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Yeah I'm aware fermentation is longer than just the bubbling air lock and I can't keg because I'm not equipped to do so. I'll taste in few here and check the gravity. The OG was 1.040 and I expect the fg will be less than 1.010.

The vigorous part of fermentation ended in about 4 days, I am taking my first sample today but I have a feeling it's as done as it will get. I am excited to taste it though.

So I got beer in the fermenter (I generally only use a primary) two weeks ago tomorrow. The recipe says to keep it in there for three weeks however I am considering bottling it tomorrow. I want to be ready for Christmas and a I feel like it will be better off with an extra week bottle...

I'm brewing this as we speak, I'm going to ad some cardamom to it try create a nice spice flavor for Christmas. Maybe take some to my work's Christmas party if it's ready in time.

Well I'm haven't read through the legal garbage personally but in the newspaper articles I have read you have to have the capacity when you apply for the permit and you have to show you can produce that much within 18 months. I'm trusting the reporters did good research. A brewpub seems a...

I haven't got around to reading about the quality requirements yet but even so, if you are renting a building and using that much water and natural gas among other ingredients and not turning a profit I don't know how you'd last through the year without incurring massive debt.

Your right, Craft opened and I loved going there for about the first month when everyone found it. Now there's line ups to get in unless your there at like 2pm on a weekday. National is very much the same, although they do have a better seating arrangement and seem to accommodate more. My...

Well most of the articles I have found on the subject are exactly that struggle, the newest brewers have to get a massive space and set up a sizable brewing operation and try to move that huge volume being totally new to the market and the public. If you google village brewing in calgary you can...

Well the main problem being there isn't really any distinction. You need a brewing license to brew beer for retail, otherwise it would be illegal to sell in any format. This is the main reason our province has only 11 micro breweries and 7 brewpubs while BC with it's more relaxed brewing laws...

I wouldn't say dashed, perhaps delayed. I decided long ago I'd move to British Columbia one day where lots of micro breweries are springing up. First brewery tour I ever went on was in Penticton when I was 10. Tin Whistle brewery was run out of a 2 story house next to the laundry mat we used...

Some of the microbreweries like alleykat are trying to sway some kind of change to the laws in the government, lack of a local brew scene hurts all breweries in the province as the concept of local brew is foreign and people are less likely to put down a kokanee and pick up a real beer. I heard...

Be sure to try a couple from each variety and really give them a chance. I know a lot of people don't much care for strongly hopped ipa's but range of flavor profiles in that category alone are mind blowing. Two years ago I disregarded hoppy beers as tasting like earwax, these days I get excited...

Made a fairly hoppy pale ale that fell short of an IPA by perhaps 10 IBUs. Generous amount of cascade hops got a nice citrusy flavor, huge hit with everyone who tried it.

Not far from the truth. In an interview with one of the more recent breweries that opened here they said people in the province are still stuck on their chains and it requires an enormous amount of advertising gain brand recognition. Even then larger brewers are prone to offering bars and liquor...

I'm posting this thread here partly because I'm miffed, partly because I am crest fallen, and partly because I'm interested to hear about other weird stuff like this. The last year or so I got really into the idea of starting a brewery as I felt it would be much more rewarding then my current...

Thanks for the interesting ideas in your responses. I've had good success with whole spices sold by my local brew shop in the past so I'm thinking I'll stick with those. Although the idea of using a high end loose leaf tea from the local teavana is an interesting one, perhaps for a lighter...

Hi guys, just a quick question for anyone who has played with the idea before. I am looking at doing a "Chai" spiced winter beer as my girlfriend and I have tried a couple of really good ones so far this year. I'm looking to do an english style brown ale with a strong caramel/toffee flavor and...

Congratulations, this is a dream of mine too. If it's not too out of line, what kind of money should you have for starting a brewery and what kind of space is required? Would you be able to list the resources you found most useful as well?

Congrats and enjoy the fruits of your labor! Just don't get cocky and blow your second brew like I did :cross:

Definitely pick up the book "How to Brew" by John Palmer, even if you are working from a kit. The instructions in the kit are for simplicity, the book will tell you which way you should do things and why. That said, the longer the beer is in bottle at room temperature, the better it will get...