Just-a-sip
Well-Known Member
let me start by saying this post has no point other then to share...
so i came here about two months ago with the intentions of learning about home brewing, i have been laid up whit a broken ankle and having o have surgery. well i have literally spent 15-16 hours a day for two months, doing nothing but reading as much as i could. so now i have a problem (not exactly asking for a solution just a rhetorical problem)
before i get into the problem i must say that being all to familiar with forums and the etiquette within them about asking a question rather then searching. because of this i always use a method of opening a word document and every time i read something that created a question in my head, i write it down. inevitably when i look for the answer to this question it creates more questions for me to write down and look up. well by the end of two months of reading and youtubing i have 6 pages of topics with urls to the sources of the questions and answers.
now to the problem
like many readers here we want to get into home brewing as quickly and cheaply as possible to enjoy good brew. but due to my reading and my inability to just dive in head first, i have created requirements for myself that are slowing my progress.
by this i mean i started trying to piece together a simple system but i refuse to make an ok beer with simple tools that will later be upgraded when i know if i use some of my new found knowledge i could make a great beer and start on a better foot. so of course i started sourcing water filters, getting water testing done at ward labs, looked into a freezer and controller for stable fermentation temps. purchased beersmith, researched all the different methods form standard 3 vessel, to HERMS, to BIAB. dip tubes vs bottom drain with CIP, Propane vs electric (already partly set up to do electric so would be super simple), No chill vs standard chilling, bottling vs kegging, and all sorts and manor of techniques and tools in between.
with all this said i now have a plan but have created like i said, a requirement to get more equipment then my wallet allows for a start up set. now i know what many of you think, just get a good starter setup and see if i like it. well i am already a huge craft beer geek, and due to a past hobby, have tons of experience in this type of hobby. so i know that this will be something (as long as life allows) that i will truly love. also i hate when i get into something cheaply and easily and have to sell most of it later to get the upgraded features (waste of money)
anyway like i said at the start, this had no true purpose only to say i have learned so much and appreciate all the input everyone has... but man i hate you all for taking over my whole life and making me so obsessed. lol
i guess i have 3 more weeks of not being able to walk without crutches, so im sure i can break my bank account by then. and hopefully shortly after be able to finalize a plan that is a good starter set and easily upgradable without wasting to much money
anyway ill be posting tons as my "brewery" takes shape. so I look forward to sharing...
cheers
so i came here about two months ago with the intentions of learning about home brewing, i have been laid up whit a broken ankle and having o have surgery. well i have literally spent 15-16 hours a day for two months, doing nothing but reading as much as i could. so now i have a problem (not exactly asking for a solution just a rhetorical problem)
before i get into the problem i must say that being all to familiar with forums and the etiquette within them about asking a question rather then searching. because of this i always use a method of opening a word document and every time i read something that created a question in my head, i write it down. inevitably when i look for the answer to this question it creates more questions for me to write down and look up. well by the end of two months of reading and youtubing i have 6 pages of topics with urls to the sources of the questions and answers.
now to the problem
like many readers here we want to get into home brewing as quickly and cheaply as possible to enjoy good brew. but due to my reading and my inability to just dive in head first, i have created requirements for myself that are slowing my progress.
by this i mean i started trying to piece together a simple system but i refuse to make an ok beer with simple tools that will later be upgraded when i know if i use some of my new found knowledge i could make a great beer and start on a better foot. so of course i started sourcing water filters, getting water testing done at ward labs, looked into a freezer and controller for stable fermentation temps. purchased beersmith, researched all the different methods form standard 3 vessel, to HERMS, to BIAB. dip tubes vs bottom drain with CIP, Propane vs electric (already partly set up to do electric so would be super simple), No chill vs standard chilling, bottling vs kegging, and all sorts and manor of techniques and tools in between.
with all this said i now have a plan but have created like i said, a requirement to get more equipment then my wallet allows for a start up set. now i know what many of you think, just get a good starter setup and see if i like it. well i am already a huge craft beer geek, and due to a past hobby, have tons of experience in this type of hobby. so i know that this will be something (as long as life allows) that i will truly love. also i hate when i get into something cheaply and easily and have to sell most of it later to get the upgraded features (waste of money)
anyway like i said at the start, this had no true purpose only to say i have learned so much and appreciate all the input everyone has... but man i hate you all for taking over my whole life and making me so obsessed. lol
i guess i have 3 more weeks of not being able to walk without crutches, so im sure i can break my bank account by then. and hopefully shortly after be able to finalize a plan that is a good starter set and easily upgradable without wasting to much money
anyway ill be posting tons as my "brewery" takes shape. so I look forward to sharing...
cheers