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Post by guido2 on Aug 7, 2018 10:10:05 GMT -5
Now that I am retired and actually have time to have fun. I was thinking about going back into homebrewing of beer again after a decade layoff. I brewed for about 15 years....but β¦ you know the drill....life...work....etc. ππ
I wonder if there are any others out there that are or did brew and would like to share ideas, methods and general good thoughts about the pleasure of presenting a fine lager or stout crafted by your own hands.
Look forward to hearing from you!!!! π
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2018 10:12:53 GMT -5
Many people do it now. Seems like a lot of fun. My sister made wine, and I noticed when I drink their wine it did not leave me feeling any ill effects later like the slight headache or dryness I get from commercial wines.
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Post by pickle20 on Aug 7, 2018 10:19:56 GMT -5
Tried it once in a Mr. Beer kit. Tasted like soap. It was too much work and wait for something that for me is instant gratification.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2018 10:21:44 GMT -5
Tried it once in a Mr. Beer kit. Tasted like soap. It was too much work and wait for something that for me is instant gratification. Itβs a lot of work and it takes time to get the kind of beer you like. For instance, I do not like hop tasting beer, but my friend likes the IPAs. It took him over a year to get his flavor down. Thatβs a lot of work! (And failures)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2018 12:00:27 GMT -5
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Post by WKDWZD on Aug 7, 2018 12:21:40 GMT -5
Now that I am retired and actually have time to have fun. I was thinking about going back into homebrewing of beer again after a decade layoff. I brewed for about 15 years....but β¦ you know the drill....life...work....etc. ππ I wonder if there are any others out there that are or did brew and would like to share ideas, methods and general good thoughts about the pleasure of presenting a fine lager or stout crafted by your own hands. Look forward to hearing from you!!!! π Back in the 70's struggling with a mortgage and a new child, I got into brewing out of neccessity and got quite good at it. I first toyed with it back in the 60's, before the invention of beer kits. Then, I used to use Tins of Malt Extract, (Malting the barley was a step too far), Hop extract and finishing hops, Yeast I would always from the previous batch or some kept in the fridge/freezer. Back to the 70's I ended up with sufficient brewing and barrelling equiptment and now using the ubiquitous 'beer kits' to Brew 5 gallons every week, I week brewing, 1 week fining and i week week conditioning in the barrel.
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Post by guido2 on Aug 7, 2018 13:00:01 GMT -5
Now that I am retired and actually have time to have fun. I was thinking about going back into homebrewing of beer again after a decade layoff. I brewed for about 15 years....but β¦ you know the drill....life...work....etc. ππ I wonder if there are any others out there that are or did brew and would like to share ideas, methods and general good thoughts about the pleasure of presenting a fine lager or stout crafted by your own hands. Look forward to hearing from you!!!! π Back in the 70's struggling with a mortgage and a new child, I got into brewing out of neccessity and got quite good at it. I first toyed with it back in the 60's, before the invention of beer kits. Then, I used to use Tins of Malt Extract, (Malting the barley was a step too far), Hop extract and finishing hops, Yeast I would always from the previous batch or some kept in the fridge/freezer. Back to the 70's I ended up with sufficient brewing and barrelling equiptment and now using the ubiquitous 'beer kits' to Brew 5 gallons every week, I week brewing, 1 week fining and i week week conditioning in the barrel. I started out with a Xmas beer kit and was hooked for a long time. In fact...unlike some homebrew stories when people bring there 'prize' to the BBQ...and get the 'ohh that is nice' squirrelly face... I got the...'did you bring some' face. π And when I stopped brewing well ...some disappointed campers. My best was a red ale. Just before I quit....I had gotten into 'blending' canned malt with grains during the boil....and various hops and such. No citrus and exotic stuff....just good ol sturdy beer/ales. This is bad....I feel like I am getting the 'beer bug' again. YIKES God I used to live at Maryland Homebrew.
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Post by guido2 on Aug 7, 2018 13:07:04 GMT -5
Thanks...this is interesting. To me the biggest problem of brewing was β¦.THE MESS. No matter how careful you are...boiling...fermenting ...transferring ...it is always a mess. I don't need to be 'trained' on how to do this....I can bring my 'stuff' when I get back into it....I just need a nice clean place that I can hose down and be done with it. Which as some of you may know is a near impossibility in a normal home set up. One can be absolutely squeaky clean neat....but as soon as the wife says....ARE YOU DONE YET... all hell breaks loose...invariably. π Maybe they will just rent me a range and bottling area.
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Post by guido2 on Aug 7, 2018 13:08:43 GMT -5
Tried it once in a Mr. Beer kit. Tasted like soap. It was too much work and wait for something that for me is instant gratification. Itβs a lot of work and it takes time to get the kind of beer you like. For instance, I do not like hop tasting beer, but my friend likes the IPAs. It took him over a year to get his flavor down. Thatβs a lot of work! (And failures) Not to brag....but I never had a 'failure'....just beer that was not great ...but a hell of a lot better than Bud or Coors or Bo.
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Post by pickle20 on Aug 7, 2018 13:24:19 GMT -5
Right up the street from my work. Been there for some beer fridge supplies. Very knowledgable people there. A bit pricey though. Pretty sure Monocacy Breweing is in the same building.
Grab lunch downtown before or after. Shoot, I could meet you for a beer.
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Post by pickle20 on Aug 7, 2018 13:26:25 GMT -5
Itβs a lot of work and it takes time to get the kind of beer you like. For instance, I do not like hop tasting beer, but my friend likes the IPAs. It took him over a year to get his flavor down. Thatβs a lot of work! (And failures) Not to brag....but I never had a 'failure'....just beer that was not great ...but a hell of a lot better than Bud or Coors or Bo. The beer was still OK, just had a slight taste of soap since the directions said to sterilize the tank before the ingredients were added to it.
