anyone want to brew beer?

[generalmeow]

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.

[daemon]

I homebrewed for five years or so. Kinda lost interest and sold everything a few months ago. It is fun, and the results are great so long as you sanitize everything possible. The best part for me was watching the carboy while the beer was fermenting. Yeasties can really make a boil when they are happy! I ended up making more mead than beer, but mead is definitely for the patient folks. Nice offer Gen. Meow.

[Stone83]

I have considered it, but just easier to hit a liquor store...

Good luck, someone will jump on your offer

[mindfold]

I will take it.

[ANADRILL]

Yeah it is time consuming, but it's fun for me. I brew all grain, and can make a batch (5gal) fairly cheap....ciders and meads can get pricy...

[Hummer]

I've got a setup to brew beer. 5gal batches. Its about 2 cases at a time.

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.

That's a very generous offer and a great way to pass on the craft. I hope someone takes you up on it and makes beer. I've acquired a lot of beer and winemaking equipment, much of it from folks who got tired of the tasks or who took short cuts and never made anything worth drinking.

I began making beer and wine seven years ago and it's been fun and rewarding. My only regret was not starting years earlier when I was first interested. I've learned a lot and there's much more to learn, but you can keep it simple and still make great beer and wine. I still make beer from the malt-hops concentrates but for wine I've graduated from wine kits to using fresh fruits, everything from apples, apricots, peaches and wine grapes to bananas, cranberries, even from blackberry preserves.






It's fun to put your own custom label on a bottle and share it with friends. There's always something fermenting or aging at Hummer's place, and we never run out!

[palepainter]

Holy Schnikeys...That is a shit load of beer. You have way more in fermentation than I have ever come close to. Most for me has been 4 batches. I have yet to brew from mash.

[Stone83]

Hummer!!!
Well done!!!

[BigNick73]

I used to brew. Went all grain pretty quick, batch sparging, as the concentrate stuff always had an odd flavor/after taste to it.

Sanitizing the bottles goes pretty quick with the right equipment. I had a nozzle thing that went on the kitchen faucet, and sprayed water in the bottle, and then a bottle sanitizer that you invert the bottle on, press down a couple times and toss on the rack. If you use something like star-san there's no need to rinse afterwards, just dip and go.