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Post by billyklubb on Jul 25, 2017 21:21:41 GMT -5
Anyone else enjoy brewing your own beer, wine, mead, or kombucha? I've been brewing beer since 1999.
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Post by papipeguy on Jul 25, 2017 21:23:43 GMT -5
I used to do quite a bit. Finally figured out that most do it way better and cheaper on a commercial basis. It was fun playing with AVB though.
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Post by Darin on Jul 26, 2017 10:50:46 GMT -5
Used to do it all the time and would enjoy starting up again. I also roast my own coffee when I can ... gotta get busy!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2017 2:32:39 GMT -5
I do hard cider once in a while. May do a hopped cider this Fall.
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Post by billyklubb on Jul 30, 2017 10:19:30 GMT -5
I do hard cider once in a while. May do a hopped cider this Fall. I used to make this stuff we called "Applejack". It was one cup brown sugar and one cup mixed dark and white raisins per gallon of apple juice. I believe I used Tree Top brand since it has no preservatives. Fermented with White Labs Irish Ale yeast. The last time I made it was either '07 or '08. I still have a 22oz bomber in the basement. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2017 15:44:24 GMT -5
That sounds awesome. Bet it has got a good kick to it now.
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Post by billyklubb on Aug 4, 2017 17:59:26 GMT -5
So, beer/wine drinkers, what are your favorite styles? It'd be quicker for me to list the beer styles I don't like: American Light Lagers and American Hefeweizen. Most American Hefeweizen I've had has a soapy taste I can't get past. Like dish soap. For wine, I enjoy most deep red styles. I love a good aged Tawny Port.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2017 18:15:25 GMT -5
I gave home brewing a pretty good run. Bath tub bottling sucks and I wasn't saving any coin; consequently, I let it go. I think it was a better option back in the day when IPAs weren't so readily available. So much selection out there now, home brewing has to be a labor of love.
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Post by billyklubb on Aug 4, 2017 18:19:25 GMT -5
I gave home brewing a pretty good run. Bath tub bottling sucks and I wasn't saving any coin; consequently, I let it go. I think it was a better option back in the day when IPAs weren't so readily available. So much selection out there now, home brewing has to be a labor of love. It is. For me it's also a creative outlet. I can easily buy so many great examples of styles I enjoy that are much better than what I brew, but I still enjoy doing it. |
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Post by aaronthebrewer on Aug 6, 2017 21:50:26 GMT -5
I have an IPA just carbed up, cent, cascade in the boil with some citra at flameout and dry hopped as well. Pretty damn good, my beer has vastly improved after switching to all grain and kegging
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 22:26:55 GMT -5
So, beer/wine drinkers, what are your favorite styles? It'd be quicker for me to list the beer styles I don't like: American Light Lagers and American Hefeweizen. Most American Hefeweizen I've had has a soapy taste I can't get past. Like dish soap. For wine, I enjoy most deep red styles. I love a good aged Tawny Port. I like Chilean Malbecs, good tequila, single malt Scotch, some bourbon, English style ales, stouts and porters. |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Aug 7, 2017 22:45:24 GMT -5
I do hard cider once in a while. May do a hopped cider this Fall. I used to make this stuff we called "Applejack". It was one cup brown sugar and one cup mixed dark and white raisins per gallon of apple juice. I believe I used Tree Top brand since it has no preservatives. Fermented with White Labs Irish Ale yeast. The last time I made it was either '07 or '08. I still have a 22oz bomber in the basement. This really hurt to read. I have been craving a beer that Dogfish Head made like 5-7 years ago called raison d'être. A clever title, as it was sweetened with green raisins. It was a very dark, toasty, bitter, sweet and complex beer that I cannot stop thinking about of late. I actually spent a few hours today watching brewing vids and found a good supplier near me. I was thinking of giving it a go, but if it is a waste of time/money, maybe I'll just stick to buying beer. I have an incredible distributor near me with just about everything in stock, so there is no real sense in the mess. It would be nice to get into ciders, brandy, or wine though. Something tasty with some kick that I can pass around the campfire. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 23:17:52 GMT -5
I will ask my friend who owns a craft brewery if he can replicate it. He does all sorts of exotic brews.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 23:22:46 GMT -5
Ciders are very easy to do and are great around the fire for sure.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Aug 7, 2017 23:45:06 GMT -5
Ciders are very easy to do and are great around the fire for sure. If you have any info on recipes, processes, equipment etc or even some good sites to learn from, it would be awesome. So cool your friend owns a brewery. A few years back, just before my neighborhood in Pittsburgh first started going through gentrification and the hipsters first started blowing into town on their Vespas, (craft beer was also just really beginning to explode), I beseeched my friends to apply their rolly-polly bank accounts to buying a cheap industrial-zoned property on what is now five years later the hippest street in town for pennies on the dollar. There are now three breweries on that street-packed with yuppies. I hate my life.. haha They had the nerve to recently ask me what the next neighborhood would be.. Anyway, it must be nice to have an idea for a beer and a brewmaster-buddy to cook up a case for you. haha |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2017 7:47:29 GMT -5
I don't have any cider recipes per se. I buy organic, raw apple juice on sale, select a yeast, usually champagne brewers yeastand add it to the juice. I ferment in glass. I have a 6 gallon carboy that it goes in until fermentation slows down to a minimum level. That takes 4-5 days usually. I siphon it off and add sugar back in before hardening it under refrigeration for a couple of weeks. My friend has offered to keg up 5 gallons for me to keep at the brewery. I have considered buying a "Beer Box" for storage in my extra refrigerator. It is easy to do one gallon batches as well.
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Post by Lady Margaret on Aug 19, 2017 19:27:18 GMT -5
we bought an oatmeal stout kit a couple months ago, probably will try it out soon, would like to have it ready for a nice fall shindig. we prefer stouts and porters, especially for cooking. hubby wants to make his own mead, thought we would try beer first to figure out what we are doing before the expense of using all that honey.
hubby and like sweet wines, one of our favorites is a pink moscoto champagne. I like Cafe Zinfindel, but hubby doesn't.
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Post by billyklubb on Aug 19, 2017 20:26:50 GMT -5
we bought an oatmeal stout kit a couple months ago, probably will try it out soon, would like to have it ready for a nice fall shindig. we prefer stouts and porters, especially for cooking. hubby wants to make his own mead, thought we would try beer first to figure out what we are doing before the expense of using all that honey. hubby and like sweet wines, one of our favorites is a pink moscoto champagne. I like Cafe Zinfindel, but hubby doesn't. My wife and I have very different taste when it comes to drinks. She's not a fan of most any beer, Scotch, or dark Rum. I'm not a fan of Tequila or most white Wine. |
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Post by Lady Margaret on Aug 19, 2017 20:34:11 GMT -5
we agree on most things, but i like coffee and he doesn't, and the cafe zinfindel has a slight coffee taste to it, so that is what appeals to me and not him, lol!
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