This is something that Ive been looking at getting into. Just trying to suss out how much the equipment will be to get started.
New homebrew place in Vancouver!
It looks like they (^) have a beginners setup for sale but didnt see a price… anyone have any idea?
The one at Dan's (http://beermaking.ca/beginners.html)
looks like a pretty good deal from the little bit of research Ive done. Anyone have any advice?
The one at Dan's (http://beermaking.ca/beginners.html)
looks like a pretty good deal from the little bit of research Ive done.
That's what you need, or similar list from anywhere else.
You'll also need a large pot. Bigger than you thought possible. And a way to boil it. A 10 gallon turkey fryer would be ideal, but Gourmet Warehouse sells a good sized (5 gallon) $20 beer brewing pot that fits on a stove (I can't find it online). I'm using 2 of them on a gas range running three burners.
That'll get you rolling as a extract and specialty grains (see Dan's recipes). For all grain, you'll need a mash tun (DIY from a cooler or $50 from Dans)
Hey Sea to Sky Homebrewers - I'm getting the ball rolling for a meeting of the minds that are bent to the Homebrewing persuasion….
https://www.facebook.com/squamishhomebrewing
Here's John Folinsbee's facebook page which makes it easy to connect.
Loose plans right now are to first head to the pub and tip a couple of Howesound's offerings this month and then make plans for Homebrew tasting get-together in March - so start brewing now! Bring on your A game.
I've got a Fat Tug clone in the fermentor right now (another week or so to the keg) and a French Saison that's got three-four weeks of rest before kegging. Hopefully get a Cream Ale on before too long. I've had a good run of homebrewing fortune lately and want to keep riding the wave!
If you're keen to be kept in the loop, send me your details: markat99northdotca
Happy Brewing!
Homebrew is serious business.
http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/membership/american-homebrewers-association/
The American Homebrewers Association:
Was founded in 1978 by homebrew author and Brewers Association President Charlie Papazian in Boulder, Colorado.
Has nearly 40,000 members.
Advocates for homebrewers rights in the United States.
Is governed by a committee of homebrewers elected by its members.
Hosts the worlds largest homebrew competition.
Publishes Zymurgy magazine.
Hosts multiple events promoting home beer, cider and mead making.
Is a division of the Brewers Association, a not-for-profit trade association dedicated to promoting and protecting amateur and professional craft brewers.
Beauty of a day for brewing. Trying out my mashtun today, making a Black IPA ( Firestone Walker Wookie Jack clone) and a Coffee Stout.
My brew buddy is an old hand at All-Grain but this is my first kick at the can. wish us luck.
80/- allgrain boiling away now…
So now that I have my first all grain batch in the fermenter, I am already looking forward to my next brew. Maybe an Orange Pale ale.
I ended up swinging by http://centennialhomebrewing.com/en/
Great location for me, even closer than Dan's and the fellow there was very nice about chatting with me about recipes and answering some of my dumber questions.
Huge selection of malts and I like that you can price out on his website which he is saying he will keep up to date.
Def worth checking out if you are coming from the North Shore
^^
Totally agree, he is real genuine nice guy.
"only the good riders wipe out on the easy stuff" - Heathen
Anyone interested in starting a brew club and going in on one of these?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlLcwvbYLiE
http://morebeer.com/category/braumeister-electric-allgrain-brewing-systems-1.html
Yes, Ninja, I know. It's a very expensive coffee maker. I still want one ;)
Was just delivered a 20kg bag of unmalted organic soft white wheat from Urban Grains. What the hell do I make with this!?! Belgian white?
Originally Posted by sAFETY
As a vegitarian, I don't eat bacon, as a human being I crave and miss it.
make bread?
my recipe book has the following which use MALTED wheat:
Dunkel (1.7 kg)
Weissbier (2.4 kg)
Kollsch (1.1 kg)
Hefeweizen (2.5 kg)
Amber (113 g)
Raspberry beer (226g), yuck
Peach beer (2.72 kg), really??
New Zealand Jade (113 g)
And TORRIFIED wheat (whatever that is…)
Bitter, Stout and Porter (~265 g)
Strawberry beer (2.48 kg)
Elderflower Blond (226 g)
Saison (240 g)
and only one with UNMALTED Wheat
Passion Fruit Beer (450 g) - Recipe attached.
And one with White Wheat
Wildflower Witbier (2.23 kg)- Recipe attached.
That's a lot of Wildflower Witbier. Good luck.
Nice!
An average of 10 to 14lbs of grain per batch is going to be allot of baking….
Well, after 4 days of drying the grains in the oven, then food processoring them, we got a few pounds of whole grain flour. Not exactly cost effective with the amount of oven time it took. The second AG brew went to the birds.
We started with spent grains pizza dough. The first pizza that every filled me up. Quite good actually! I'd eat it again.
The cookies turned out a little (a lot) dry though. Better luck next time.
back to homebrew…
what's up with this? Same bottle, poured at the same time into the same shaped glasses that were at the same temperature.
Why do I get different amounts of head out of the same bottle quite often? I've really noticed glass shape can affect it, but this one puzzled me. I only hot water rinse my glasses - no soaps or cleaners.
Willing to bet glass on left was poured first?
I've seen this before and thought that the yeast (bottle conditioned beers) my reduce head retention, but not sure.
Originally Posted by sAFETY
As a vegitarian, I don't eat bacon, as a human being I crave and miss it.
On a related note, I got a keg setup this past weekend and will start kegging soon. Need to build myself a keezer.
Originally Posted by sAFETY
As a vegitarian, I don't eat bacon, as a human being I crave and miss it.
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