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[python]

Anyone out there doing it............I am going o be doing some stuff sometime soon here in the future.........probably just mess with some beer creations.........


was wondering if there is an interest for anyone here......

pretty cool stuff IMO.......

if you like bio/chem and drinking u cant go wrong.......

so let me know whats up peeps.........

[Chaos]

I used to brew beer. The first batch was ok, the second was beter. The third was almost perfect ! Tasted just like newcastle(my fav). Then it all went down hill. I gave it up after a few batches went bad.
Now i know that it was poor sanitation. It was a fun hobby ! But most of my gear was lost in a move? Now i just enjoy the stock stuff. Lately many vineyards are poping up in my area. Sure would like to try wine making.

[jestah]

Hi

I have been brewing for a few years now on and off and find it fun. I mostly make very high % vodka for a few of my hobbies.

Building a still is quite simple if you can silver solder and most parts can be had at your local plumbing shop. Once you have a good still its just a matter of brewing any thing ....

I have made a few beers too and its easy and a bit of fun sitting around sharing a few with mates and knowing they are loving what you made.

I have been told that the wine kits in NZ are fantastic. Im not sure if you could get them but if not i could always ship one over to you?

[python]

really i got a good handle on it, and i am really trying to see if there is some interest in this here at mycotopia..........

also, if people had recipies and such would be great, or teks.

gonna be a fun spring/summer............can't wait.

[python]

here's a nice little informative link......

#1http://www.homebrewa.../howtobrew.html

#2http://byo.com/

#3http://www.realbeer.com/spencer/

#4http://www.beer-brewing.com/

[Lazlo]

Here's a nice outfit that has several kits of several varieties of beer. I know you probably want to have your own recipe but, these beers are very, very good. It may be something to look into to get started.http://www.annapolis...cipekits101.asp

[Lazlo]

Malt Extract for other things.:D http://www.annapolis...shopEXTbulk.asp

[iamsmiley]

i love to make vodka!

[red_lenses]

I have been brewing beer since 1999.
100+ batches.
The brewmasters bible by stephen snyder is a good read and has quite a few killer recipies as well.
Once I invested in a kegging system I had a whole different outlook on home brew, no more friggin bottles too mess with !!
There's nothing quite like tapping 5 gal. of 12 % spiced christmas ale at a halloween party !!
Now I only use grains and use syrup,honey and corn sugar to up the alc.%
Homegrown hops are fun as well.
Best of luck
Red

[Elf Salvation]

:drk: Thats great stuff fellows. Hope to see more info on this subject in the future.
Elf

[inky]

I'm interested. Keep the info coming.
Peace
~Inky~

[Beast]

I'm fairly new to the brewing scene, but I've been here for a couple years now, just started on my 6th batch.

However, I choose to brew mead. Its much easier than beer or wine as the honey provides its own antiseptic properties and combined with a vigorous yeast produces an 18% mead. What this means is that there is no pasteurization required. Also, no grain involved, which eliminates a major, laborious, step from the production.

I've been very suprised to find that my product varies greatly from the commercial varieties of mead that I've found available. Rather than a 10% or so syrupy uncarbonated beverage, I have produced a carbonated, heady brew around 18% every time.

I generally have been producing melomels, and an occasional metheglin; meaning that I add fruit, or spices, to the must as it ferments. Generally it takes about three months to get to bottling, and another three to six months to age properly if not a full year, though I've never had any last that long for some reason...

:dance: :drk: :dance:

I've heard complaints from homebrewers of not enjoying having to wash all those bottles. But I've found that if I wash each bottle after I empty it, and recap it (I use grolsch style bottles with the hinged lid) then there's no real need to go to all that trouble. However, even having to deal with crates of empty and full bottles can get tedious... So I've recently been looking into investing in some of those cylindrical kegs... buying more stuff is always the answer of course...

Anyways, that's my take on the situation... I've been meaning to get around to recreating that thread I started on mead but lost in some board changeover or some snafu from a few months ago... but there was a trainwreck that's been keeping me sort of imobilized lately... :smokin:

[python]

lol, ya smaller kegs r the way to go..........

[BuckarooBanzai]

I would certainly be most interested in hearing your experiences. I've never really considered home brewing. From those links you posted above, it seems pretty easy (easier than mushies, anyway!).

Then again, if I started making my own beer, too, I would be left with precious few reasons to leave the house...

[python]

well i hope to be doing some stuff throughout this spring/summer BUCK..........

[iamsmiley]

be careful playing with your home brew then playing with your mushies because you could give them a yeast infection! I learned this the hard way when i soaked some rice to long and the natural yeasts began to ferment it in about three days then i birthed a bunch of cakes after playing around with this booze smelling rice and a few days later i noticed a booze smell in my tubs along with light brown snotty looking bubbles(i guess thats how you describe yeast?).I got lucky and had my cakes suspended so the yeast didn't touch most of them,so i bleached out my tubs and washed my cakes off with sulphur-lime(natural antibiotic found at garden centre)and h202, got lucky and saved them just before pinning.Harvested happy healthy mushies a couple weeks later

[Lefty]

Just had some brandy my girlfriends' dad made, I'll dig the recipe up. Was thinking of making some but haven't got the stuff together yet.

[Hippie3]

my primary skill is in making booze
disappear.
:crazy1:

[python]

lol

[DocOc]

I've always just gone with kits and followed the directions included, with one exception. I recently invested in a keg and made a really malty ~17% etoh beer. After secondary fermentation straight into the keg. Add some CO2 and shake. Rinse repeat and voila: BEER.