Justibone
Well-Known Member
Hello!
My name is Justin, and my fiancee and I are new to homebrewing. The first time I tried brewing was with a Mr. Beer kit 14 years ago, and in just the last year or so I've been interested in trying again. The Mr. Beer was a total failure, of course, because they told me to use table sugar... nasty.
The second time I brewed was basically a jailhouse recipe using grape juice and baker's yeast in an empty Gallo jug... it might not have been that bad if I had used the proper kind of yeast, and if I had known about primary vs. secondary fermentation, along with racking (and how to siphon). It's okay, I did that one on purpose just to learn -- I didn't expect anything from it.
I also brewed some terrible tasting mead in a 2 liter bottle once. I don't recommend it... but once again, I think the yeast were the problem.
With all that failure, you might ask why I'm still trying. Well, I've had one (near) success. My fiancee and I bought a brewing kit, the real setup from the LHBS, and we got a Moscato kit off of Amazon.com. Well, the wine would have been fantastic, I think, if I hadn't unfortunately had a 1-week unplanned stay in Colorado and if my setup were such where my fiancee could have racked the wine herself. Oh well. Conditioner has made it sweet enough to drink, and the alcohol content is THROUGH THE ROOF, so as soon as we bottle it I'll be delighted to give bottles out to friends and family.
Last night Amy and I set up a batch of Munton's Mexican Cerveza using the Munton's kit and about 3 lbs. of corn sugar. After the drama of starting the wine we made, Amy was shocked, SHOCKED that beer was so easy (in comparison). She said to me, "Is that ALL? Maybe I'm a beer brewer and not a wine brewer...". When I told her we don't even have to rack the beer (unless we want to) she was floored, and she's totally excited to have a tasty and refreshing Corona-clone (if that's what this kit is like) for sipping on our patio during the lovely Indiana summer nights.
So, that's me! Introduction complete.
My name is Justin, and my fiancee and I are new to homebrewing. The first time I tried brewing was with a Mr. Beer kit 14 years ago, and in just the last year or so I've been interested in trying again. The Mr. Beer was a total failure, of course, because they told me to use table sugar... nasty.
The second time I brewed was basically a jailhouse recipe using grape juice and baker's yeast in an empty Gallo jug... it might not have been that bad if I had used the proper kind of yeast, and if I had known about primary vs. secondary fermentation, along with racking (and how to siphon). It's okay, I did that one on purpose just to learn -- I didn't expect anything from it.
I also brewed some terrible tasting mead in a 2 liter bottle once. I don't recommend it... but once again, I think the yeast were the problem.
With all that failure, you might ask why I'm still trying. Well, I've had one (near) success. My fiancee and I bought a brewing kit, the real setup from the LHBS, and we got a Moscato kit off of Amazon.com. Well, the wine would have been fantastic, I think, if I hadn't unfortunately had a 1-week unplanned stay in Colorado and if my setup were such where my fiancee could have racked the wine herself. Oh well. Conditioner has made it sweet enough to drink, and the alcohol content is THROUGH THE ROOF, so as soon as we bottle it I'll be delighted to give bottles out to friends and family.
Last night Amy and I set up a batch of Munton's Mexican Cerveza using the Munton's kit and about 3 lbs. of corn sugar. After the drama of starting the wine we made, Amy was shocked, SHOCKED that beer was so easy (in comparison). She said to me, "Is that ALL? Maybe I'm a beer brewer and not a wine brewer...". When I told her we don't even have to rack the beer (unless we want to) she was floored, and she's totally excited to have a tasty and refreshing Corona-clone (if that's what this kit is like) for sipping on our patio during the lovely Indiana summer nights.
So, that's me! Introduction complete.
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