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New to the home brewing hobby, but interested in seeing what it is all about. Looking to learn by extract brewing and then likely move onto all grain brewing.
My brewing name is Rivendell Brewing Co. and obviously has ties back to the Tolkien books - which have meant a lot to me an my family. - Motorcycles,Shooting,Photography,Wine,Dining
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- Greg A.
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Just getting started in home brewing. Here is what I have right now.
8 & 15 gallon stainless steel brew kettles
Propane burner
2 - 5 gallon primary fermentation bucket
1 - 6 gallon better bottle primary/secondary fermenter
1 - 5 gallon better bottle secondary fermenter
5 gallon better bottle bottling carboy
5 gallon bottling bucket
8" copper wort chiller -
Galdalf the Weiss (Belgian Witbier), Dunedin Ale (Amber Ale), The Grey Havens (American Wheat), Isengard Ale (IPA), Gaffer's Old Brew (Trappist Ale), Fellowship Triple (Belgian Triple), Nazgul Stout (Irish Stout), Buckleberry Crossing Bitter (English Bitter),
Prancing Pony Porter (Porter), There and Back Again Ale (Irish Red Ale),
Sam Weiss Gamgee (Belgian Blonde)<br> - Bag End Brown Ale (Nut Brown Ale)
- Rosie's Raspberry Ale (Raspberry Wheat)
- Nothing yet
- None
- Male
- Married
- Naperville
- IL
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Posted in thread: What equipment will i need in addition to my basic brew kit? on 05-19-2011 at 01:59 PM
Must haves:Brewing Kettle (I went for an 8 gallon size)BottlesA long handled stirring spoonNice
to haves:Nylon grain bagsAn autosiphonA bottle washer attachmentA bottle tree for drying
bottlesA wine t...Posted in thread: How Best to Deal with Removing Hops from Wort on 05-19-2011 at 04:31 AM
I use the nylon bag ( and when I am done just dump the hops in the trash, then take the bag
inside and rinse it out in hot water. The bag comes clean, though is a little discolored now.
Still works f...Posted in thread: moving a full carboy "safely" ! on 05-19-2011 at 04:25 AM
I use the plastic Better Bottles, and have had no problems using the handles. But I can see
what people are talking about using the glass carboys.Posted in thread: started 1st beer last night... on 05-19-2011 at 03:53 AM
It's hard not to worry... so like others have said RDWHAHB. If you followed instructions,
things should go well. At least that is what I keep telling myself.Posted in thread: How many gallons of homebrew in 2011? on 05-18-2011 at 01:35 PM
+5 Raspberry Wheat+5 Nut Brown Ale15,442Posted in thread: FG reading and first tasted on 05-08-2011 at 03:05 AM
It was a wheat beer and fermentation temps noted between 68-72 for the yeast. Just new enough
that I don't yet get what the yeast/beer is doing in the secondary or longer primary time.Posted in thread: FG reading and first tasted on 05-08-2011 at 02:57 AM
If it's left in the primary, can it be moved to a cooler environment? 65-68 degrees? Seems that
the primary fermentation is done.Posted in thread: FG reading and first tasted on 05-08-2011 at 01:11 AM
So I brewed my first batch last Sunday, and took a SP reading last night at the end of
basically the first brewing week. The bubbles have subsided and it was just a bit higher than
the expected FG. Wi...Posted in thread: New Brewer in Naperville, IL on 05-04-2011 at 04:54 AM
So I just put my first brew (a raspberry wheat) into the primary on Sunday evening...so welcome
to another hobby.Live in the western suburbs of Chicago, and am glad that I found this forum.Posted in thread: Bottom-Side-Up Labels on 05-04-2011 at 12:28 AM
Those are awesome! Well done.
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