RayInUT
Well-Known Member
I've been brewing almost a year. I did two extract batches and jumped into all grain. I love brewing and I love my beer!
No kit. I made a lautertun, use a bayou burner, my neighbor's wort chiller and 15 gal kettle. I just use grain and make starters from the yeast at the bottom of bottle conditioned brew. I've been reading on HBT for a long time but finally decided to log in.Welcome.
What kit do you use?
I jusy tried sticking it to the old lady but she got up and made coffee instead. At least she brought me a cup!:rockin:Welcome to HBT, continue sticking it to the Man in Utah
Celis Wit all grainHi and welcome to HBT. What have you brewed so far?
I jusy tried sticking it to the old lady but she got up and made coffee instead. At least she brought me a cup!:rockin:
Better luck tomorrow morning,
Hi and welcome.
Wouldn't that take some of the fun out of it though? My great grandmother supported the family during prohibition selling bathtub gin in Western NY.Hey, it's a criminal Utahian Brewer!!! Welcome you scofflaw!
I just heard the legalization bill made it through one more committee...so you may no longer be a criminal by early next year.
There are probably plenty of brewers down there...they just don't want to get snitched out to the bishop so they stay low key!Hello from St. George. I wish there was another brewer down here. I feel lonely.
Hey! I'm out in South Salt Lake!
The Beer Nut on State street has been taking very good care of us... and our beer has been taking care of us!
do you ski?
Where is Washington Street? I live in Draper but go to the Beernut just because I know where it is. Actually, Jamie is pretty helpful. Are the hops much cheaper at Art's? That's where the Beernut kills me. The IPA that I make has about fifteen dollars of grain in it but the hops cost me another twelve! I use two and a half ounces of cascape and one ounce of nugget!I used to go to the Beer Nut as well but now go to Art's Brewing Supplies 642 s. Washington St. in Downtown Salt Lake. He is SOOOO much cheaper then Beer Nut, WAYYY bigger selection WAYYYYY more knowledgeable and helpful. You should seriously check his store out you wont be sorry. He has a website as well ART'S BREWING SUPPLIES
Howdy from Pleasant grove! I just started brewing a few months ago, got a few batches done and a keg in the fridge. If you utah people ever have a get together let me know!
Where is Washington Street? I live in Draper but go to the Beernut just because I know where it is. Actually, Jamie is pretty helpful. Are the hops much cheaper at Art's? That's where the Beernut kills me. The IPA that I make has about fifteen dollars of grain in it but the hops cost me another twelve! I use two and a half ounces of cascape and one ounce of nugget!
One of the guys at the Beernut told me that I couldn't repitch yeast from one batch to the next. Funny, that is the way I do most of my batches and it seems to work fine. I even make a starter using the dregs from the bottom of a few bottles of my beer so I don't have to by more liquid yeast at $8.00 a vial. I've used bottles that have been sitting around for months. I just did that with a dunkelweizen and I think it started faster than when I originally pitched the first batch months ago. Has anyone had problems doing that? It seems easier than trying to store yeast that I've washed.At The Beer Nut Jamie is the only one who really knows what she is talking about but she isn't there half the time. But what she knows pails in comparison to what Art does. His shop has been around for over 20 years and he has a MUCH bigger selection and yes cheaper hops.
Washington St. is a small little alley/street that runs north/south in between 6 and 7th and 2nd and 3rd west. So if your coming from Draper it's actually faster to get to from the freeway. Just take I-15 to the 6th south exit and once you pass 300 west (which is right off the exit) turn right onto Washington and his shop is on the right hand side halfway down.
One of the guys at the Beernut told me that I couldn't repitch yeast from one batch to the next. Funny, that is the way I do most of my batches and it seems to work fine. I even make a starter using the dregs from the bottom of a few bottles of my beer so I don't have to by more liquid yeast at $8.00 a vial. I've used bottles that have been sitting around for months. I just did that with a dunkelweizen and I think it started faster than when I originally pitched the first batch months ago. Has anyone had problems doing that? It seems easier than trying to store yeast that I've washed.
Two really good books are "How to Brew" and "Designing Great Beers". I've learned everything from those two books and this website. A friend taught me to do my first batch but he is still doing extract and I've moved on to all grain. I might go to Art's this afternoon and check it out.That is another reason why i switched to Arts, i'm still somewhat new to this, about a year and 24 batches or so. I learned about re-pitching yeast from threads on here and talked to the guys down at the beer nut about it. They told me i couldn't do that and wouldn't help me with it. Art sat me down the first time i went into his store and told me step by step how to do it, i hadn't even purchased anything yet. It was just free advice.
I used to go to the Beer Nut as well but now go to Art's Brewing Supplies 642 s. Washington St. in Downtown Salt Lake. He is SOOOO much cheaper then Beer Nut, WAYYY bigger selection WAYYYYY more knowledgeable and helpful. You should seriously check his store out you wont be sorry. He has a website as well ART'S BREWING SUPPLIES
Ha! I went there after work. He does know his stuff. I met the brewmaster for Uintah Brewing while I was there and he said he'd show me around the brewery if I came by while he was working. Very cool! His grain prices were good but he does charge more if you only get a half pound or a QP like of chocolate malt or something which could add up and take away from the other low prices. I think a QP of chocolate malt was $1.00 intead of just being a quarter of the 1 pound price. I don't like that but I would definately shop there. His grain selection seemed pretty good and if you are an extract brewer (I'm not) he seemed to have a much better selection of extracts than the Beernut. Overall, It was a great place and easy to get to once you find it. Much easier than driving up 13th East in the lae afternoon. Who is up for a bulk grain purchase? I could go for 27 pounds of 2 row in a week or two.I went up to Art's today before work and I gotta say im very impressed. Tons of selection, awesome prices and Art really knows his stuff. in the 20 min i talked to him it was very obvious to me that this is a guy who has been brewing for a very long time. Right now he has used corny kegs for 25 bucks a peice. He says he has like 500 of them. He sells rebuild items for them (12 bucks a kit which puts your total at 37 bucks. cheapest ive found them anywhere else was 50.) He also garentees them after they are rebuilt. If it leaks bring it back and swap it out. His prices are pretty cheap on everything I looked at. I would definately recommend this shop. Very impressed.
Art charges $40 or $45 for a ag of Great Western 2 row. I decided I like the Beernut better though. Art's kind of a bitter old dick.Yeah, I'm in UT. I'm looking to buy a couple to few 55# bags of malt if the price is right. Anyone know what ART charges for a simple 2 row bag compared to beer nut?
Art's kind of a bitter old dick.
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