The Beer Home Brewers Thread

[Passinwind]

Yes, quite so. I was there recently as well, and the employee giving the tour said something to the effect of that many, if not most, of the commercial craft breweries in the US use White Labs yeast.

I prefer Wyeast XL for all of my beers - the White Labs "equivalents" don't really taste the same or as good as the Wyeast - to my palate, at least. I also appreciate the immediate feedback you get when smacking the pack; no such thing with the White Labs vials.

Dave Logsdon, the main man at Wyeast, is Link Removed now too. When I worked at FedEx I used to pick up Wyeast shipments occasionally. Those guys are extremely busy but also really know how to enjoy their work. Killer R&D department...

 

[d180fuzz]

Killer R&D department...

Gotta do the ol' QC and stuff, you know...to...uhhh...make sure it's all working and tasting alright, ya see...



Speaking of tasting alright, I wish I could pour y'all a glass of this here witbier. Sadly, this is yet another instance where the interwebs, while being "a series of tubes", has failed us. Nevertheless, cheerz!

 

[Eric Perry]

In the past, a bunch of us got to betting on basketball and football games here. The typical bet was for a sixxer of a local microbrew. I ended up sending three or four damn six packs away. Maki and Gard each got some gift sixxers from me, if I remember correctly.

Anywho, maybe we should exchange some of our homebrews. Anyone else down?

 

[spade2you]

Thanks, man! I will add addictive to that. I've only just started and it's already engulfed me. TalkBass used to be my go-to time killer, along with Facebook. Now it's the Invalid Link Removed forum.

Just be sure to pace yourself. Like anything and everything, it's easy to get engulfed in homebrewing and quickly tire of it. Over the years, we've had a few guys join the homebrew club and quit a few years later.

 

[UncleFluffy]

Anywho, maybe we should exchange some of our homebrews. Anyone else down?

In principle, yes. Still need to get the garage cleared out and the wort boiling again.

 

[Eric Perry]

Well, I'm down with it if anyone wants to swap. Just be forewarned, some of you are pros. I'm new at this and surely suck in comparison!

 

[d180fuzz]

Anywho, maybe we should exchange some of our homebrews. Anyone else down?

For my part, I rarely bottle, except for the occasional competition, so mailing beer could be tough.

How about a GTG that includes homebrew?!?!?

 

[Eric Perry]

For my part, I rarely bottle, except for the occasional competition, so mailing beer could be tough.

How about a GTG that includes homebrew?!?!?

You can just send me a keg!

 

[spade2you]

Might bottle my barley wine next week and rack+dry hop my Belgian IPA. After that, it'll be time to sit back and enjoy my homebrews until I brew a saison and dark saison this summer.

 

[Eric Perry]

I ordered a pin lock keg a few days ago. My next beer is going to be an original recipe Apple Ale/Cider hybrid based on a bunch of ideas I've read recently. That one is going to be my first kegged brew. I'll be making a custom tap handle as well probably next weekend... Any ideas for a name for said brew?

 

[Eric Perry]

I just cracked open one of the first of my IPA batch. It's not fully carbed yet, but it's SO good! Might be one of the best IPAs I've ever had. I'm like a kid on Xmas morning!!

 

[spade2you]

I just cracked open one of the first of my IPA batch. It's not fully carbed yet, but it's SO good! Might be one of the best IPAs I've ever had. I'm like a kid on Xmas morning!!

Awesome feeling, eh?

The other day I had a not-so-good brew from a store and washed it down with my dark mild, which was so much more flavorful and so much better.

The first homebrew ya nail is a wonderful experience. That feeling doesn't get old, either.

 

[Eric Perry]

Awesome feeling, eh?

The other day I had a not-so-good brew from a store and washed it down with my dark mild, which was so much more flavorful and so much better.

The first homebrew ya nail is a wonderful experience. That feeling doesn't get old, either.

Dude, I think shed a tear of joy. I seriously think I'm gonna have a hard time topping this one. I'm a hardcore hophead, and love grapefruit. Along with a good dose of honey at flameout, I also cont. hopped some Cascade and Chinook hops. I lowered the dose of Warrior and Citra that it called for. It's very citrusy and grapefruity. It's damn good!

 

[spade2you]

I made a decent fresh-hop IPA last year and an undercarbed double IPA. I think I'll be working on American IPAs for summer of 2014 after my long Belgian kick.

 

[UncleFluffy]

Dude, I think shed a tear of joy. I seriously think I'm gonna have a hard time topping this one. I'm a hardcore hophead, and love grapefruit. Along with a good dose of honey at flameout, I also cont. hopped some Cascade and Chinook hops. I lowered the dose of Warrior and Citra that it called for. It's very citrusy and grapefruity. It's damn good!

If you like citrus bomb IPAs (I do!) you might try some experiments with Summit (just for bittering) and Amarillo (for aroma and dry hop) as well as the usual suspects.

 

[Eric Perry]

If you like citrus bomb IPAs (I do!) you might try some experiments with Summit (just for bittering) and Amarillo (for aroma and dry hop) as well as the usual suspects.

Noted. Thanks!

 

[DONZI97]

Well after doing 6 extract brews last year, I'm gathering everything to go AG....hopefully be up and running in a week. First batch will be this Oberon Clone, using there yeast I've saved out of a 6er.
http://www.brew365.com/beer_bells_oberon.php

 

[UncleFluffy]

I finally cleared out enough space in the garage to get restarted.

First on deck will be a Doppelbock made with Kolsch yeast to avoid having to lager it. Might work, might turn out weird, only one way to find out...

 

[spade2you]

I'll be cracking open my lager next week. Bottled it last weekend.

 

[johnson79]

I'm getting ready to start a kit IPA. I'm really into beer and I think this is going to bee the first of many homebrews. Wish me luck!