Off topic - Brewing beer
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pitbullpooch
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I was just thinking the same thing so there must have been one on here somehwere. I dont brew it but sure love to drink it lol.
mamagoose45
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We've done a few batches...Brian will no doubt hop on this thread the second he sees it. We've done about 5 or 6 batches thus far, all being successful, and pretty darn tasty too if I do say so.
DMBillies
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Yup, we brewed a bunch right before Christmas (when I got two new tanks to play with) and haven't had the kitchen/work bench clean enough to drag the brewing equipment out and make more... but I do have the ingredients for a coffee bean stout that I am rather looking forward to. If all goes well, you'll feel like you need to chew that beer.
rsteagall
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I've really enjoyed all mine I've done thus far, but I like the Irish Stout the best. Today I did another Irish Stout, but added some lactose to hopefully accomplish a milk stout of sorts. I also did a Belgian White with orange and lemon zest. I'm hoping this will resemble a Blue Moon.
DMBillies
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Yeah, the coffee stout I'm planning is going to have some lactose in it as well. It will be the first recipe that I am putting together myself (the rest have been kits). We'll see how it comes out. The thing I like about brewing is that I can try different things and get a lot of different flavors for the price that I would pay for the same amount of mass produced "sex in a canoe" style beer that dominates grocery store shelves.
mamagoose45
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Ryan, let me know how the Belgian White turns out for you...I'm a big fan of Blue Moon. If it's tasty, I might have to steal the recipe from you!
turboex901
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blue moon is the devil, its a fake belgian witbier
come into my work and ill let you try a few of the unibroue beers like la fin du monde, trois pistoles, northcoast brothers thelonius etc. if youre truly a fan of belgian wits check out hoegaarden. its the ORIGINAL belgian wit (since 1366), unfiltered lovely citric beer. after drinking that blue moon will taste like bleach 
<~~~steve
mamagoose45
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Haha...then I'm only about half of a beer snob I guess. Please let me retract my earlier comment as I seem to have offended Steve's tastebuds. Rule to live by - Never tick off a bartender.
I need to come into the Saucer and just try some of the beers I've never had...a fine sampling indeed. Problem is when you start "sampling" beers most places...you don't remember what they all tasted like the next day.
I need to come into the Saucer and just try some of the beers I've never had...a fine sampling indeed. Problem is when you start "sampling" beers most places...you don't remember what they all tasted like the next day.
ol'salty
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I love brewing beer and have been doing it for years. I have been "all grain" brewing now for quite a while. I love having full control over my batches of beer. I still bottle a few batches but I've been kegging alot lately. My favorites are bitters, brown ales, porters and amber marzen (Octoberfest). You just can't beat homebrewed beers for flavor. But B/L works OK in a pinch! I just added a third fermenter to my collection, so I will be using a three stage fermentation system for my brewing. HHmmm....do I sense some brewing parties coming up?
Dave
Dave
turboex901
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we hang out at yazoo on thurs., fri., and saturdays. anyone is more than welcome to join us. linus (the owner/master brewer) is a very cool guy. he could take you on a personalized tour as well if you want to see how its done on a large scale. if you go, ask him for a handful of his german barley that he uses. a few bites of that and youre in heaven
he also took us back to his secret lair and let us rummage through his hops cooler. i fell in love with the smell of cascade hops that day. i can call linus and see if we can host a meeting at the brewery if you all would like. <~~~steve
rsteagall
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Kegging is the only way to go imo. Its nice not to be forced to wait that extra month before you have a taste.
I took a look at both the batches I did yesterday and both are bubbling nice. The Wit is bubbling quite slower though. I'll bet it stays in primary for at least 2 weeks before I move it to secondary. This is the first time I used a liquid yeast specifically matched to the particular beer I'm brewing. I hope this makes a huge difference. After brewing the Wit, I don't think its going to turn out as lightly colored as I had hoped for.... but I could be wrong after the trub settles out.
I took a look at both the batches I did yesterday and both are bubbling nice. The Wit is bubbling quite slower though. I'll bet it stays in primary for at least 2 weeks before I move it to secondary. This is the first time I used a liquid yeast specifically matched to the particular beer I'm brewing. I hope this makes a huge difference. After brewing the Wit, I don't think its going to turn out as lightly colored as I had hoped for.... but I could be wrong after the trub settles out.
Mdwannabe
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A Reef Club meeting at a Brewery?.....Their has to be a supreme being!
I just hope I can remember anything I learned at the meeting, the next day.
Kidding aside, I would like to try brewing some beer, how much of a monetary commitment are we talking ($50...$100...$1,000), and how much time for a brew (day's...week's...month's)?
Oh, and how much space is required.
Just Wondering Out Loud.
Thanks:
Rick
I just hope I can remember anything I learned at the meeting, the next day.
Kidding aside, I would like to try brewing some beer, how much of a monetary commitment are we talking ($50...$100...$1,000), and how much time for a brew (day's...week's...month's)?
Oh, and how much space is required.
Just Wondering Out Loud.
Thanks:
Rick
