Here's some pictures of my beer. All bottled and almost ready to drink - need to wait 2-3 weeks for it to gain carbonation. mmmmm beer
This so far has been a 6-7 week project. So I'm going to savor most of the beer myself, and give away very few - and those have already been spoken for. 5 Gallons of beer = 48 12oz bottles 2nd pic is part of the clean-up. Couldn't get pictures of the bottling process because we were out of hands.
It's not really a hard process at all. My girlfriend bought me the equipment for Christmas. I picked up a kit (ingredients) from a local shop here in Rochester (UBrew). I don't know if there are any such places in La Crosse. There are also some places in the cities where you can get equipment and brew kits.
UBrew must be down by you. The other one is part of Pine Island Cheese/Wine. They both have relatively the same stuff.
My dad used to brew all kinds of beer. Dark, light, and everything in between. He had a couple different batches hit the 10-13% alcohol content range. And it was tasty For him the key was sanitation. One Step sanitizer wasn't as consistant as soaking the bottles in a mild iodine solution, and allowed to dry. Its a sweet hobby though.
Just tried the first one of this batch. I've got a nice buzz! Nice and dark, smooth, kinda heavy, not bitter, good carbonation. I like it! HURRAY FOR BEER!!
Is it really better, because my former coworkers told me that there is a local place that makes beer, but it taste like piss mixed with water.
I tried the hobby for a while. I've never had a home brew that tasted better than my favorites from the store. I have a friend that's been doing it for a long time and she can make some good beer, mostly (if not all) ales. There's definitely a learning curve to it, so you will make some batches that aren't very good. For me it ended up costing as much or more than buying my favorites from the store. I always got supplies from local stores though, maybe cheaper stuff on the net somewhere. Most people end up like me, do it a for a while then get tired of it.
..................Mmmm, BEER! This song says it all.............. "BEER IS GOOD! BEER IS GOOD! BEER IS GOOD! AND STUFF..." http://psychostick.com/beer.php Ok, so click either "High Quality Beer" or "Low Quality Beer" and laugh your way into tomorrow morning!!!
total cost is way less than you'll pay at a bar. ~$35 for 8 six-packs = roughly $4 each. Try to find that at the liquor store. Oh and the quality is way better, not to mention you're not stuck at 3.5% or 5.5% alcohol. You can make some up to 13-15% (Eisbock)! If you take the right precautions, follow recipes and keep things clean, there's no reason for it to taste bad.
I am really thinking about trying this. I found a kit on ebay I wonder how it would work out. http://cgi.ebay.com/Duluxe-Beer-Bre...92612395QQcategoryZ146224QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I have a Co-worker who brews his own. Good enough to win frizes in the Goodhue county fair I hear. He makes his own wort and everything though so he's pretty into it.
I may have to get that, if the kit at the local shop isn't as extensive. Been saying I'm gonna do it for a while now, maybe after I move I will have that space for it. And my new roommate has high quality beer taste too.
