growing) but eager brewer and distiller. I brew what I feel like; hoppy pale ales (don't we all?), stouts, decocted alts, kölsch, belgian inspired ales etc. etc.
28 liters (7 gal.), all-grain, primarily bottled, occasionally kegged.
To get people started: http://howtobrew.com/intro.html

I use a simple reflux still with a 6 liter (1½ gal.) boiler, normally distilling sugar washes. The pure alcohol I use for making bitters and absinthe (coloured green with sativa pot).
To get people started: http://homedistiller.org/

Dödsknark: There are a lot of swedes brewing good beer. So should you

 

[Moldy Dreads]

Issack-- I too am a hophead Due to some ridiculous lack of planning the industry is suffering a hop shortage and prices have rocketed so I have taken it upon myself to grow my own (dunno where I got that logic??) Anyway I'm wondering if hops grow well there, I'm guessing it'd be damn near perfect for em!! Maybe some irrigation but still with a stable climate I'd think you could have amazing results....

I was wondering how the hell I was paying $10 a bottle of Sculpin IPA or some good West Coast hop beer, Mr Mustard, one day I'm going to ask you a question or 2 about what I should get to start up, sweeet thread!

 

[mean mr.mustard]

Din Mor -- Welcome to IC

Moldy -- You should start both brewing and growing hops!! Your beer will be cheaper and better than any nice IPA you can buy... it just takes time. Take the plunge. :friends:

I just picked my cascades yesterday... I love fresh hop cones

I have two floating in my glass right now actually, it's impressive how one cone really perks up an ale.

 

[Rouxdy]

I just picked my cascades yesterday... I love fresh hop cones

I've pretty much decided I'm going to make cascade my house hop for this brewing season.

If you ever get a chance to try the Saint Arnold's Elissa, oh man.. good stuff!

 

[caljim]

Just bottled a batch of IPA, first batch I've done in about 4 years.

Felt good to get the gear out of storage and make the house smell like heaven.

Built an immersion wort chiller with about 25' of 3/8 copper line, just coiled it around one of my soda kegs. Worked like a charm.

I'll be brewing again soon, and will post up some "head" shots!

 

[mean mr.mustard]

It's always nice to dust off the wonka gear isn't it?

My first immersion chiller was wound around a five gallon bucket but a five gallon keg fits more pots

Glad you found that out early lol

 

[Brushtail]

hey,
Fellow beer brewer, about to start a batch of texas amber ale, its gold!
Ferment on!

b

 

[sackoweed]

I am not drinking atm, but last saturday i had 1 fat tire.. mmmhmm was it a good beer... peace..

sack

 

[jescowhite]

I brew in a single tier electric HERMS keggle setup all grain style. Definitely a addictive hobby.

 

[issack]

Hey there guys.!! I'm so worthless at being steady in a forum site.. sheesh. lol

I have not skipped a beat with brewing.

I'm glad to see so many people coming up to this thread that brews or has interest.. Awesome guys keep it up.!!

here are some pics of my last brew.. this is a Belgian beer. I split this batch in two separate 8 gal fermenters. one using a Trappist yeast and the other using a Sason.. it's one of my faves for sure.. I add a 1056 ale yeast with the saison cause it's an unpredictable yeast as far as attenuation..

My chill room is my grow room.. stays cold in there.. makes for good storage for beer as well in the bottle..

pulled over one of my outdoor Bubbledust plants for the pic.. hehe beer and weed.. how can it get any better.?

 

[noone4u]

Been about a year but i love brewing beer