homebrewing, and the joys of giving birth

**scapegoat** · 05-23-2008, 06:28 PM

I decided not to update my thread over on

and instead focus my attention on sot for now on... aren't you lucky?

Anyway, I got into homebrewing a little over a month ago and have made a successful batch (first ever) of a belgiun white. A typical batch yields 2 cases of 12oz bottles... I'm down to a little under a case worth.

After I bottled that I went right into brewing an irish stout... its a little early to be drinking it (needs another 4-5 days bottled) but I just finished, with minor help, a 22oz bottle of the stuff.

It is fucking delicious... this isn't a guiness type of stout, this has flavor. Nice malty touch w/ coffee flavors finished with a slight bitterness from the hops.

my homebrewed beer =

**el_jefe** · 05-23-2008, 06:35 PM

mmmmmmm, beer

**RickJamesBish** · 05-23-2008, 06:40 PM

What methods did you use? Writeup maybe? I've brewed my own shit, but that was with Mr. Beer...I'm guessing your shits a bit more complicated.

**Vissionary** · 05-23-2008, 06:51 PM

Belgium white? awesome, I love wheat beers.

**Vissionary** · 05-23-2008, 06:51 PM

mmmmmmmmmmmm blue moon.

**scapegoat** · 05-23-2008, 06:52 PM

not complicated at all really... just need to keep things sanitized through out the process and keep the liquid from aerating after fermentation.

step one: make wort (lots of boiling and such, different for each beer style)
step two: cool wort quickly. Ice bath it in the sink, keep it covered at this point.
step three: pour wort into fermentation bucket, pitch yeast, close bucket
step four: let sit for 2 weeks to ferment
step five: create bottling "food". 2 cups water, 3-4oz sugar. add to bottling bucket
step six: siphon, flat, beer to bottling bucket
step seven: siphon beer into bottles and cap
step eight: let sit for 2 weeks in the bottle
step nine: enjoy

I have two 6 gallon food grade buckets, bottle capper, bottles, etc. I just picked up a 6 gallon glass carboy (google it) so I can make two batches at once. I purchased a real starter kit and nice brew kits from a homebrew store.

keystonehomebrew.com

its a great hobby... and there is always beer in the house once you start the process

**Vissionary** · 05-23-2008, 06:54 PM

thats kick ass, you make me wanna try this sometime.

**scapegoat** · 05-23-2008, 06:54 PM

so far i've done the belgian white, the stout, and once I move I'll be making an apple cinnamon weizen. You can't wait long to start making your own recipes... its addicting. Christmas is going to see a chocolate peppermint stout

**RickJamesBish** · 05-23-2008, 07:02 PM

So what tools did you use, exactly?

**scapegoat** · 05-23-2008, 07:03 PM

http://www.keystonehomebrew.com/Zilron/itemetbk.html

05-23-2008, 06:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
scapegoat SOT Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 372 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 77^th	homebrewing, and the joys of giving birth I decided not to update my thread over on and instead focus my attention on sot for now on... aren't you lucky? Anyway, I got into homebrewing a little over a month ago and have made a successful batch (first ever) of a belgiun white. A typical batch yields 2 cases of 12oz bottles... I'm down to a little under a case worth. After I bottled that I went right into brewing an irish stout... its a little early to be drinking it (needs another 4-5 days bottled) but I just finished, with minor help, a 22oz bottle of the stuff. It is fucking delicious... this isn't a guiness type of stout, this has flavor. Nice malty touch w/ coffee flavors finished with a slight bitterness from the hops. my homebrewed beer =

05-23-2008, 06:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
el_jefe SOT Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: BFE Arizona Posts: 12,095 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 20^th	mmmmmmm, beer __________________

05-23-2008, 06:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
RickJamesBish SOT Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Naples Posts: 10,864	What methods did you use? Writeup maybe? I've brewed my own shit, but that was with Mr. Beer...I'm guessing your shits a bit more complicated. __________________ SOT - I'M RICK JAMES BITCH!

05-23-2008, 06:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Vissionary SOT Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 45,217 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 43^rd	Belgium white? awesome, I love wheat beers. __________________ SOT - We'll pull your endocrine system out of your body and make a hat out of it.

05-23-2008, 06:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Vissionary SOT Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 45,217 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 43^rd	mmmmmmmmmmmm blue moon. __________________ SOT - We'll pull your endocrine system out of your body and make a hat out of it.

05-23-2008, 06:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
scapegoat SOT Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 372 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 77^th	not complicated at all really... just need to keep things sanitized through out the process and keep the liquid from aerating after fermentation. step one: make wort (lots of boiling and such, different for each beer style) step two: cool wort quickly. Ice bath it in the sink, keep it covered at this point. step three: pour wort into fermentation bucket, pitch yeast, close bucket step four: let sit for 2 weeks to ferment step five: create bottling "food". 2 cups water, 3-4oz sugar. add to bottling bucket step six: siphon, flat, beer to bottling bucket step seven: siphon beer into bottles and cap step eight: let sit for 2 weeks in the bottle step nine: enjoy I have two 6 gallon food grade buckets, bottle capper, bottles, etc. I just picked up a 6 gallon glass carboy (google it) so I can make two batches at once. I purchased a real starter kit and nice brew kits from a homebrew store. keystonehomebrew.com its a great hobby... and there is always beer in the house once you start the process

05-23-2008, 06:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Vissionary SOT Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 45,217 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 43^rd	thats kick ass, you make me wanna try this sometime. __________________ SOT - We'll pull your endocrine system out of your body and make a hat out of it. Last edited by Vissionary; 05-23-2008 at 06:59 PM.

05-23-2008, 06:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
scapegoat SOT Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 372 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 77^th	so far i've done the belgian white, the stout, and once I move I'll be making an apple cinnamon weizen. You can't wait long to start making your own recipes... its addicting. Christmas is going to see a chocolate peppermint stout

05-23-2008, 07:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
RickJamesBish SOT Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Naples Posts: 10,864	So what tools did you use, exactly? __________________ SOT - I'M RICK JAMES BITCH!

05-23-2008, 07:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
scapegoat SOT Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 372 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 77^th	http://www.keystonehomebrew.com/Zilron/itemetbk.html

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