It's a beer kinda of night ...
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sierracharlie338
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imartin
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I was just gonna tell Kimber to have Yuengling while he was down there since they have another brewery in Tampa. Lol
I made -Brewed my own Beer for many years. Best beer I ever had, but came with a price. First is the $ cost of premium ingredients. A 2 gallon batch could cost at least $40-50 per batch (ten years ago) and you get 16 - Pint Bottles of beer @ 7to 12% Alcohol.
That is the easy part. Then you have to keep the "Batch" in a very temp controlled environment) if too cold kills the yeast, if too warm cooks too fast. I would have 2 gallon drums placed strategically throughout the house with thermometers/timers depending on the time of year and weather heat or air-conditioning was on. It was constantly brewing, moving, bottling, cleaning and starting all over. If you only had a pint every now and then and lasted 16 pints in four months (one pint per week) you are good to go. I had six different batches going all the time. If you were making a new batch you didn't know if you were going to like it until 3-4 months.
So if a "Batch" took three months to finish then you only had (16) Beers to drink and there was an expiration date of only a month or two to drink.
BEST BEER I ever had for sure, but you have to follow the schedule, if not a batch can go bad and all is lost.
I had and still have six or seven brewing barrels and about 140 bottles.
Maybe I'll start again. So much easier to pick up a six pack of IceHouse 16oz for $4.59 (5.6% alcohol) or Yuengling for $6.26.
I due confess that the brew I made for ever how long it took was the BEST beer I ever had and many a guest at our home said the same.
Now if I could just replicate Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon I'll be set. A great Southern Bourbon and a fantastic home brewed BEER!
That is the easy part. Then you have to keep the "Batch" in a very temp controlled environment) if too cold kills the yeast, if too warm cooks too fast. I would have 2 gallon drums placed strategically throughout the house with thermometers/timers depending on the time of year and weather heat or air-conditioning was on. It was constantly brewing, moving, bottling, cleaning and starting all over. If you only had a pint every now and then and lasted 16 pints in four months (one pint per week) you are good to go. I had six different batches going all the time. If you were making a new batch you didn't know if you were going to like it until 3-4 months.
So if a "Batch" took three months to finish then you only had (16) Beers to drink and there was an expiration date of only a month or two to drink.
BEST BEER I ever had for sure, but you have to follow the schedule, if not a batch can go bad and all is lost.
I had and still have six or seven brewing barrels and about 140 bottles.
Maybe I'll start again. So much easier to pick up a six pack of IceHouse 16oz for $4.59 (5.6% alcohol) or Yuengling for $6.26.
I due confess that the brew I made for ever how long it took was the BEST beer I ever had and many a guest at our home said the same.
Now if I could just replicate Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon I'll be set. A great Southern Bourbon and a fantastic home brewed BEER!
LuvDog
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I had all the brewing equipment too and cases of bottles, but that's when I had free time. It was way to big of a hassle to do it anymore and try to find time for family and work.
So I ended up recycling all the glass and junking everything else when we were re-modeling our basement.
I agree with you though, those were the best beers I've had. Probably because I could alter the mix for whatever hops I was craving at the time. It started to get hard to keep up with the drinking though, and towards the end, I would end up pouring more down the drain than my belly. That's when I knew it was time to stop.
So I ended up recycling all the glass and junking everything else when we were re-modeling our basement.
I agree with you though, those were the best beers I've had. Probably because I could alter the mix for whatever hops I was craving at the time. It started to get hard to keep up with the drinking though, and towards the end, I would end up pouring more down the drain than my belly. That's when I knew it was time to stop.
imartin
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Cheers, brothers. Have a great weekend.
Nice to see a great Indiana beer make its way east!
imartin
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Thanks for saving me some! Our distributor has a nice select of stuff you don't see everywhere else here. I've been wanting to try this one for a while. Definitely glad I am able to check it off the list.
imartin
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I thought you were drinking glenmorangie?!?!
