Brewing equipment

[CrealCritter]

I bought a pickup truck load of brewing equipment today. Like 200 swing top bottles, carboys, brew buckets, 6 gallon stainless pots, Fermentors, bungs, airlocks, siphons, tubing, cleaning brushes, ect... For $50.00 its a lot of home brew equipment. I pick it up tomorrow.

 

[CrealCritter]

Lol, like all the random hobbies we don't drink too much round the house, but it is something I think would be a fun know how
Also wow! Your going for all of that?? Your gonna be making a lot of bubblies n brews!

If you like a good wheat beer I have an original recipe and instructions here ---> https://www.sufficientself.com/threads/pic-heavy-my-golden-american-wheat-ale-beer-recipe.16110/

 

[Britesea]

If you're making your own beer, you can use less hops- they were used as a preservative back in the day. Might be why IPA is so hoppy; India is a hot climate, and we're talking about no refrigeration

 

[CrealCritter]

If you're making your own beer, you can use less hops- they were used as a preservative back in the day. Might be why IPA is so hoppy; India is a hot climate, and we're talking about no refrigeration

I do agree... The amount of hops that come in beer kits are way to much. Sometimes even 1/2 the hops they call for is still way to much for my taste. I like to taste the hint of sweet malt, not have my head blown off with bitter hops.

 

[Mini Horses]

It can be like a garden -- you want to, then a lot of work. I just don't drink enough to make it worth my time. Nope, buy a 6 pack .

But a great buy!!!

 

[CrealCritter]

Dad used to brew for fun.... hmmm I wonder if he's got his brew equipment still, it'd be fun to take a crack at brewing sometime i think

Careful now... Its a deliciously addicting hobby

My next stop ---> https://stlouis.craigslist.org/for/d/saint-louis-corney-kegs-soda-kegs-and/6946599506.html

 

[creativetwinszoo]

O! I didn't know that it was used as a preservation!! So there could be a beer I like out there! Yay! Would altering the amount of hops mean the recipe cook time would need to change?? I don't have a lot of experience or knowledge for brew stuff, wasn't interested or welcome to assist with brewing when dad was interested in it lol

 

[CrealCritter]

O! I didn't know that it was used as a preservation!! So there could be a beer I like out there! Yay! Would altering the amount of hops mean the recipe cook time would need to change?? I don't have a lot of experience or knowledge for brew stuff, wasn't interested or welcome to assist with brewing when dad was interested in it lol

Depends on the beer style, but mostly no you still need to boil the malt for the same amount of time. You would just be adding less bittering hops at the start of the boil and flavor hops near the end of the boil. My wheat recipe calls for 1/2 as much of each than most recipes do because that's the way i like it, I'm not a hop head.

 

[Britesea]

My DH is smacking his head in envy...

 

[Hinotori]

Heck, Im jealous.

That's an awesome haul