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Introduce Yourself
Well, welcome.
The nice thing about brewing is the timing. There isn't really any hard fast rule about how long you let you brew sit in primary or secondary.
The brewing process needs to be pretty organized, but it only takes a few hours, at the most. After that you can let it sit in the primary for a week or two, then into the secondary, ditto. Then bottle, then wait.
The nice thing about a secondary is that you can work up another batch for the primary. You can use the yeast from the first to ferment the second, assuming the yeast is ok for the type of beer.
Relax, it's about the fun. Try midwestsupplies.com for kits. They have tons.
I just received my first brewing kit for xmas. Looking forward to getting started.
I have a small keg to brew in, but do not have way to bottle yet (meaning I have 3 sam adams bottles I remembered to keep thus far).
I've read the instructions with my kit (Mr Beer kit) and have only one recipe to make thus far. I believe I read the wart (that is the proper term, right) will sit for 2 weeks before I bottle it? If this is the case, I am sure I can make it a point to finish off a case of sam adams in time to have enough bottles?
do most home brewers use kits like Mr Beer, or is there a better way to go?
thx
jIM
Hey all, My Name is Nick
I am from Montana Living in Colorado (Lots of great beers from here for those interested!)
Started homebrewing this week as my brother bought me one of the kits for Christmas and am excited to try this, but I have come across some pages that mentioned the use of cane sugars being bad, I added some to my wort and am becoming mildly concerned.
I am aware that my first homebrew will probably be somewhat horrid, but is there anything that I should keep in mind for bottling sake?
Also is there any recommendations for alternative sugars, or some sort of simplified table?
Thanks,
Nick
Nick Van Axl wrote:
I have come across some pages that mentioned the use of cane sugars being bad, I added some to my wort and am becoming mildly concerned.
I am aware that my first homebrew will probably be somewhat horrid, but is there anything that I should keep in mind for bottling sake?
Also is there any recommendations for alternative sugars, or some sort of simplified table?
Thanks,
Nick
Nick!
Welcome to the board.
As long as you didn't add several pounds of sugar your beer will be fine. And I expect that your first brew will be far better than horrid! Just keep an open mind and ask a lot of questions.
-mike
Hey jim, many of us started with mr beer. If you look in the homebrewing post section, you will see many mr beer posts that will answer most of your questions. I just started making beer the traditional way, with 5 gallon kits, and partial grain, and i'm sure you will be very happy with your homebrew.
Hello all,
My name is Ian and I have been brewing for about 5 years. I've only done 8-5gal batches because I found out a year ago that I'm allergic to wheat. Recently, I had a mass-produced gluten free lager and was in heaven, and I don't even like lagers. So, I'm setting up my equipment again (thoroughly cleaned to eliminate cross contamination) and brewing GF beer. So, all that to say that I brew because the gf beer choices out there disappoint beyond belief.
I'm in Seattle and I welcome advice. cheers!
So what are you using for your base then...sorghum?
This is my second go around at brewing i tried about 12 years ago and not much success. Mainly my fault not enough patients but now im older and have slowed down so i figured id try it again. My favorite style is anything thats not a porter or a stout, to much for me. Im in Arizona. I look forward to getting adivce from all here any tips on my first batch would be great. Right now im brewing an Amber Ale.
hi, i have not brewed anything yet and am not sure how long till i do(no car and live in dry county). but i will asap.
my fav beers are samual adams boston lager and killians irish red.
i live in arkansas
Hi, I am new to brewing, got my kit about 4 yrs ago for Christmas and, man, I wish that I would not have waited so long. After some pushing from the gift giver, my wife!, I finally did my first batch. I made the American Beer by John Bull (came with the kit), bottled it last week. I hope it's not too old, when I poured it out of the can, much of the ingredients were solid and it took a lot of stirring to get it disolved. It is very dark, though that it would be lighter. FG did get down to 1.015 and it smelled OK, so I am crossing my fingers.
I am hooked now though, just got back from my local HBS and bought a Brewer's Best Kit for English Pale Ale, doing it tomorrow. Don't know everyones feelings, but it seems like it will be more exciting to use ingredients rather than pour out of the can and boil. I hope to work my way up to recipes once I get a knack of brewing.
Great Website, I have been sneaking peaks for a couple of weeks for pointers and am finally registered.
JB