Getting ready to homebrew
After four years of yapping about beer, it’s about time I established actual credentials. This coming weekend, I am going to make my first batch of homebrew.
I’m not a complete stranger to the basement brewery, having assisted several other homebrewers, mainly by standing next to a simmering kettle and drinking their beer. But this will be my first time in the driver’s seat and, even with a decent amount of knowledge of ingredients and processes, it’s a little intimidating. All the experienced, all-grain, full decoction mash homebrewers I know advised me to start with a kit. Baby steps. One can of malt extract at a time.
Anyway, we’ll document the potentially hilarious results of the upcoming brew session for your education and amusement. Cheers!
-Mark
Best of luck to you. It is totally worth the effort. Even the bottling, which sucks.
I just brewed my first batch of home brew and I would love to get some feedback. I’ve been blogging about the process: http://www.beerutopia.com/?p=13. My goal was to keep it as simple as possible and not spend a lot of money on equipment until I got the hang of it. I chose to start with a beer kit as well (Cooper’s stout). I definitely made some mistakes but I learned a lot.
Good luck, hope it turns out good!
When I let my wife try my Dad’s first ever batch off
homebrew years ago she labeled it “Torturefest”…
Let’s just say he’s gotten alot better since then..
Best of luck to you. I’ve brewed 4 batches thus far, and was hooked after the first one!
Check out my blog as well, maybe you will get some good tips/ pointers. http://scratchy-the-bum.blogspot.com
Thanks!