Not for me alone, but myself and two buddies completed three brews today. My friends each did their first with my help drunk and everything turned out well. One of the guys had a heavy duty camping stove that could easily handle a pair of 20qt pots concurrently. It made things so much easier and faster. On the stove, it took me more than an hour to get a 3.5 gallon boil going. Went to a four gallon boil today and had it rolling hard after 15 minutes. Nice.
I did a hefe. One buddy did a red ale and the other did a Boddy's clone. Both guys live in the neighborhood. There's nothing like seeing a 41-year-old guy in the trailer of a lawn tractor hugging tightly to his primary to transport it home. I wish I had had my camera ready.
The best parts, aside from having three brews that will be just about ready for drinking at the same time: one buddy is incredibly adept with DIY stuff, which will help immensely in the move to AG. I'm not all that mechanically inclined. The other guy is a PhD chemist, which makes his worth obvious. He can get his hands on all kinds of scales, stir plates, flasks, pumps, etc. And he's from England, been stateside a couple of years, and no doubt will take to brewing an endless line of bitters.
All in all, an excellent day. Let's hope the brew gods shined on us.
I did a hefe. One buddy did a red ale and the other did a Boddy's clone. Both guys live in the neighborhood. There's nothing like seeing a 41-year-old guy in the trailer of a lawn tractor hugging tightly to his primary to transport it home. I wish I had had my camera ready.
The best parts, aside from having three brews that will be just about ready for drinking at the same time: one buddy is incredibly adept with DIY stuff, which will help immensely in the move to AG. I'm not all that mechanically inclined. The other guy is a PhD chemist, which makes his worth obvious. He can get his hands on all kinds of scales, stir plates, flasks, pumps, etc. And he's from England, been stateside a couple of years, and no doubt will take to brewing an endless line of bitters.
All in all, an excellent day. Let's hope the brew gods shined on us.