I've posted a little about this in a beer thread, but I was wondering who out there does this regularly. I'm just getting into it and I really think it ties in to the DIY attitude and Liberty living.
And Here's the thing. It's EASY!
I'd love to see others' pics, tricks, recipes, and tips to better brew.
I just recently started a Belgian style Dubbel beer. It is still in the fermenter awaiting transer to a secondary fermenter at the end of the week...(hopefully).
What I learned from starting this hobby is you need to get a basic starter kit, so I've compiled a list for anyone who wants to start out at novice level. Novice meaning Extract brewing.
Beginner Kit:
5 gal Stainless steel Brew Pot
Large S/S Brew Spoon or Brew Paddle
Brewing Thermometer
Fermentation Bucket w/ liquid crystal thermometer
Bottling Bucket w/ Spigot and tubing
bottle wand
Auto-Siphon w/ tubing
Glass Carboy w/ rubber stopper for Airlock
Bottles (brown)
Bottle Caps
Bottle Capper
Bottle cleaning brush
Carboy cleaning brush
Star-San sanitizing solution (absolute essential as any bad bacteria will destroy a batch of beer)
Airlock
Priming Sugar (Corn Sugar for bottling)
ingredients for the style you wish to make.
Not essential but helpful:
Hydrometer with hydrometer jar - Calculates when your beer has completed fermentation and Alcohol content(for figuring your alcohol content)
Propane burner w/ stand; Gas heats large amounts of water more quickly than a conventional countertop stove.
10 Gal Brewpot: For making Big Batches. You will need this size if you move to All Grain brewing
Links to Homebrewing Resources:
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/ Forums with recipes and all homebrew related issues; I've had dozens of complications answered here. Also has links for Soda and other drinks.
http://www.howtobrew.com/intro.html How to Homebrew Directions - John Palmer (one of the pioneers of the hobby)
http://byo.com/resources Homebrewing Resource guides: Yeasts, Grains, Hops descriptions to help create your own recipes
http://www.mrmalty.com/yeast.htm Yeast strains and what Beers they are from
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style Beer Advocate Beer styles and ratings of Craft beer.
http://www.brewtarget.org/ - FREE Homebrewing Software. Great for making your own recipes and it's FREE!
http://beersmith.com/ - Homebrewing software. Great resource but it's not free.
https://www.brewtoad.com/ - Home brewing recipes, tools and forums for homebrewing.
Equipment, kits, Ingredients: Northern Brewer and Midwest tend to have the Freshest ingredients.
http://www.northernbrewer.com/?gclid...FUdbfgodDSIAoQ
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/
http://www.homebrewing.org/
http://www.mrbeer.com/
http://www.brewersbestkits.com/
http://monsterbrew.com/
Books:
How to Brew - John Palmer
The Complte Joy of Homebrewing - Charlie Papazian
Homebrewing for Dummies - Marty Nachel
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/CraigTube
Brewing Hard Cider:
How to Harvest Yeast for Future Use
Homebrewing Recipe Builder
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