SO, I'm jumping full in. I just started drinking beer a year ago, I''m 30. Just for what ever reason, didn't get into it, mostly social stigma.
But, I am now a junky, with nothing new I haven't tried being safe. Rarely get sloppy drunk...but man, a beer for breakfast no longer sounds weird.
At the moment I'm loving Brown Ales, though Hefe is a close second... I had a pumpkin ale that I loved a year ago, and of course I cant find it. The michelob one doesn't count. So, I have decided that living in the sticks is a perfectly good reason to brew my own beer instead of relying on the guys in town to import something from the coast.
I'm diving in price be dammed. I am thinking I'll be buying this kit
http://www.breworganic.com/deluxe2stagebrewery2glasswithorganicbeerkit.aspx
Any thoughts on sustainability issues? What other toys would I want or need to really jump in? I will likely want to have a couple of batches in the works at any point in time, so what else will i need? And how long will this last?
And what if I want to jump into all grain brewing, how much of this kit will transfer?
Thanks guys for letting a greenhorn jump in this way.
Dan
But, I am now a junky, with nothing new I haven't tried being safe. Rarely get sloppy drunk...but man, a beer for breakfast no longer sounds weird.
At the moment I'm loving Brown Ales, though Hefe is a close second... I had a pumpkin ale that I loved a year ago, and of course I cant find it. The michelob one doesn't count. So, I have decided that living in the sticks is a perfectly good reason to brew my own beer instead of relying on the guys in town to import something from the coast.
I'm diving in price be dammed. I am thinking I'll be buying this kit
http://www.breworganic.com/deluxe2stagebrewery2glasswithorganicbeerkit.aspx
Any thoughts on sustainability issues? What other toys would I want or need to really jump in? I will likely want to have a couple of batches in the works at any point in time, so what else will i need? And how long will this last?
And what if I want to jump into all grain brewing, how much of this kit will transfer?
Thanks guys for letting a greenhorn jump in this way.
Dan