GrumpySmurf 0 #1 April 8, 2004 Patience: racking your first 5 gallon batch of home brew beer and knowing the longer you let it sit, the more bang for your buck you're gonna get out of it. Now where to store the 3 cases of 22 oz bottles when finished. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 226 #2 April 8, 2004 Is there an inexpensive wayto do this? What are the startup costs involved? Can you make it in a keg?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wingnut 0 #3 April 8, 2004 QuoteCan you make it in a keg i've actually thought about doing this and using 5 gallon kegs from the local home brew shop.... normal kegs are illegal here inutah and i though it would be a good way to have masive amounts of beeer on hand.....already have an old icecream cooler ready to use as a cooler for the kegs should beable to fit about 3 of em in it..... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GrumpySmurf 0 #4 April 9, 2004 I've seen starter kits (equipment plus ingredients to make first batch) for $60 or so - that includes a primary fermenting bucket. Add in a stainless steel boiling pot (which you can find at any department store), and enough bottles to put your results in (around $10 per dozen of 22 oz capped - of course you can re-use any dark non-twist top bottle to store it in) - and you are set. If you want pay a little more, around $80, you can pick up a primary fermenter, and a secondary - typically a 5 gallon glass bottle, a carboy. The benefit of the secondary is that you can leave the brew in there as long as you want, as long as it is kept somewhere dark and relativly cool - you can't do that with the primary, after 7 days the beer must come out of it. Else you risk it going bad (there is pretty decent sized ecosystem thriving in there after a week) The hardest part of the whole process (next to the waiting) is just being really anal about making sure everything is squeeky clean before letting it touch the liquid. After the inital outlay of cash for equipment and ingredients, ingredients run about $20 to $30 for a cheap batch of ready to make - and if you want to experiment with grains, hops and malt, the costs can go up. But considering that after the inital cost, $20 to $30 for 5 gallons (about 50 16 oz bottles) of decent Euro style beer with the typical alchohol content running in the 4 to 6 percent range - sounds pretty cheap. I went through these folk www.makebeerandwine.com - since they came highly recommended by one of my sub-ordinates. Another supplier that has been recommended is http://www.midwestsupplies.com/ due to the size of thier selection - of course both are local for me, so recommendations for your area will be different. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChasingBlueSky 0 #5 April 9, 2004 See, what Grumpy isn't telling you is that this was the cheapest way for him to pay off all his beer debts._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FliegendeWolf 0 #6 April 9, 2004 Hell yeah; I've brought homebrew to the dz when I've owed beer. One batch = 2 cases so you can get ahead really quickly. I have a Belgian Dubbel sitting in secondary right now, and I must say I'm not looking forward to bottling day. I #$%&^ hate bottling day. A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cocheese 0 #7 April 9, 2004 Should be primo by the 4th of July. Now isn't that special.Bet it will taste just like a Sam Adams. Enjoy. Mary Jane tastes like bong water. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
turtlespeed 226 #2 April 8, 2004 Is there an inexpensive wayto do this? What are the startup costs involved? Can you make it in a keg?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #3 April 8, 2004 QuoteCan you make it in a keg i've actually thought about doing this and using 5 gallon kegs from the local home brew shop.... normal kegs are illegal here inutah and i though it would be a good way to have masive amounts of beeer on hand.....already have an old icecream cooler ready to use as a cooler for the kegs should beable to fit about 3 of em in it..... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrumpySmurf 0 #4 April 9, 2004 I've seen starter kits (equipment plus ingredients to make first batch) for $60 or so - that includes a primary fermenting bucket. Add in a stainless steel boiling pot (which you can find at any department store), and enough bottles to put your results in (around $10 per dozen of 22 oz capped - of course you can re-use any dark non-twist top bottle to store it in) - and you are set. If you want pay a little more, around $80, you can pick up a primary fermenter, and a secondary - typically a 5 gallon glass bottle, a carboy. The benefit of the secondary is that you can leave the brew in there as long as you want, as long as it is kept somewhere dark and relativly cool - you can't do that with the primary, after 7 days the beer must come out of it. Else you risk it going bad (there is pretty decent sized ecosystem thriving in there after a week) The hardest part of the whole process (next to the waiting) is just being really anal about making sure everything is squeeky clean before letting it touch the liquid. After the inital outlay of cash for equipment and ingredients, ingredients run about $20 to $30 for a cheap batch of ready to make - and if you want to experiment with grains, hops and malt, the costs can go up. But considering that after the inital cost, $20 to $30 for 5 gallons (about 50 16 oz bottles) of decent Euro style beer with the typical alchohol content running in the 4 to 6 percent range - sounds pretty cheap. I went through these folk www.makebeerandwine.com - since they came highly recommended by one of my sub-ordinates. Another supplier that has been recommended is http://www.midwestsupplies.com/ due to the size of thier selection - of course both are local for me, so recommendations for your area will be different. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #5 April 9, 2004 See, what Grumpy isn't telling you is that this was the cheapest way for him to pay off all his beer debts._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliegendeWolf 0 #6 April 9, 2004 Hell yeah; I've brought homebrew to the dz when I've owed beer. One batch = 2 cases so you can get ahead really quickly. I have a Belgian Dubbel sitting in secondary right now, and I must say I'm not looking forward to bottling day. I #$%&^ hate bottling day. A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #7 April 9, 2004 Should be primo by the 4th of July. Now isn't that special.Bet it will taste just like a Sam Adams. Enjoy. Mary Jane tastes like bong water. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
