anyone want to brew beer?
I've got a setup to brew beer. 5gal batches. Its about 2 cases at a time.
I brewed maybe 6-7 batches, but have kind of lost interest and haven't done it at least a year. My setup makes great beer, and its fun to do for a while. But it gets old keeping and washing a shitload of bottles. The right way to do it is to keg it, but that's expensive to set up, so I never advanced to that stage, and I don't want to. I've found when there is 2 cases of tasty beer in the house, I drink every night until its gone.
But to do it a couple of times is definitely fun and worth it. Its pretty easy, and will make you proud to make your own beer. Washing/sterilizing bottles is the only pain in the ass. Total time working is probably 2-3 hours per batch (with weeks of waiting in between steps). It costs about $30-40 to brew 2 cases, depending on the kit you get. Does it save you money? Not really compared to coors light. But it makes high end tasty beer, and in that case it saves a lot of money.
I usually made brown ale, and it tasted exactly like fat tire. If you wanted to, you could be making 2 cases every 2 weeks.
Here's the deal: ill give you the equipment, and a dvd on how to do it. You'll need a big pot and will need to buy/save up bottles (non screw type). Bottles arent expensive from a brew shop, and id recommend getting big bottles. You can get a kit from a brew shop with all the ingredients for any type of beer. Brew a couple of batches, and then pass the equipment on to another member to try it out.
Brewing beer is for everyone. Getting serious about it is not. This is an easy way to try it out, and it is surprisingly easy to make great beer. As good as any beer you've ever had.
You come to me. Parker and arapahoe.
