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My new hobby..... Homebrewing!

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ChadTower:

Waiting for beer is very hard work.

releasedtruth:
Yeah, the waiting is killing me already, but I've been researching for my next brew. I'll probably go AG once I have the requisite knowledge, which may be shortly, but I start school in 2 weeks... I'll def need a few brews around that time...

ChadTower:

What we need is to apply this concept to mame cabs.  More projects will get done that way.

"So, my project is playable, but eventually I'll run out of credits, so I have to get working on the next project in the mean time."

DrewKaree:

--- Quote from: danny_galaga on April 30, 2007, 06:44:51 am ---
with all the boozers on here, im surprised no ones has replied to this thread yet! drew? bones? boss7?


--- End quote ---

I just found this thread today :dunno


I'm currently pissing money out to get my CDL and hope to buy my first batch of ingredients in 2 weeks.  I've got all my supplies and will scam some stuff from other interests to get this working.

I picked up some food-grade buckets from a bar/restaurant I hit up once a week, so I saved $20-30 over carboys, and I also have a turkey fryer setup that I will be using for the brewing so as not to stink up the house, and it also saves me from having to buy a brewpot.  As far as bottling, that's why I decided to go with the bucket method.  Spigot and clamp, and I'm as good as gold.

If you realize you hate the bottling, and want to move to kegging, you can take the intermediate step of getting a party pig (Google is your friend) and going that route for a bit. 

I also JUST got a dorm fridge for FREE on Saturday (wife works at the dump, and the guy bought a new one that "went with the decor" and wanted to ditch the old one but they don't take refrigerators so she called me up to see if I wanted it).  I'll be using that for any lagering needs.

Good luck to you.  I'm gonna assume you picked up the joy of homebrewing book (relax ;D ).  Now head off to www.northernbrewer.com and have 'em send you a catalog for all the crap you never knew you wanted ;D

KenToad:
Drew,

Nice work getting into the hobby with a bang.  I started with some inherited carboys from my grandfather's winemaking and an "ale pail," which is basically a food grade bucket with a stopcock (somebody save me from the BYOAC dorks, but, since I'm pleasantly responding to the man and it would be his crew that would most likely respond, maybe I'll avoid the inevitable dumb jokes this time :laugh2: ) and a hole at the top for the waterlock (I'm forgetting my brewing terminology).  Joy of homebrewing is great with the mantra of relaxation, as you mentioned, but Beer Captured is by far the best recipe book, IMO.  It even has some interesting beer food recipes in the back. 

Score on the fridge, but I wouldn't really recommend the party pig to anyone, since I seem to remember that it needs some kind of non-reusable propellent canister in order to function.  A couple of soda kegs and a CO2 tank can be had really cheaply.  Some people even have managed to get used kegs for pennies from a soda distributor. 

About lagering, I wouldn't do it in buckets.  It just seems like it would be so long sitting in that plastic that you will get some leeching, food-grade or not.  Also, don't forget that your fridge will need to be no colder than 45-50 degrees. 

Take it easy. 

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