I bought brewing equipment!
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Natty Bumppo
5 year old buck +
I'm still waiting to hear how the Mtn. Ash jelly came out. 
I've been brewing for about 20 years. Last winter I made a batch using mtn. ash berries during the primary boil. Came out decent. Good luck.
I've been brewing for about 20 years. Last winter I made a batch using mtn. ash berries during the primary boil. Came out decent. Good luck.
Telemark
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All tips and advice are welcome.
loshonhora
5 year old buck +
i've been homebrewing for years. beware, after a few batches, you'll want to upgrade your equipment. you'll find out quickly that bottling sucks, kegging is where it's at. here are a couple great forums to learn from.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/forums/cider-forum.32/
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/forums/cider-forum.32/
IkemanTx
5 year old buck +
Don’t get discouraged at first with your cider. Ciders are notoriously difficult to brew with a clean flavor, and it will take some experimentation with temps and yeast strains. Sometimes they are best drank a month old, sometimes a year old. We did a few batches a year for several years and I always enjoyed the process.
I still haven’t done mead, but it is definitely on the list. I used to do a TON of all grain home brewing, and even worked at a brewery for a few years to learn more. It is almost as addicting as habitat work and hunting, so be forewarned! Haha
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Telemark
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I made my first batch from an extract kit. Turned out great. I did another cider, which is conditioning in bottles now. And I have a pear cider fermenting now.
I also bought another bucket and have a beer going now. It's an IPA kit from Young's.
I went over to a buddy's place a fee weeks ago to learn how to brew from whole grain. It was pretty cool. But the equipment is too expensive for me now. I will save up and probably start this summer.
I also bought another bucket and have a beer going now. It's an IPA kit from Young's.
I went over to a buddy's place a fee weeks ago to learn how to brew from whole grain. It was pretty cool. But the equipment is too expensive for me now. I will save up and probably start this summer.
Telemark
5 year old buck +
Great, I just spent an hour reading those forums and come up with some ideas. If my wife gets angry I'm blaming you.
IkemanTx
5 year old buck +
I had to remove homebrewtalk from my life because it became such a problem! Haha. I also went Keto so beer didn’t fit in my diet plan anymore. Lost a bunch of weight, and kind of considering adding home brew back in but at a more reasonable rate than I used to do.
It will probably help that I don’t work at a brewery anymore, and that I don’t hang out with professional brewmasters every day I have off. I’m thinking 2 batches a month is reasonable if I share with friends ;-)
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It will probably help that I don’t work at a brewery anymore, and that I don’t hang out with professional brewmasters every day I have off. I’m thinking 2 batches a month is reasonable if I share with friends ;-)
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Telemark
5 year old buck +
You could start again with something that has to condition a long time. Then you get to brew without the motivation to drink the beer right away.
I went Keto some years ago. The first week was hell, the second week was not quite as bad, and after that I felt amazing. I really want to do it again, but it is a difficult and expensive lifestyle here.
Cap'n
5 year old buck +
I just started a batch of Skeeter Pee Wine this weekend. I put the yeast starter in tonight. I screw up, I had a big zip lock full of blackberry's I was going to put in it. After I had squeezed all the juice out of them I grabbed a jar that hadn't been sterilized and poured it in. I realized what I had done before I added it to the must. That was a lot of work to no avail but I dont want to take a chance or have to babysit it. It will be ready in about a month.
I just finished a batch of Black IPA. One of the best beers I've ever done. Fixing to buy an kit for a Milk Stout. I've been brewing for close to 10 years.I mostly do partial extract kit just because I have way more hobbies than brewing and kits are quicker. Mostly from norther Brewer and Apex .
Really fun. Homebrewtalk is a great place. Tons of info on there. Good luck to you. I started with a kit just about like that. Cheers !
I just finished a batch of Black IPA. One of the best beers I've ever done. Fixing to buy an kit for a Milk Stout. I've been brewing for close to 10 years.I mostly do partial extract kit just because I have way more hobbies than brewing and kits are quicker. Mostly from norther Brewer and Apex .
Really fun. Homebrewtalk is a great place. Tons of info on there. Good luck to you. I started with a kit just about like that. Cheers !
sandbur
5 year old buck +
What I have learned is that there is a lot to learn about cider making. One of the best was just wild yeast that sat in the fridge for months and the cider was From Norlands from a friend.
I currently have a half gallon in the fridge with wine yeast in it. It tastes smooth but does not seem like much alcohol in it.
I wanted to take a cider course this fall, but it was filled.
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