Hellfire_studios
Well-Known Member
So I am a new brewer and thought I would share my first home brewing experience. I have been wanting to do this for a while and for christmas my father got me a Mr. Beer to start with. I think its kind of cheesy but it was over all a good introduction to home brewing. I got the mr. beer deluxe kit.
Came with a brewers book with alot of helpful pointers, the standard mr beer brewing equipment and 8 1 litre bottles. The reciepe that mine came with was the american series Pale Ale.
As I was making the wort I decided to add a few extra ingredients as suggested by my brewing book. I added 1 1/2 cup of white sugar, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, and 1/4 cup cinnimon, and a dash of ginger. I fermented for 12 days and than bottled.
Once they carbinated I refrigerated them for two days. Than I tried one. Pretty damn good taste to it. Not much head but still carbinated and I don't know if that is from something that I did wrong but it was really good. Tasted alittle apple like and I am not sure why but I enjoyed it. Pretty strong too.
I went out and got a three pack of the Mr. beer stuff. I am about to bottle the bewitched red ale today. Should be good.
I also picked up a real home brew setup on craigs list. Two five gallon buckets, one to ferment in and one to bottle from (with spicket at bottom), 1 car boy for a bright tank, a nice home brew book and some ingredients, hydrometer, carboy cleaning equipment, some plastic racking equipment, and some plastic long spoons, bottle cappers, and 75 caps. I got all that for 75.00 I thought it was a good deal. Let me know if I over paid. Looking forward to my first brew out of this setup.
Josh
Came with a brewers book with alot of helpful pointers, the standard mr beer brewing equipment and 8 1 litre bottles. The reciepe that mine came with was the american series Pale Ale.
As I was making the wort I decided to add a few extra ingredients as suggested by my brewing book. I added 1 1/2 cup of white sugar, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, and 1/4 cup cinnimon, and a dash of ginger. I fermented for 12 days and than bottled.
Once they carbinated I refrigerated them for two days. Than I tried one. Pretty damn good taste to it. Not much head but still carbinated and I don't know if that is from something that I did wrong but it was really good. Tasted alittle apple like and I am not sure why but I enjoyed it. Pretty strong too.
I went out and got a three pack of the Mr. beer stuff. I am about to bottle the bewitched red ale today. Should be good.
I also picked up a real home brew setup on craigs list. Two five gallon buckets, one to ferment in and one to bottle from (with spicket at bottom), 1 car boy for a bright tank, a nice home brew book and some ingredients, hydrometer, carboy cleaning equipment, some plastic racking equipment, and some plastic long spoons, bottle cappers, and 75 caps. I got all that for 75.00 I thought it was a good deal. Let me know if I over paid. Looking forward to my first brew out of this setup.
Josh