Got into home-brewing recently. What a cool hobby.
I had my older friend train me. I purchased all his gear. We made a batch of Amber ale. It's in the bottling phase right now.
I decided to make a two batches of triple hop IPA with a strong mosaic hop finish. I improved upon what he knew which was pretty much limited to the knowledge of the 1980s (a lot has changed since). I'll probably finish one batch with habanero and leave the other one alone.
I decided to make this thread instead of making a thread explaining why you shouldn't just automatically convert to electronic ignition and how it will NOT give you any additional ponies.
So I decided to post about beer instead. Enjoy!
:drinkingbud:
Who else makes beer? It's science, and it's damn cool.
I used to home brew. Built a tiered recirculation infusion mash brew setup with gas burners using kegs. Used to keg the beer in the soda corny kegs. Started culturing yeast as well. All the stuff is still downstairs, unused 15 years later.
I tried it a couple of times and never had any luck
Have a Hop Farm growing to the south of me
Hey wait a minute! He judges and he wins gold. Does anyone find this a little fishy? :haha: :cheers:
A buddy of mine (he's a B-Body guy) brews his own...its really good. I've never had the time or ambition to do so.
I do have a really good brewery 20 miles away (Treehouse Brewery). They supposedly have some of the best brews in the USA. I'm headed there this afternoon to stock up!
Brewing is so 1990's, distilling is the wave of the future!!!
:rofl:
Quote from: HP_Cuda on October 17, 2018, 12:10:46 PM
Brewing is so 1990's, distilling is the wave of the future!!!
:rofl:
Ya know, even though I think you said that, to take the piss out of the brewing lads; that you're right about the distilling thing. It's gotten bigger and shows no signs of slowing down here in Canada at least. The # of gins you can now buy is increasing by leaps and bounds. :cheers:
Man, wish I was closer to you!!! I would love to "help" you with some of that beer. :drinkingbud:
I see a can of paint on the floor. When do you add that ? :pokeeye: :))
I am making a habanero tincture. I will try it out on over-the-counter beer, and then I'll calculate it for a 5 gallon batch.
No paint chips in this one!
Quote from: HP_Cuda on October 17, 2018, 12:10:46 PM
Brewing is so 1990's, distilling is the wave of the future!!!
:rofl:
Now it's possible to age Whisky in days not years.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/05/02/180661986/how-a-distillery-ages-bourbon-in-days-not-years
"Small distillers are always looking for ways to get their product to market fast,"
Unfortunately everyone wants to be a potato juice maker since it takes no time to crank out and ship. I for one believe that the slow aging process cannot be replicated.
Sure some folks in Cleveland will like it but I don't think these new processes to speed it up will garner the same appreciation very good whiskeys and bourbons. I've even seen a guy who throws in pieces of oak like chips and then has a electro-aging process.
To each his own I guess......
Good for you. Looks like a lot of fun and the end result is worth it! :drinkingbud:
Many years ago, I knew this guy who worked at a Liquor store.
He liked to make his own home brew and lived in the Santa Cruz Mtns.
Well you can see where this is going...
One day I stopped by and was talking with him.
He asked me..."Would you like to try a few of my latest batch?"
I said "Sure, thanks"
So he pulls out 2 or 3 home made labelled Beer bottles.
Called "Black Death Ale"
Had a grim reaper on the front label.
He said he mixed in his left over home grown leaf into it during the brewing process.
Also he warned me. "Don't go anywhere once you drink these"
Wow! Talk about potent! :looney:
Even though Pot is legal, you cannot buy any Alcohol/Marijuana infused drinks already pre bottled.
I imagine that'll be the rule almost anywhere where it's legal.