buckybrew
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I brewed in college and left the hobby with other activites. once beers started to get too "over priced" with gas prices I started again.
I restarted with a kit in oct of 2012 of irish red on a stove top, chilled with ice. took like 45 minutes to get to 80 degrees. didn't taste very good...I stuck with it and after about 2.5 years here are my suggestions:
1. go all grain immediately, if you're serious you will get here eventually, beers are better tasting, any color you can imagine, and any other control you wish)
2. I choose to do 10 gallon batches, takes same amount of time to do 5 as 10 so...
3. get a wort chiller, saves a lot of time, I DIYed mine, it was a piece of cake
4. think about kegging, I converted a small fridge to kegerator for about 20 bucks on ebay. if not kegging, think abut flip cap 1 liter bottles, they are awesome for Belgians!!
4. find a good spot in the house/apartment that has consistent temps for fermenting. my basement floor has 55degrees, basement table top has 62, bedroom floor 68, etc. as long as significant other can stand the beautiful odor of yeast!
good luck!
I restarted with a kit in oct of 2012 of irish red on a stove top, chilled with ice. took like 45 minutes to get to 80 degrees. didn't taste very good...I stuck with it and after about 2.5 years here are my suggestions:
1. go all grain immediately, if you're serious you will get here eventually, beers are better tasting, any color you can imagine, and any other control you wish)
2. I choose to do 10 gallon batches, takes same amount of time to do 5 as 10 so...
3. get a wort chiller, saves a lot of time, I DIYed mine, it was a piece of cake
4. think about kegging, I converted a small fridge to kegerator for about 20 bucks on ebay. if not kegging, think abut flip cap 1 liter bottles, they are awesome for Belgians!!
4. find a good spot in the house/apartment that has consistent temps for fermenting. my basement floor has 55degrees, basement table top has 62, bedroom floor 68, etc. as long as significant other can stand the beautiful odor of yeast!
good luck!
