OT: Anyone in the club brew their own beer?

[swannyson7]

As the title states...anyone in CTARS home brew? I'm looking for some advice on a few new recipes/kits to try out. I don't have the equipment for all grain, so it would have to be a partial grain or extract recipe. I prefer dark beers and have made several stouts & porters, but I've also got an IPA in primary and a Corona clone conditioning. Any recommendations would be appreciated!

 

[laxb0rder]

I have done it a few times i dont have the equipment for grain either so i have done extract recipes. I started trying it once the place Stop Crush opened up down the street from my house a little over a year ago i think. I tried a porter i found in a beer brewing book but didn't like that one as much as others i have tried. My favorite kits i have done so far are Brewers Best: Imperial Pale Ale, English Brown Ale, and Oktoberfest (which took a little more to do but still wans't too bad) Their Kolsch also wasn't one of my favorites.
Of all the ones I've tried the IPA may have been the best.

 

[swannyson7]

I'd love to try an Oktoberfest, but I don't have a spare fridge for lagering temps and my house has a crawlspace, so basement lagering is out as well. I was thinking of brewing an Oktoberfest with an Ale yeast so it could be fermented at warmer temps, but I'm not sure how it would turn out.

 

[laxb0rder]

I was going to do it that way and heard its not too bad done as an ale, but ended up freeing up some room in the basement fridge. I would say give it a try or read some reviews of it done as an ale online first.

 

[BfishLpond78]

Captfester does and let me tell you it is delicious!!!

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[my2girls]

I used to brew. It's funny, my water change buckets are old home brew buckets with spigots. Haven't brewed in years but still like to drink . :beer:

 

[suicideissleep]

love brewing love the slow honey way but i will dig up some dark recipes for you that are extract i get to you soon i have about 4 brews going now

 

[monty]

not beer but the finest 100% American Made Single Malt!!

 

[mylifeismyown66]

not beer but the finest 100% American Made Single Malt!!

Sounds good! I dont know of anyone who does this. Is it difficult? How good is the result?

 

[suicideissleep]

Not to bad little time in the kitchen and the couple months waiting to drink fun to see what u can make I bought couple kits in the day

 

[swannyson7]

I just ordered supplies for a few batches, but still looking for suggestions. Next three brews are going to be a blackberry porter, dunkelweisen, and Oktoberfest with an ale yeast.

 

[laxb0rder]

Do the oktoberfest as an ale and keep in in the coolest place you can and it wont disappoint you.

 

[swannyson7]

Do the oktoberfest as an ale and keep in in the coolest place you can and it wont disappoint you.

That's the fishroom.... the A/C keep it at a constant 67

 

[laxb0rder]

That will be prefect just throw it in there. And watch for that one to bubble over a lot durring the first week or so. the yeast went crazy for me.

 

[sweet d]

Scott you ever make a mead or any one else. i have a strawberry mead thats been sitting for about a year, time to bottle it wondering if anyone does those.

 

[suicideissleep]

Dandelyon wine I drink a lot of mead sence I was in Ireland but havnt found the same taste here yet

 

[sweet d]

Alcoholic strawberry honey lol

 

[swannyson7]

I've never tried it... Way too impatient to wait a year. I had an imperial stout that took 6 months and it was murder waiting for it.

 

[Captainfester]

I brew a lot. All grain if you ever want to join. Planning on using the honey from my hives for mead this winter as well

 

[stiltman]

I haven't brewed any in a few years. Now I've got the itch.