Hey there!
Just registered today, and am interested in brewing. Introduction here.
Anyhow, a couple questions.
With a wide assortment of brewing kits available, where the hell does one start? I see cheap ones, and I see more expensive ones. I don't mind spending the extra money, if the extra money spent is done so on quality equipment. However, as a complete newb quality equipment can sometimes mean more complicated equipment. So I need to find a good medium of ease of use, with quality. Any ideas or product recommendations?
I live / work on a large organic orchard. We grow Pomegranates, Apricots, Plums, Grapes, etc. I have seen Apricot Ales, and Googling Pomegranate Ale popped up some results. I, however had never had any of these Ales. How are they? How does one incorporate these tasty fruit into some sort of flavoring for beer? Can this be done with the simple brew kits?
Hops. I'd like to grow my own. I've done a bit of reading but would like to know what others think of this, and how many people here grow their own hops (and other ingredients). I'd just like to produce some tasty, high quality organic beers.
Thats all for now.
Just registered today, and am interested in brewing. Introduction here.
Anyhow, a couple questions.
With a wide assortment of brewing kits available, where the hell does one start? I see cheap ones, and I see more expensive ones. I don't mind spending the extra money, if the extra money spent is done so on quality equipment. However, as a complete newb quality equipment can sometimes mean more complicated equipment. So I need to find a good medium of ease of use, with quality. Any ideas or product recommendations?
I live / work on a large organic orchard. We grow Pomegranates, Apricots, Plums, Grapes, etc. I have seen Apricot Ales, and Googling Pomegranate Ale popped up some results. I, however had never had any of these Ales. How are they? How does one incorporate these tasty fruit into some sort of flavoring for beer? Can this be done with the simple brew kits?
Hops. I'd like to grow my own. I've done a bit of reading but would like to know what others think of this, and how many people here grow their own hops (and other ingredients). I'd just like to produce some tasty, high quality organic beers.
Thats all for now.