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Gnarshred
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I am interested in starting a little home brewing next year. Can someone suggest some good resources for getting started? Even better, would someone be willing to write/ make a tutorial on it? perhaps a video tutorial?
Aug 3 2010 3:45AM
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Elijah.
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If I get some serious down time this weekend I could type out a little tutorial. There's plenty out there on the interwebz if your willing to do a little looking.
Aug 3 2010 10:53PM
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Gnarshred
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I'm def. willing. Do you have any specific site you know of that are good? I guess I could just get a kit, but from what I hear, you basically just get a bucket and some tubing with those kits, easy to make yourself.

and there are plenty of stores to get hops, etc... around here.
Aug 4 2010 1:43AM
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Snowcase
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I got a kit recently. A lot easier than finding you don't have something while you're brewing. I tried our second batch yesterday and it's very good. We used a true brew kit and modified it as we thought necessary. Wait at least 2 weeks to ferment. Preferably more. And make sure to maintain a steady temperature. Even if it's too warm, just make sure it's steady (+/- 3 degrees). You'll eventually get the hang of it. Our second batch was so much easier than the first.

This was after 1 week of fermentation
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Aug 4 2010 11:21AM
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powderhound100
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Yup also been thinking about brewing for awhile and am probably going to start this year. So my threads I guess.
Sep 13 2010 2:17AM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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I swear to god I'm finally gonna use the kid my buddy got me last year. I have to get this going as I'd love to be drinking my own brew before christmas.

It's a simple cheesy store bought Mr. Beer Kit with the big plastic barrel and all supplies included. I think it comes with a west coast ipa flavoring but I'm not sure. Anybody in the know think there is a chance this stuff goes bad over time??

Got a case of grolsch swing top ceramic bottles that I've been saving just for this kit.


On an unrelated note, I wanna try making wine too. I've got a shitload of half gallon growlers and am wondering if this would work to ferment wine in. Anybody got any experience?
Oct 14 2010 11:10AM
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Tinga
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good place to start is www.howtobrew.com

after you have learned a fair amount there is a great forum www.homebrewtalk.com
i would read through there. you can also learn some information from looking over homebrew supply shops like www.midwestsupplies.com
there are tons of good information on the internet but i think the best way to go is to go to your public library and pick up a book about beginning homebrewing. they have lists of equipment and process and lots of good information in one location. good luck.
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Oct 28 2010 9:13PM
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mistaT
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Is this cult active at all?


I have a German dark beer with black malt undertones fermentign right now.


Oct 29 2010 12:21PM
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Snowcase
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I still read around. I haven't done much recently though. Trying to save up for a ski trip.
Oct 29 2010 2:52PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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Stumbling through my local flea market (q-mart for anyone from southeast PA) I happened upon a new brewing store I'm gonna check out next weekend. Looks like they have beer and wine brewing supplies. I've got nine growlers now so if I can get a few of them going as wine I could easily ferment over 2 gallons at a time.

For beer all I have is a shitty Mr. Beer plastic barrel that looks to be about 5 gallons maybe? Also a case of grolsch bottles with ceramic swing tops for bottling. I really wanna get some kind of homemade hooch going.
Nov 29 2010 2:39PM
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T.L.
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I know there's a way to get Apple cider to ferment with little effort.  I forget what's involved though. 


I must googles.
Dec 8 2010 8:39PM
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Tinga
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leave the cap off near a window for a couple days?

or just buy some yeast and add it.

cider is pretty easy to make badly but harder to make well.
Dec 8 2010 10:38PM
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proZach
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I got my kit from www.northernbrewer.com

for ~$110 shipped you can get a basic kit (~$80 on its own), with instructional dvd, and an ingredients kit (makes 5 gallons). I just finished my second batch, some type of porter...absolutely delicious.
Oct 18 2011 5:04PM
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ski@jaypeak2
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there are a lot of good forums around, i took a lot of pictures while brewing last night with intention to make a tutorial. should i post a brewing one and then a bottling on sperate or should i wait and put them both in the same?
Oct 18 2011 5:17PM
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proZach
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^ I'd post the first tutorial up now, because usually it'll take another month or more to get it into bottles. we could sticky them as well, with bottling coming up later. you could also make a note on primary vs. secondary fermentation and whatnot. just a thought
Oct 19 2011 5:03PM
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