nebben
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95% of people are assh*$#@, and the other 5% make beer.
But where in the 5% are the brewing ********? :cross:
95% of people are assh*$#@, and the other 5% make beer.
It is pretty easy from what SWMBO does, and the quality is great. Basically you buy bulk glycerin based soap (http://www.brambleberry.com/Bulk-Melt-and-Pour-Soap-Base-C126.aspx) and melt it down with fragrances like honey or lavender or whatever you can think of, and then pour it into molds and let it set.
Yogurt is simple. You get fresh milk (not ultra pasteurized- I use fresh goat's milk that I pasteurize at 180 for 30 minutes, and then reduce the temp to 112 quickly) and add a couple of tablespoons of yogurt, or 1/4 teaspoon of yogurt culture. Keep at 112 degrees for 6-12 hours. Stir and refrigerate. That's it! The trick, though, is getting fresh milk. The chevre is even easier in some ways.
95% of people are assh*$#@, and the other 5% make beer.
With fresh goats milk, why not just make it raw? Raw milk is so much better in my unsolicited opinion.
On a side note, do you know if the male and female goats are separated? I hear that has an effect on "goaty' taste in the milk.
everyone isn't doing this because most people like BMC beer. And that is cheaper to buy than to brew.
I somewhat disagree with that. Once you have all the components to brew, making a batch is much cheaper than buying beer. I'm an all-grainer, and I spend around $25 a session on ingredients. That's 5 gallons of amazing homebrew for less than the cost of three six packs of good microbrews.
And, if you store your unused grains well, the price goes down in the future, seeing how you always have left over grain for the recipes that call for .25lbs of mo and such.
But where in the 5% are the brewing ********? :cross:
$25 can buy you two 30 packs of cheap beer though, and that's what most people will compare it to. Compared to Busch, homebrewing is expensive. The only way it's cheaper is if the beer drinker likes expensive microbrews.
$25 can buy you two 30 packs of cheap beer though, and that's what most people will compare it to. Compared to Busch, homebrewing is expensive. The only way it's cheaper is if the beer drinker likes expensive microbrews.
$25 can buy you two 30 packs of cheap beer though, and that's what most people will compare it to. Compared to Busch, homebrewing is expensive. The only way it's cheaper is if the beer drinker likes expensive microbrews.
Why is everyone not doing this? Not only is everyone not doing this, but I've actually got sort of hostile responses from people when I tell them I make my own.
There are tons of places on the internet (even forums like this one!) for soapmaking.
I agree, brewing kicks arse.
How hard is it to make yogurt?
Hostile - "You BREW BEER!!! That's illegal!!! What are you, an alcoholic!?!?" Mostly "overly religious" relatives. Usually dumb as a box of rocks.
Interesting. With me it's usually the "overly religious" ones that give me the good response. I think most of them are imaging monks and friars filling wooden kegs when I mention brewing beer.
How all this got started is a mistery.
I beleive people who drink Pi$$ light beer enjoy Pi$$ light beer and not much else. Give them a good beer and they say they prefer light beer.
How all this got started is a mistery. Travel to Euro-land and you will not see much Pi$$ light beer. America and Asia is loaded with Pi$$ light beer, however.
Since brewing light beer is beyond many craftsman brewers, it is not a real option for light beer drinkers, anyway; right?
Why is everyone not doing this?
The only hobby that I have enjoyed the end results of more than brewing is sex.
As with the majority of my hobbies I want something physical out of it. Golf is nice but at the end of the day I'm $40 down and just walked a lot and have a meaningless number to show for it. I do woodworking and have some nice furniture to show for it. I scuba and bring home tons of fresh seafood. With brewing I can enjoy my labors for weeks after it's done or share them at a party. The only hobby that I have enjoyed the end results of more than brewing is sex.
As with the majority of my hobbies I want something physical out of it. ... The only hobby that I have enjoyed the end results of more than brewing is sex.
I agree, brewing is awesome! But I could ask "Why is everyone not doing this?" about all of my hobbies.
I make my own cheese and yogurt. I make my own soap. My soap is terrific, and it costs pennies per bar. My yogurt was cheap, too. My chevre is about 1/4 the cost of the store bought. My wines are even cheaper- since the fruit is free.
Many hobbies are fun, but don't produce anything. Like golf, for instance. But brewing is a hobby that is not only fun to do but has a great end result- BEER! I guess some people just don't think of it the same way.
To be fair, who likes the end result of sex? Two sweaty people trying to avoid a big wet spot in the middle of the bed.
is soap making dificult? would you share or pm a process?
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