treemind
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So get this... two extract batches in, my first brews are doing very well.
#1 is an 12 day old red ale, in secondary...
#2 (an IPA) freshly bubbling in primary only 48 hours in.
But this is the crazy part...
My wife calls me from her photography group tonight, turns out one of the guys in the group is a home brewer. I have known him a while but had no idea. So i talk to him on the phone and ask him some advice on a future extract 'barley wine recipe ideas', he says "oh, I have not extract brewed in a long while, i am an all grain brewer, but you are welcome to come join me on my next batch this coming weekend to learn the ropes on all grain brewing". Turns out he has been all grain brewing for 7 years now!
So I am just a noob who 'LOVES' this hobby... My question is this...
How long did it take you 'ALL GRAIN' brewers to go from simple extract to full on ALL GRAIN? also what are the investments are involved in ALL GRAIN brewing? Do you think it takes a good few years into extract brewing before you can transition? Or is it something a noob could pick up by hanging out with the right people who have this stuff down?
This feels like a very cool oppertunity to me to just 'coincidentally' hook up with someone that has been deeply involved with the passion for many years!
#1 is an 12 day old red ale, in secondary...
#2 (an IPA) freshly bubbling in primary only 48 hours in.
But this is the crazy part...
My wife calls me from her photography group tonight, turns out one of the guys in the group is a home brewer. I have known him a while but had no idea. So i talk to him on the phone and ask him some advice on a future extract 'barley wine recipe ideas', he says "oh, I have not extract brewed in a long while, i am an all grain brewer, but you are welcome to come join me on my next batch this coming weekend to learn the ropes on all grain brewing". Turns out he has been all grain brewing for 7 years now!
So I am just a noob who 'LOVES' this hobby... My question is this...
How long did it take you 'ALL GRAIN' brewers to go from simple extract to full on ALL GRAIN? also what are the investments are involved in ALL GRAIN brewing? Do you think it takes a good few years into extract brewing before you can transition? Or is it something a noob could pick up by hanging out with the right people who have this stuff down?
This feels like a very cool oppertunity to me to just 'coincidentally' hook up with someone that has been deeply involved with the passion for many years!