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re: Brewing Beer as a Hobby - Beginners
Posted on 12/11/12 at 9:00 pm to Hulkklogan
Posted on 12/11/12 at 9:00 pm to Hulkklogan
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Would homebrews make my apartment smell horrible?
Depends, I love the smell of brewing... my wife not so much.
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Posted on 12/11/12 at 9:01 pm to Hulkklogan
No idea, but it seems like a pretty cool hobby. Pretty cheap, too. I'm guessing around $100 to get going
Posted on 12/11/12 at 9:06 pm to TheOcean
I have a small balcony with nothing on it. It would be perfect for that if my complex would be okay with it
Posted on 12/11/12 at 9:11 pm to Hulkklogan
Just pop a semi attractive cover over top
Posted on 12/11/12 at 9:41 pm to Dooshay
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Message Posted by Dooshay nb4boo
Touché, Dooshay.
Looks like I'm late on the advice. It can be a simple or very complicated hobby. The good thing is that it's easy to step it up incrementally as you find out how much you enjoy it. It's not really an "all in" sort of thing.
Posted on 12/11/12 at 10:01 pm to TheOcean
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What's the easiest to start out with?
German Wheat. Easiest, simplets, most forgiving beer you can brew with extract. Get a Paulaner clone so you can compare your brew against the real deal.
Posted on 12/12/12 at 7:52 am to Hulkklogan
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I live in a small 1bed apartment, maybe 600 sq ft.
I used to do this
Posted on 12/12/12 at 8:07 am to LSUBoo
I appreciate any and all advice for beginners. I've already started reading a book on brewing. Is there a big difference between a plastic container and a glass one? The book mentioned something about the air flow contaminating the beer (potentially) w/ the plastic containers.
Posted on 12/12/12 at 8:16 am to LSUBoo
Lemme' ask you homebrew boys a question.
I'm gonna start this after Christmas. This thread has been helpful. Thanks.
Does this homebrew come out strong? I've been to the Baton Rouge homebrew club's party in Southdowns before. They had some pretty good/strong stuff. Is it hard to make something that has a little bite to it?
I'm gonna start this after Christmas. This thread has been helpful. Thanks.
Does this homebrew come out strong? I've been to the Baton Rouge homebrew club's party in Southdowns before. They had some pretty good/strong stuff. Is it hard to make something that has a little bite to it?
Posted on 12/12/12 at 8:19 am to BRgetthenet
That's the entire goal of brewing...getting good enough to where you can make your own concoctions
That's my goal at least
eta: I'm also going to take pictures of the entire set-up/process and make a beginner thread on here...hopefully we can get a solid thread going
That's my goal at least
eta: I'm also going to take pictures of the entire set-up/process and make a beginner thread on here...hopefully we can get a solid thread going
This post was edited on 12/12/12 at 8:20 am
Posted on 12/12/12 at 8:28 am to TheOcean
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Is there a big difference between a plastic container and a glass one? The book mentioned something about the air flow contaminating the beer (potentially) w/ the plastic containers.
As long as it's food grade plastic you should be good. I wouldn't go get an empty paint bucket or anything.
I did have problems with an old bottling bucket leaking around the lid seal, so that can be an issue. If you're talking about the plastic better bottle fermenters, you should be fine.
Posted on 12/12/12 at 8:29 am to BRgetthenet
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Does this homebrew come out strong? I've been to the Baton Rouge homebrew club's party in Southdowns before. They had some pretty good/strong stuff. Is it hard to make something that has a little bite to it?
You can make it however strong you want, really. I've done anything from 4.5% up to 10%. Bigger beers do typically require more advanced yeast preparation, you probably can't just drop a packet of dry yeast in and get it to 10%.
Posted on 12/12/12 at 8:32 am to LSUBoo
I'm supposed to be getting some free homebrew equipment soon
and Shreveport just go their first local homebrew store
I'm pretty pumped
and Shreveport just go their first local homebrew store
I'm pretty pumped
Posted on 12/12/12 at 8:32 am to BRgetthenet
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Does this homebrew come out strong? I've been to the Baton Rouge homebrew club's party in Southdowns before. They had some pretty good/strong stuff. Is it hard to make something that has a little bite to it?
, I laugh because so many people tell me that. Typically people are used to drinking 3/4% beer rather than 5/6% beer. It is not difficult to produce a high ABV beer, actually it may be more difficult to produce a small beer and do it well. Posted on 12/12/12 at 8:37 am to TheOcean
Cool, I'll put pictures up of mine after it gets going.
Gonna be a few weeks. I bookmarked this thread.
Gonna be a few weeks. I bookmarked this thread.
Posted on 12/12/12 at 9:03 am to TheOcean
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Is there a big difference between a plastic container and a glass one?
Yes. The plastic won't cut your foot when you drop it.
And as someone who has just gotten aboard the homebrewing hobby, let me warn you that it's a very expensive way to make cheap beer. But it sucks you in.
Posted on 12/12/12 at 9:18 am to BRgetthenet
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rewing Beer as a Hobby - Beginners
Cool, I'll put pictures up of mine after it gets going.
Gonna be a few weeks. I bookmarked this thread
That's awesome.
I started a thread like this almost two years ago and learned a good bit from these kind people.
I wouldn't mind this little kit to get started. Same thing BMoney started with.
1 gallon all-grain
Posted on 12/12/12 at 9:23 am to s14suspense
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s14suspense
Off Topic, but my phone is pissing me off. What is all the text message chatter about? Obviously Westy 12 but details please.
Posted on 12/12/12 at 9:23 am to s14suspense
One gallon would be gone in an hour over here.
I'm gonna want to go larger. I know what everyone is gonna say about that though.
frick up the first small batch. Try again.
I'm gonna want to go larger. I know what everyone is gonna say about that though.
frick up the first small batch. Try again.
Posted on 12/12/12 at 9:25 am to BMoney
About the plastic vs glass: They both have advantages and disadvantages, neither of which really kill either.
Plastic doesn't break as easy, but it CAN get scratched which makes it difficult to clean. Eventually it will get scratched. It is a LOT lighter and you will have to carry it, both empty and filled.
Glass is easier to clean but it is much heavier and if dropped become trash. I try to be extremely careful carrying mine.
Price-wise, they are pretty close in cost. Glass is a few dollars more. I can easily justify the use of either one over the other, but that doesn't really make sense.
Plastic doesn't break as easy, but it CAN get scratched which makes it difficult to clean. Eventually it will get scratched. It is a LOT lighter and you will have to carry it, both empty and filled.
Glass is easier to clean but it is much heavier and if dropped become trash. I try to be extremely careful carrying mine.
Price-wise, they are pretty close in cost. Glass is a few dollars more. I can easily justify the use of either one over the other, but that doesn't really make sense.
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