Brewing Beer!
Well, the decision to start brewing beer came recently, although it’s been a long time coming to fruition. Several years ago I purchased a few books on brewing, brewing equipment, and recipes. You can only read a book from cover to cover so many times though before that textbook knowledge needs to become practical knowledge.
I’ve started e-mailing out to small breweries with questions, posting ads on Craigslist for brewing equipment and advice, in in less than 24 hours of sending out the APB, the amount of responses I recieved back was staggering. The amount of people willing to help out, sell old equipment, and offer their advice has been incredible. The sense of community in the beer brewing community is huge!
I have since made a large equipment list for what I need to get to start brewing. The list gets expensive very quickly, but I’ve got a few options on some old brew setups and I’ve got a book on making your own equipment (for us thrifty guys!) I’ve decided against getting any sort of “kit”, as everyone and their brother has told me they are garbage and it’s better to start off the RIGHT way. I recently purchased three 15.5 gallon steel kegs for a good price, so I’m sitting on 46.5 gallons worth of beer storage. That’s pretty cool. Haha!
I’m just waiting to get paid on some work from last week and it’s off to Kirk’s Brew store to pick up a majority of the supplies I need. So far Kirk has been very helpful when I’ve called, and was patient with my “not-always-carefully-phrased” questions.
The important thing is to actually DO IT. None of this work, none of this preparation means anything to me until I brew that first batch. And I expect it to taste quite bad. But I’ll drink it with pride.
More updates to come as I get the equipment, and we’ll go on a photo journey together on my first brew! So relax, don’t worry, and have a home brew!
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Sounds like you are really getting into this brewing thing. That is great to see! I cant wait to see what the future brings for you. Make sure you blog about this. Cant wait to see it!