Any home brewers here?

[oly884]

I figured there might be a few of you guys that home brew.

I have yet to venture into the beer realm, though it never really appealed to me. I'm a mead maker (for those of you who don't know what mead is, it's honey wine) Thus far I've made a pomegranate mead, and a raspberry mead. I've got one going right now that's a bing cherry mead. All of these are around 18% ABV so they sneak up on you QUICK, haha. I'm also going to start a mead that'll be just in time ready for xmas. I'm doing a chamomile vanilla mead. Just imagine sleepytime tea, with some vanilla and honey in it, also, it'll get you a good buzz! I'm looking forward to seeing how that turns out!

 

[calamaridog]

I homebrewed while I was in college and had tons of free time. We brewed a bunch of beer. I must have done 5 gallons every 2-3 weeks for 2 years.

Mostly Pale Ales, IPA's, stuff like that.

We used to go to homebrew parties, where eveyone could only bring homebrew. No beer, no admit

My local brew supply closed it's doors which made it harder to find time. Then I had my buddies homebrew which he was kegging in 5 gallon soda kegs. After that, I promised myself I'd never bottle again.

If you ever start, I can dig out some recipes.

As far as Mead goes, I've only tried the sickly sweat Chaucer's stuff. Feel free to send my a bottle:hehe:

 

[edgear]

I've been into homebrewing for the past 7 years or so. My favorites are stouts & ales, but I've done a few porters & lagers as well. My most recent stout was a "double-black" stout (it contained 1lb of ground espresso coffee beans for the 5 gallon batch). Very tasty. The highest alc% I've done has been around 8-10%. I'll have to try making one of those 18% meads someday!! Just out of curiosity, how long does it have to ferment for?
:beer:

 

[Brian McVickers]

I have home brewed a bit.
Amy got me :beer: MR. BEER :beer: for my birthday last year!
It is home brew 101 and I made a few batches.
I need to get back into it, lots of fun to taste your own creations:Wow1:

Maybe Mario will chime in, he is the Portal's resident BREWMASTER:bowdown: :bowdown:

:beer:

 

[oly884]

I've been into homebrewing for the past 7 years or so. My favorites are stouts & ales, but I've done a few porters & lagers as well. My most recent stout was a "double-black" stout (it contained 1lb of ground espresso coffee beans for the 5 gallon batch). Very tasty. The highest alc% I've done has been around 8-10%. I'll have to try making one of those 18% meads someday!! Just out of curiosity, how long does it have to ferment for?
:beer:

It's about a month to two in the primary, and then to the secondary with the addition of a fruit if you wish. Then 3+ months all the way up to a year before bottling.

 

[elcoyote]

I think we brewers should get together for a special run to find a remote spot with a clean, high quality water source, brew an all grain half barrel batch, bury the fermenters, return in 2 weeks, rack to secondary, bury the kegs and return again, several months later for the ultimate brew party geo-cache. I'll cart along my all grain system and offer up 2 cornies for the cause. Someone else needs to come forward with a couple of carboys. Burying the secondarys will keep them at the perfect temp for a nice thirst quenching lager:beer:
Wanna play?

 

[Icewalker]

At some point I'll post some stuff about my columbian cream stout - I brew my own but don't have much of a chance to do a great deal of brewing - But .... I'm a cream stout/Impreial stout fan .... I have my own rendition of the fabled brew :beer:

 

[stevenmd]

I no longer homebrew but I still homedrink!:friday:

 

[calamaridog]

I think we brewers should get together for a special run to find a remote spot with a clean, high quality water source, brew an all grain half barrel batch, bury the fermenters, return in 2 weeks, rack to secondary, bury the kegs and return again, several months later for the ultimate brew party geo-cache. I'll cart along my all grain system and offer up 2 cornies for the cause. Someone else needs to come forward with a couple of carboys. Burying the secondarys will keep them at the perfect temp for a nice thirst quenching lager:beer:
Wanna play?

The Ultimate Homebrew Expedition.

 

[edgear]

Someone else needs to come forward with a couple of carboys. Burying the secondarys will keep them at the perfect temp for a nice thirst quenching lager:beer:
Wanna play?

As of now my homebrewing kit consists of only 1 secondary glass carboy, so I don't have any extras to offer up. But this definitely sounds like a great idea!! Could we still call it "home"brewing if we're not brewing it at home? Maybe we could call it expeditonary bootlegging...
:beer:

 

[jerdog53]

I think we brewers should get together for a special run to find a remote spot with a clean, high quality water source, brew an all grain half barrel batch, bury the fermenters, return in 2 weeks, rack to secondary, bury the kegs and return again, several months later for the ultimate brew party geo-cache. I'll cart along my all grain system and offer up 2 cornies for the cause. Someone else needs to come forward with a couple of carboys. Burying the secondarys will keep them at the perfect temp for a nice thirst quenching lager:beer:
Wanna play?

I'll third this!

I haven't brewed since I moved but used to do it all the time was like 35 gallons a year. Now I just don't have the time or I won't make the time.

:friday:

 

[elcoyote]

Maybe we could call it expeditonary bootlegging...
:beer:

I like that! It appeals to my heritage... My great grandfather was a bootlegger in TN. He ran a hotel with a speakeasy in the back. My first preference for a water source was going to be Saline Valley, CA... not that it is the best water but that I consider it one of the best drinking locations. Any other ideas?

 

[big sky trapper]

Well Ive gotta try it.....mead that is

never made anything like wines or mead, so heres a start...My local brew supply guy says 6 month to a year. think this post can wait that long? hahah

 

[Blair G]

I have done it and loved it. I just found all my brewing stuff and want to do it again. It has been around 7 years since the last batch.

Blair

 

[MaddBaggins]

I've been brewing for about 10 years. I haven't brewed for almost a year though. Busy with the house and rig. I'll be brewing some more batches this fall for sure.
My faves to brew
Oatmeal cream stout
IPA's
Pale
and my own recipe
Oatmeal strawberry wheat