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What was the best beer you made?

Mine was an imperial stout. I was doing an extract kit with fresh makes to start. I had 3 gallons of water in the pot and my stove is struggling to heat it let alone bring it to a boil so I run out and get a turkey fryer and put it on the back porch, except it's snowing and maybe 20 degrees out. It's just not working so I hit the fuck it button and build a fire and get that going. Throw the pot on the fire and finally it gets up to temp fire me too pull the grains out and keep it boiling going through the rest of the steps. I get done with the initial fermentation and I boiled a bunch of oak chips and toss them in the carboy. 6 months later I had an amazing smokey oaked imperial Stout, which I have not yet had an opportunity to try to duplicate.

I used to make an amazing lemon wheat beer using wheat malt and lemon peels. but I moved 3 years ago and haven't set up a brew room.

I have no idea what's involved in Home Brewing. What equipment do you need and how much does it cost to get started?

CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 3:10 am I have no idea what's involved in Home Brewing. What equipment do you need and how much does it cost to get started?

You need a bucket of water and stick yer head in it

CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 3:10 am I have no idea what's involved in Home Brewing. What equipment do you need and how much does it cost to get started?

You can start with a little as a gallon jug, a box of oatmeal, and a strainer of you want.

Blast wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 10:34 am

CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 3:10 am I have no idea what's involved in Home Brewing. What equipment do you need and how much does it cost to get started?

You can start with a little as a gallon jug, a box of oatmeal, and a strainer of you want.

I once came across a method using an old coffee maker as a tun to create the wort. I used to do home brewing about ten years ago, but never really got very good at it. Fun but very time consuming hobby. I'd still like to try growing my own hops, though.

Been making more mead as of late. Just bottled 1 batch started 2 more and made a hard cider.

I make a pretty good sake.

in 1995 i bought a home brewery kit. I didn't know shit then about it and thought i followed all of the directions properly. About a month into it the motherfucker exploded and blew my bathtub apart that it was sitting in.

Shouldn't this thread get a Rip Van Winkle award or something?

FSchmertz wrote: ↑Mon Aug 28, 2023 7:29 pm Shouldn't this thread get a Rip Van Winkle award or something?

He forgot to sign in as drunkblast.

stonedmegman wrote: ↑Mon Aug 28, 2023 7:40 pm

FSchmertz wrote: ↑Mon Aug 28, 2023 7:29 pm Shouldn't this thread get a Rip Van Winkle award or something?

He forgot to sign in as drunkblast.

I haven't been good and drunk in a while. Might have to fix that this weekend

Damn I've been busy. I currently have 2 gallons raspberry mead, 3 gallons concord grape wine, 2 gallons hard apple cider and mead (cyser), 2 gallons mango habenaro, 4 gallons traditional, 5 Gallons of cranberry mead all fermenting and aging right now.




Oh and fuck Texas, my chilli has beans in it again.

Blast wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 11:20 amw.




Oh and fuck Texas, my chilli has beans in it again.

We'll start a Go Fund Me for your next pot and maybe you can make it right.

Blast wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 11:20 am Damn I've been busy. I currently have 2 gallons raspberry mead, 3 gallons concord grape wine, 2 gallons hard apple cider and mead (cyser), 2 gallons mango habenaro, 4 gallons traditional, 5 Gallons of cranberry mead all fermenting and aging right now.




Oh and fuck Texas, my chilli has beans in it again.

So what will you drink the next day?

Animal wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 1:32 pm

Blast wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 11:20 amw.




Oh and fuck Texas, my chilli has beans in it again.

We'll start a Go Fund Me for your next pot and maybe you can make it right.

Your version is broken, it needs the beans. There are some up here that use noodles, go preach to those heathens.

I almost have in to the temptation to sprinkle in a little Carolina reaper, as it's some people say it's too spicy.

rule34 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 1:53 pm

Blast wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 11:20 am Damn I've been busy. I currently have 2 gallons raspberry mead, 3 gallons concord grape wine, 2 gallons hard apple cider and mead (cyser), 2 gallons mango habenaro, 4 gallons traditional, 5 Gallons of cranberry mead all fermenting and aging right now.




Oh and fuck Texas, my chilli has beans in it again.

So what will you drink the next day?

It's getting cold. I'll be breaking out the barrel aged porters and stouts.

Everything got bottled and I've started a Dragons milk clone except I've added 10 pounds of honey, half of it had been caramelized. This shit is going to hit 18% alcohol if it ferments out competely. Once it's fermented I'll be adding in lingonberry, cardamom, clove, and oak chips.

I'm curious how this will turn out, the best I've been able to do is 14% abv. What yeast are you using?

peterosehaircut wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:22 am I'm curious how this will turn out, the best I've been able to do is 14% abv. What yeast are you using?

D47 and I have some heavier stuff on standby if needed. I should have diluted it a hair but I think I want it to finish out at about 1.02 or 1.03 sg. That'll make it a bit sweeter and maltier for when I add the oak chips.