I can make lager now.

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Yep.

Before I was pretty much only making ales, because you can ferment/age them at room temperature.

But now I have bought a small chest freezer that I have plugged through a thermostat. Lager beer has to be aged at near-refrigerator temperatures.

So I've started a Marzen beer. In the future I will do a Pilsner and a Bock (maybe I'll clone Shiner Bock for summer time).

I will still continue to make Ales as well, but this gives me a lot more control & freedom.

I'm also getting some 5 gallon Cornelius kegs so I can keg my beer instead of bottling it.

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[Andy_Copland 0]

Im envious

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People aint made of nothin' but water and shit.

Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.

[GravityJunky 0]

I volunteer to work in your "Quality Control" Dept.
Have to make sure it's safe for consumption you know!

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*Everyones entitled to be stupid but you are abusing the priviledge
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[Andy_Copland 0]

I really should of thought of that, you bastard

1338

People aint made of nothin' but water and shit.

Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.

[Andy_Copland 0]

On a serious note, how differant is it from making something like wine?

I was drinking some home made wine this guy gave me at work and it was...foul. Done the job, just tasted like Ink though so wasnt very enjoyable

1338

People aint made of nothin' but water and shit.

Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.

[SpeedRacer 1]

was it sour Or too sharp-tasting? that happens when the wine hasn't aged long enough.

I've never made wine myself, but I've had some from other people. It usually came out pretty good.


most beers don't have to age as long as wine does.

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[Andy_Copland 0]

It was flavourless like water but made my nose feel all vapoury. Im half convinced it was anti freeze.

1338

People aint made of nothin' but water and shit.

Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.

[GravityJunky 0]

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I really should of thought of that, you bastard

Ha Ha, beat ya to it fucker!

*My Inner Child is A Fucking Prick Too!
*Everyones entitled to be stupid but you are abusing the priviledge
*Well I'd love to stay & chat, But youre a total Bitch! {Stewie}

[GravityJunky 0]

I was drinking some home made wine this guy gave me at work and it was...foul. Done the job, just tasted like Ink though so wasnt very enjoyable

He just sucks at making it, not all homemade wine taste like crap. Just have to be very careful, 7 knowledgable when making it!

*My Inner Child is A Fucking Prick Too!
*Everyones entitled to be stupid but you are abusing the priviledge
*Well I'd love to stay & chat, But youre a total Bitch! {Stewie}

[GravityJunky 0]

So when do I start?

*My Inner Child is A Fucking Prick Too!
*Everyones entitled to be stupid but you are abusing the priviledge
*Well I'd love to stay & chat, But youre a total Bitch! {Stewie}

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I was drinking some home made wine this guy gave me at work and it was...foul. Done the job, just tasted like Ink though so wasnt very enjoyable

He just sucks at making it, not all homemade wine taste like crap. Just have to be very careful, 7 knowledgable when making it!

Yep. Home-made stuff can be better than the stuff in the stores.

I'm always surprised when I run into someone who thinks homebrewed beer tastes bad. At our monthly homebrew meetings nearly all the homebrew tastes great!

I think what happens is someone tries homebrew from someone who doesn't know what he's doing (maybe the beer got contaminated) & then assumes that all homebrew sucks.

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[Beerlight 0]

That's great! I've been thinking of getting into the home brew scene.

on a side note, I just opened a NICE cold SINGHA, first of many tonight!!

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He just sucks at making it, not all homemade wine taste like crap. Just have to be very careful, 7 knowledgable when making it!

Yep. Home-made stuff can be better than the stuff in the stores.
I'm always surprised when I run into someone who thinks homebrewed beer tastes bad. At our monthly homebrew meetings nearly all the homebrew tastes great!-----
That's right my friend, because we know what we are doing!

I think what happens is someone tries homebrew from someone who doesn't know what he's doing (maybe the beer got contaminated) & then assumes that all homebrew sucks.

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on a side note, I just opened a NICE cold SINGHA, first of many tonight!!

Tasty. Have you tried Tsing Tao? If you like Singha, you'll most likely enjoy it. Ditto with Asahi Super Dry.

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on a side note, I just opened a NICE cold SINGHA, first of many tonight!!

Tasty. Have you tried Tsing Tao? If you like Singha, you'll most likely enjoy it. Ditto with Asahi Super Dry.

Tsing Tao, Japanese Sapporo, but for some reason I love Thai beer...

I just cracked a Shiner Hefeweizen.

Sorry for the thread hijack. now back to regulary scheduled programming......

[SpeedRacer 1]

bump.

who wants a Marzen?

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Dayaam, I am jealous,
i used to brew, Are you mashing your own grain? using liquid yeast? grow your own hops?
Years ago I worked at a microbrewery, the pay sucked -but it sure was fun running the equipment, all those big tanks and kettles. 400 gals. at a time. Enough beer to swim in. Then they went bankrupt.

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[Andy_Copland 0]

Me!

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People aint made of nothin' but water and shit.

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Dayaam, I am jealous,
i used to brew, Are you mashing your own grain? using liquid yeast? grow your own hops?
Years ago I worked at a microbrewery, the pay sucked -but it sure was fun running the equipment, all those big tanks and kettles. 400 gals. at a time. Enough beer to swim in. Then they went bankrupt.

I do my own mash. I've got two 55 lb sacks in the basement: 1 is British 2 row malt and the other is Belgian Pilsner Malt.

I usually buy wyeast or white labs, and I usually start a 5oo ml culture the day before, just to get things off to a good start.

but I just use the hops pellets usually.

Right now I've got a Belgian Strong Ale that's nearly ready to be bottled. It should be close to 9% alcohol, so I'm going to let it age in the bottles at least until August or so. It should keep in the basement for years.

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[SpeedRacer 1]

I kegged the Marzen beer & took it to a party. It was GREAT! smooth, crisp, well balanced flavor, nice clear amber color.

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[WI-Fly 0]

you should do a pilsner and an IPA

[SpeedRacer 1]

got an IPA on the way. although that can be conditioned at room temperature.

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[JohnMitchell 16]

I'm a brewer who's never made wine. My dad tried it and it turned out like turpentine. The steps for wine seem to be 2-3 times as much work as beer. I do have a friend who makes great wine at a coop East of Seattle, but I don't know much about the process.


Start with beer, and work your way up.

[SpeedRacer 1]

I just tried a Bohemian Pilsner that I brewed a while back & lagerd for 4 weeks.

It kicks ass.

The first time I tried to brew it it had a bit of chlorophyll off-flavor in it, because I didn't pitch enough yeast. Lager yeast grows more slowly, especially at cold-lagering temperatures, so you need to pitch more actively-growing yeast at the beginning to get a good fermentation.

This time I pitched about 600 ml worth of actively growing yeast into a 5 gallon batch.

I've got this GREAT glass of pilsener sitting in front of me right now. Clear & Golden with a smooth creamy white head, clean tasting, and just a touch of floral hop aroma.



Looks like I didn't suck this time.

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