hawkeyedan
Member
just curious how many on the forum home brew their own beer? i've been homebrewing for about 7-8 years now. been thinking about getting into making my own wine as well.
home brewing
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Gary
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I homebrew. I've been doing it for a few years now. I'm an extract brewer though. I don't do all grain, but I have a friend that does.
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Gary
Guest
Specialty grains are easy. I can never get the mash temps right for all grain.
hawkeyedan
Member
it's cool to see how many people homebrew their own beer. the hobby seems to be more popular as the years have gone by since i started brewing about 8 years ago. i've even had co-workers ask about how to get started in homebrewing.
when i brew, i brew extracts with grains. don't know if i'll make the jump to all-grain; if i go all-grain, it'll be a while from now.
when i brew, i brew extracts with grains. don't know if i'll make the jump to all-grain; if i go all-grain, it'll be a while from now.
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Gary
Guest
Do you do full or partial boils? I have a turkey fryer that I do full boils with.
Do you keg or bottle? What types of beer do you brew?
Do you keg or bottle? What types of beer do you brew?
hawkeyedan
Member
right now i do partial boils. i currently don't have a boil pot big enough to do a full boil, which will eventually change once i decide to buy a turkey fryer.
i also bottle. having to clean 50 bottles does get a little old, so i'm currently saving some dollars for a kegging system.
as far as types, i like to try to stick with brewing seasonals.
Duncan1574
Lodge Chaplain & arms dealer
There is a meadry at the Minnesota Renaissance faire that has Egyptian mead that is to die for.
I do a full boil too... a big ol 7 gallon turkey fryer here too! I bottle right now, but i'm right there with ya brother Jason... bottling is indeed a pita...
a buddy of mine and i got a keg that we intend to paint up like R2... it's gonna be pretty awesome.
I'm a big fan of meads, but i've only done a handful of batches... Honestly i was really impressed with the Braggot. I'd never had one before i tried my hand at making a batch.
what beer styles are you guys partial to? I do a LOT of stouts... i have a great oatmeal stout recipe that ALWAYS comes out great.
a buddy of mine and i got a keg that we intend to paint up like R2... it's gonna be pretty awesome.
I'm a big fan of meads, but i've only done a handful of batches... Honestly i was really impressed with the Braggot. I'd never had one before i tried my hand at making a batch.
what beer styles are you guys partial to? I do a LOT of stouts... i have a great oatmeal stout recipe that ALWAYS comes out great.
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Gary
Guest
I have a few cases of 16 oz bottles that I save for special batches. I keg all of my beer. The soda kegs are the easiest to work with. I've got 5 of them. You can save a LOT of money if you buy them used and clean them up. The rebuild kits for the seals are way cheaper than buying a new keg.
I set up a small chest freezer with a Johnson thermostat for fermentation. I stick the kegs in there for climate control. I can do ales or lagers that way. It gets hot here in Florida in the summer, and the yeast won't go to work if you don't have a setup like that.
I ferment either directly in the corny kegs or I use carboys. I like using the kegs best. Less light means better beer.
Stouts are very very good, but for some reason I primarily brew ales. I like to brew Scottish ales and bitters best. I've also done a few clone kits that were fun.
I carbonate with Co2, not priming sugar. Mainly because it's faster, and I get impatient to taste the fruits of my labor.
I set up a small chest freezer with a Johnson thermostat for fermentation. I stick the kegs in there for climate control. I can do ales or lagers that way. It gets hot here in Florida in the summer, and the yeast won't go to work if you don't have a setup like that.
I ferment either directly in the corny kegs or I use carboys. I like using the kegs best. Less light means better beer.
Stouts are very very good, but for some reason I primarily brew ales. I like to brew Scottish ales and bitters best. I've also done a few clone kits that were fun.
I carbonate with Co2, not priming sugar. Mainly because it's faster, and I get impatient to taste the fruits of my labor.
Robert Birtch
DeMolay/Freemason
Interesting thing: I know some Brothers of Washington Lodge in Hamilton, OH make and sell moonshine, giving half the sales to the Lodge.
sgvfreemason
New Member
I do extract brewing. I have a 5 gallon batch of cream ale that is about ready to be bottled!
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Gary
Guest
Anyone have any recipes for us home brewers that they want to share? It would be uber cool to come up with a Freemason brew based on colonial ingredients....
Casey
MM, RAM, 32nd.
Any chance I could get a mead recipe from you? Just finished re-racking a gallon of metheglin, but the honey character seems mostly gone- it tastes more like an insanely strong white wine at this point.
sgvfreemason
New Member
I like this idea!! I try to brew beers based on the next season. Cream Ale now, but winters I do stouts and such. A year ago I made malt liquor.. oh man.. really strong!
Remind me when I get back from Shriners in Houston. I'll see what I can dig up. You can try searching the mead forums too.