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Sounds great, thank you very much, cmac62! I have never heard of BIAB before but I am definitely interested in that method. I have a paint strainer. Had to get a bunch of them for collecting tobacco seeds. I will for sure do my best on researching and practice. Looking forward also to grow my...

Thank you very much, cmac62 and grampamark! I have been talking with my local small farms and local foods educator. He has mentioned that barley is easily grown in the area so that builds my confidence in doing this. I need to find an all grain brew kit and all grain equipment to practice. I...

Thank you very much, Rish and Cider Wraith! I will for sure check it out. Yeah, I want a home produced beer. From remembering earlier discussions I would need a lot of wheat and it would be a good amount of work to harvest the wheat. So was wondering what the easiest beer is to brew and the...

Thank you very much, mashpaddled,cmac62,inspectorjon,and rish! I think I can grow barley ok in my area. My local seed store gets in a 6 row called robust barley. I grow hay for the horses. This year was my first year basically growing my own tobacco. It really turned out well for most the...

Was wondering what would be the easiest beer to grow my own ingredients for and to brew? Would wheat beer be the one?

Thank you very much, Cmac62! Great ideas. Though different wild yeast will change the flavor won’t it? I’m not sure I want to go that far unless I had too. Was thinking about getting the yeast in the recipe and culturing that. Though that’s a really cool idea. Looking forward to getting things...

Thank you very much, Andres! Very interesting, I will for sure get the yeast the type of beer requires. Thank you! Looking forward to starting the project. Will keep everyone updated.

Thank you very much, Andres! I was planning to get some hops to grow, hopefully, in the spring. We have decent amount of land. I’m sure I could find a good amount of space for the grain. I was wondering what the difference is between bottling yeast and a Hefeweizen yeast? I found out today...

Was curious where I can learn about “small scale” farming? Is there a forum? It’s a new world for me and need to learn before I pursue. Planning to buy wheat seed next fall since I’ll be needing to get the soft red winter wheat not to mention will give me time to learn.

Sounds great, I am dreaming already :)

Thank you very much, Dave! I will check into this.

Right now, I’m learning and getting ideas. First, I want to get an all grain kit, try that and if I get the hang of it, then try the next step of trying to grow my own ingredients. I will first start small of growing my own ingredients for enough to make a gallon like others have mentioned...

The local elevator said about the seeding rate for wheat: Our growers plant 2 bags (100 lbs. total) per acre.

That's awesome! We have also been growing our own vegetables etc.

Sounds good, I have sent a response to the elevator so looking to see what they say on what kind of wheat and seeding rates. I will plan to try the Robust barley that my seed store can get in. The wheat at the elevator is non-treated. Thank you!

I would like to try this as affordable as I could. Thanks for the ideas though :)

Thanks, bracconiere! That's a great idea, when I get around to doing it, I will plan to do 1 gallon to start with and see how it goes. First, I want to try an all grain kit, get the hang of that and then find the time to try growing them etc.

If they are all the same and I don't need a specific/special wheat to make wheat beer then I'd rather buy local at the elevator and save money.

I won't regret it, I'll be glad to try it. If I get the hang of it, might become handy one day ;) I was reading the Brew book and found the section on how to culture your own yeast from bottles if it's bottle fermented. I am thrilled to try it. I have a whole case of franziskaner, would be cool...

Thank you very much, bracconiere! It means a lot. I will for sure enjoy it the whole way, even if I start to regret it and think to myself this was the worst idea ever. At least then I can say, "yeah, it was rough but at least I tried it" and can say I have done it. That's what I was thinking...