Cider123
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Well I just finished taking a big step in buying in bulk. I do hope this pans out to be worth it because I just spent a lot in ingredients. I think I'm typing this because I have a bit of buyers remorse and could use some assurance. I tend to brew pretty neutral beers. I don't like anything too hoppy or heavy or high in ABV. In the summers I make a lot of American wheats, light siasons and blonde ales. In the cooler weather I make milds, browns and brown porter, maybe a bitter. I have a bunch of washed yeasts but was ordering my ingredients by the 5 gallon batch. I wanted to have more stuff on hand.
This is what I picked up:
50 lbs 2 row
55 lbs MO
10 lbs munich
5 lbs victory
5 crystal 40
5 crystal 80
5 Brown
5 white wheat
5 chocolate
5 pale chocolate
5 CaraPils
2 caramunich III
2 crystal 150
I'll either keep the base grains in their bags and store them in a large Rubbermaid bin or separate it out and keep then in 5 gallon buckets. The 5 pounders I bought a bunch of those tight-sealing Rubbermaid containers that you might keep breakfast cereal in.
Now I just bought hops by the pound from hopsdirect. I wanted to get me some hops that were dual purpose and would cover the different styles I might brew. I picked up one pound each of:
Citra (I do like to dry hop my summer ales with this stuff)
Fuggles
Brewers Gold
Saaz
Now that I'm thinking of it. I probably need to buy one of those damn vacuum sealers now?
Oh, and I think my old fridge/kegerator just crapped out.
This is what I picked up:
50 lbs 2 row
55 lbs MO
10 lbs munich
5 lbs victory
5 crystal 40
5 crystal 80
5 Brown
5 white wheat
5 chocolate
5 pale chocolate
5 CaraPils
2 caramunich III
2 crystal 150
I'll either keep the base grains in their bags and store them in a large Rubbermaid bin or separate it out and keep then in 5 gallon buckets. The 5 pounders I bought a bunch of those tight-sealing Rubbermaid containers that you might keep breakfast cereal in.
Now I just bought hops by the pound from hopsdirect. I wanted to get me some hops that were dual purpose and would cover the different styles I might brew. I picked up one pound each of:
Citra (I do like to dry hop my summer ales with this stuff)
Fuggles
Brewers Gold
Saaz
Now that I'm thinking of it. I probably need to buy one of those damn vacuum sealers now?
Oh, and I think my old fridge/kegerator just crapped out.