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Post by microg on Aug 7, 2018 13:45:28 GMT -5
Did a stout, once. It was a lot of fun, it came out great, but it was so much work trying to keep everything sterile so the brew wouldn't get skunked.
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Post by eastsideterp on Aug 7, 2018 14:20:54 GMT -5
Brewed for a few years back in the 80s....
Belonged to a homebrew club that had monthly tastings for a few years as well as a few wine clubs.....
Couple of us even looked into opening a brewpub on the eastside.....
Before the craft craze use to have to travel all around to try decent beer or make it yourself ......
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2018 16:12:44 GMT -5
Is there a place in Bel Air that still allows you and friends to make your own beer.?? A couple of Xmas's ago my daughter in law got me a Groupon for making beer. Is was for up to 4 people to go and this place would show you how. I forget how much beer you made but it was enough for 4 to take home.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2018 16:14:38 GMT -5
Brewed for a few years back in the 80s.... Belonged to a homebrew club that had monthly tastings for a few years as well as a few wine clubs..... Couple of us even looked into opening a brewpub on the eastside..... Before the craft craze use to have to travel all around to try decent beer or make it yourself ...... There is still a craze for people who travel around for special beer releases. I run into many at South County Brewery in Fawn Grove when the have a special release.
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Post by guido2 on Aug 7, 2018 16:32:15 GMT -5
Brewed for a few years back in the 80s.... Belonged to a homebrew club that had monthly tastings for a few years as well as a few wine clubs..... Couple of us even looked into opening a brewpub on the eastside..... Before the craft craze use to have to travel all around to try decent beer or make it yourself ...... There is still a craze for people who travel around for special beer releases. I run into many at South County Brewery in Fawn Grove when the have a special release. Tell me about it... this place is a mecca for that kind of thing. luresbarandgrille.com/If you want interesting ...different....WHHHHHHATTTTT!!! beer this is the place. Ohhhh and btw the food is exceptional.....
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2018 17:54:09 GMT -5
There is still a craze for people who travel around for special beer releases. I run into many at South County Brewery in Fawn Grove when the have a special release. Tell me about it... this place is a mecca for that kind of thing. luresbarandgrille.com/If you want interesting ...different....WHHHHHHATTTTT!!! beer this is the place. Ohhhh and btw the food is exceptional..... Sounds interesting. Saw a couple brews from places I have had their beer.
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Post by eastsideterp on Aug 7, 2018 18:20:23 GMT -5
Brewed for a few years back in the 80s.... Belonged to a homebrew club that had monthly tastings for a few years as well as a few wine clubs..... Couple of us even looked into opening a brewpub on the eastside..... Before the craft craze use to have to travel all around to try decent beer or make it yourself ...... There is still a craze for people who travel around for special beer releases. I run into many at South County Brewery in Fawn Grove when the have a special release. Understood..... I remember driving from Canton out to Perring Parkway because we heard they had Sierra Nevada or out to Towson to get Pilsner Urquell.... Not exactly exotics .....
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2018 5:20:17 GMT -5
There is still a craze for people who travel around for special beer releases. I run into many at South County Brewery in Fawn Grove when the have a special release. Understood..... I remember driving from Canton out to Perring Parkway because we heard they had Sierra Nevada or out to Towson to get Pilsner Urquell.... Not exactly exotics ..... I talk to people who head north to swap beers with someone from the New England area or south for beers from Richmond.
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Post by freddfish on Aug 2, 2021 9:27:09 GMT -5
I know this is a 3 year old thread, but I'd be happy to share. I got bit by the brew bug in the 90s and really got into it. 30+ batches of extract, and around 50 full mash. I got pretty good, (according to my friends) and even got into kegging. happy to share any techniques or devices. Tried a lot of stuff, but I agree with WKDWKZ ....man you just can't beat the English styles for good ale! Ordinary bitter, Northern Brown Ale, and I made a good red ale that I could drink all night (yeah, I was younger then...) that was just a fine session beer. Less drudgery and time commitment when you go into kegging, a lot easier than people make it sound!
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Post by pickle20 on Aug 2, 2021 9:56:03 GMT -5
If I had a bigger house and was going to work from home permanently I could see myself getting into it.
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Post by Gentile on Aug 7, 2021 13:57:15 GMT -5
If I had a bigger house and was going to work from home permanently I could see myself getting into it. My dad used a room off the garage - his "office" - to make home brew. That home brew, and ABC beer or ale, were the only types of beer he ever drank. I tried one of each once, said "screw this stuff" and didn't drink any more all during high school because that's the way I thought all beer tasted...
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Post by WKDWZD on Aug 8, 2021 5:30:25 GMT -5
If I had a bigger house and was going to work from home permanently I could see myself getting into it. My dad used a room off the garage - his "office" - to make home brew. That home brew, and ABC beer or ale, were the only types of beer he ever drank. I tried one of each once, said "screw this stuff" and didn't drink any more all during high school because that's the way I thought all beer tasted... Lightweight!
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Post by Gentile on Aug 9, 2021 8:16:06 GMT -5
My dad used a room off the garage - his "office" - to make home brew. That home brew, and ABC beer or ale, were the only types of beer he ever drank. I tried one of each once, said "screw this stuff" and didn't drink any more all during high school because that's the way I thought all beer tasted...Lightweight! And I'm back to not really liking the taste of a beer once again.
My very first beer was in a bar in Denver, where I split a pitcher of Coors' with some military friends while we watched vacationing musicians Tom (not John) Fogarty, Doug Clifford and Stu Cook (from CCR) perform an impromptu acoustic set from the bar's stage. The beer tasted real good that day...
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