mlg5039
Well-Known Member
Okay okay, so a week and a half ago I gathered my supplies and I took on the hobby of brewing. I had been reading up on the subject for weeks. My first batch is an extract w/ specialty grains kit Oktoberfest that I bought from my LHBS. I moved it to a secondary two days ago so I could brew another batch today.
Today's brew is another extract and specialty grain, a Chocolate Stout Recipe I found on here. I ordered my ingredients from an online HBS. So far I can say. The specialty grains seemed fresher, the hops were definitely better, and I'm using safale s-04 yeast, which I currently have proofing in the closet, and it is showing 5x as much activity prior to pitching than the muntons yeast in the kit.
I'm glad I brewed from a kit the first time, for ease of choosing a recipe and measuring. However, thanks to this site, and lots of reading on my behalf, I'll be purchasing fresh ingredients and harvesting my own yeast from now on.
My name's Mike and I'm a mechanic, and now I brew beer. Cheers!
Today's brew is another extract and specialty grain, a Chocolate Stout Recipe I found on here. I ordered my ingredients from an online HBS. So far I can say. The specialty grains seemed fresher, the hops were definitely better, and I'm using safale s-04 yeast, which I currently have proofing in the closet, and it is showing 5x as much activity prior to pitching than the muntons yeast in the kit.
I'm glad I brewed from a kit the first time, for ease of choosing a recipe and measuring. However, thanks to this site, and lots of reading on my behalf, I'll be purchasing fresh ingredients and harvesting my own yeast from now on.
My name's Mike and I'm a mechanic, and now I brew beer. Cheers!