does anyone here brew there own beer?

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

im looking to start brewing and am wondering on any pointers you would have...

how did you start out?

what equipment did you use?

where did you purchase your supplies?

any tips or pointers?

recipes, temps, time, etc...?

its something i have always wanted to do, and i would like to get into it, and i willing to take on the task.

any help is greatly appreciated

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[tyler_fitz 10+ year member]

their*

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

my bad, forgot it was a grammer forum

 

[csu87 10+ year member]

my ex roomate tried to brew some beer but it turned out bad.

hes jweish and we called it He-brew. very strong but pretty bitter but got you very ****ed up

 

[tyler_fitz 10+ year member]

my friend got one of those mr. beer thingys. i hear they **** but the batch he made was pretty good, he added his own ingredients he got separately. it was stronger than your average beer and tasted alright to boot.

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

my bad, forgot it was a grammer forum

grammar

 

[billjones42 10+ year member]

Try Mr. Beer to start with. It's easy and gets you enough common knowledge that you'll be ready to step up to full brewing before long.

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

Gee, where to start....

Start out small - get yourself a starter kit to determine if you have it in you to continue. Northern Brewer is a decent site to check out and it's not too far from you:

http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/starter-kits

Some general tips - sanitation is #1 above all else. Locking down a process is #2. Don't believe everything everyone tells you on the net is #3. This goes for beer recipes as well.

If you want to know more, I'd be happy to help you. I've been brewing for a number of years now...

 

[Chuck Norris 10+ year member]

My Beer Commandments

When Chuck Norris drinks beer, the beer doesn't get him drunk. The beer gets Chuck-Noirrised.

Your favorite beer style is whatever Chuck Norris is drinking.

The human bitterness threshold is 100 IBU's. Unless you're Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris tastes as much bitterness as he wants.

In the Bible, Jesus turned water into wine. But then Chuck Norris turned that wine into beer.

If you have 5 beers and Chuck Norris has 5 beers, Chuck Norris has more beer than you.

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Chuck Norris rejects Arrogant Bastard. It's just not worthy.

Chuck Norris brushes his teeth with DFH 120 IPA

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Chuck Norris can eat hops, barley, yeast, and water and piss Russian Imperial Stout in a matter of minutes.

Chuck Norris can open a bottle by looking at it.

Chuck Norris can leave a pint of beer on a table for days. If he WANTS it to stay cold and carbonated, it STAYS cold and carbonated.

Chuck Norris' Guinness is carbonated with nitroglycerin.

When Chuck Norris says he's buying a 6 pack for the game, he's talking about BARRELS.

Chuck Norris can roundhouse a 4-pack of DFH 90 Minute IPA into one bottle of 360 Minute IPA.

Anyone who pisses off Chuck Norris gets handed a Dead Guy Ale.

Chuck Norris thinks Avery Beast isn't hot enough.

Chuck Norris can force carbonate with a harsh glance.

Chuck Norris can ferment unfermentables.

Chuck Norris' table beer is made from the second washing of Charles Bronson.

Chuck Norris grinds his grain with his teeth, and boils the wort with his rage.

Everyone loved the first batch Chuck Norris brewed. Then he killed them all with a swift roundhouse kick. All went to heaven with no regrets.

Chuck Norris has no need for lauter tuns. The grains release the sugars out of fear.

Chuck Norris cellars all his beer in his beard.

Sam Adams Utopias is actually just Miller High Life tapped through a Randel filled with the beard trimmings of Chuck Norris.

Chuck Norris uses 120 minute IPA as a palet cleanser.

When Chuck Norris orders a beer, the beer pays him.

Chuck Norris is the only person to ever beat Andre the Giant in a drinking contest. And he did it by a two case margin.

When Chuck Norris pours a bottle conditioned beer into a glass, the yeast stays in the bottle out of fear.

Chuck doesn't use a bottle opener to open his bottles; he just bites the top of the bottle off (then chews AND eats the glass).

Chuck Norris knows the location of the Lost Abbey

 

[tappin_azz 10+ year member]

Try Mr. Beer to start with. It's easy and gets you enough common knowledge that you'll be ready to step up to full brewing before long.

Gee, where to start....
Start out small - get yourself a starter kit to determine if you have it in you to continue. Northern Brewer is a decent site to check out and it's not too far from you:

http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/starter-kits

Some general tips - sanitation is #1 above all else. Locking down a process is #2. Don't believe everything everyone tells you on the net is #3. This goes for beer recipes as well.

If you want to know more, I'd be happy to help you. I've been brewing for a number of years now...

both of these are good starts. just google brewing beer and youll find lots of places to get started. your first batch might ****...it will take a few attempts to get a system, and a recipe you can work with.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

You have to fight him for it or steal it while he sleeps.

Chuck Norris doesn't sleep - he waits //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

my bad, forgot it was a grammer forum

its a spelling forum also, GRAMMAR. no e

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

Gee, where to start....
Start out small - get yourself a starter kit to determine if you have it in you to continue. Northern Brewer is a decent site to check out and it's not too far from you:

http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/starter-kits

Some general tips - sanitation is #1 above all else. Locking down a process is #2. Don't believe everything everyone tells you on the net is #3. This goes for beer recipes as well.

If you want to know more, I'd be happy to help you. I've been brewing for a number of years now...

when you started off, i assume you used somone elses recipe, but have you ever dabbled in making your own?

i plan on starting off small, run through 3-4 batches and try and get the process and steps down. but i would eventually like to try and brew my own recipe and am wondering if its pretty hard to do, or if its just time consuming?

there is a place local to me called cecilianos which sells all equipment and recipes, individual hops, barley, yeast of all different kinds and i would eventually like to piece together my own recipe.

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

its a spelling forum also, GRAMMAR. no e

repost

i had a mr beer once, used it a few times and got bored with it

the beer was drinkable, but these days i simply prefer to buy a half gallon from my local microbrew and be done with it

start out simple and dont spend a lot until you decide if you like home brewing

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

when you started off, i assume you used somone elses recipe, but have you ever dabbled in making your own?
i plan on starting off small, run through 3-4 batches and try and get the process and steps down. but i would eventually like to try and brew my own recipe and am wondering if its pretty hard to do, or if its just time consuming?

there is a place local to me called cecilianos which sells all equipment and recipes, individual hops, barley, yeast of all different kinds and i would eventually like to piece together my own recipe.

But of course. The recipe was on the back of the can of pre-hopped malt I bought. Simply followed the instructions. Turned out horrible. That was the beginning of a beautiful friendship //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

There is of course nothing saying you have to start out small. You can begin by steeping grains in water on your stove and adding a can of un-hopped malt extract for example. You can make up a partial batch provided you have the capabilities of boiling your batch on the stove. An excellent online read of beer brewing is John Palmer's How to Brew. If you think you can get into it buy his book, it's worth it:

http://www.howtobrew.com/

I lied a bit when I said I was still brewing - I stopped about a year ago. By the ending however, I was doing all-grain brewing - 10 gallon batches at a time with 15 gallon boiling and sparge kettles, mash tun, and a complete 8 keg draft system. Oh, and designing my own concoctions //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif