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Post by laurensmackho on Jan 8, 2011 11:35:52 GMT -5
So I have recently gotten on the Home Brew wagon. I just bottled my first batch of pale ale. Hopefully it doesn't suck...
TO THE POINT!
I want to make a Bonnaroo Brew. What do you feel is the most refreshing beer to drink on a 90+ degree day? I want your opinions! I will be sure to brew enough to bring to the brunch.
Post by stallion pt. 2 on Jan 8, 2011 13:37:45 GMT -5
Party Pig or plastic growler would be the best non-keg/non glass route. It's stupid that you can bring in 2 cases of cans no problem but a 5 gal corni keg is contraband.
And for a refreshing Roo brew I vote blonde ale, English bitter or (if you like it) Hefeweizen.
John: We don't even understand our own music Spider: It doesn't, does it matter whether we understand it? At least it'll give us . . . strength John: I know but maybe we could get into it more if we understood it
Party Pig or plastic growler would be the best non-keg/non glass route. It's stupid that you can bring in 2 cases of cans no problem but a 5 gal corni keg is contraband.
And for a refreshing Roo brew I vote blonde ale, English bitter or (if you like it) Hefeweizen.
Hefeweizen would be great...I also really like belgium white beer.
I'm also about to start on the homebrew wagon as well. For christmas my sister got me a 100 dollar gift card to a brewshop I live by. I was actually planning on getting my supplies today and possibly brewing tomorrow.
Let us know how it turns out! Home brewin' beer is somethin' I very much want to do someday!
It's really easy. The main thing is keeping your equipment clean. It's all dependent on ONE thing growing in the medium, and that's yeast (which converts sugars to alcohol); if other bacteria grows in there it'll taste like crap.
I highly recommend the book below if you're interested; it's really easy to get started using kits. Most people start off with 5 gallon batches, boiling 2.5 gallons of malt extract w/ specialty grains/hops for the 60 minute wort boil, then cool and dump in with 2.5 gallons fresh/clean water. Add in yeast and wait. Then bottle and wait another few weeks.
I just finished a brown ale I made about 2 months ago and by the end it really was quite good. Instructions told me that the beer would be ready in 3 weeks (1 ferm, 2 bottle condition) and after about 3.5 weeks I cracked a few and was a bit dissapointed. I went ahead and drank one of the 2 cases I had made. I then let the other case sit for another month and gave it a fresh go...it was so much better. My only big change for next time is adding less priming sugar for the carbonation. It called for between 1/2 to 1 cup...I split the diff and went 3/4 and had a bit more head than I would like. I am going to take out 1/8 and see how that responds next time.
Huzzah is right....clean is key, from bucket to caps
John: We don't even understand our own music Spider: It doesn't, does it matter whether we understand it? At least it'll give us . . . strength John: I know but maybe we could get into it more if we understood it
Nice find. That, or a quarter keg (just look up your local home brew club for help) would be perfect. Throw in a dedicated cooler with some dry ice with ice on top, and you're good to go for at least a day.... ;D
Post by laurensmackho on Jan 13, 2011 8:21:43 GMT -5
2 more days till that pale ale is done carbonating. I'm not entirely sure if I have the patience for this. So thirsty...all my roomie buys is Bud Light...I think I'll wait.
Starting my first true Lager today. Figured I should take advantage of the unfinished basements cooler temps for the two stage fermentation. I will advise in a couple months the results.
