Well I finally started it. Thanks to a friend of mine, my "All Talk" mentality about brewing ended and I brewed my first batch ( I think thats what they call it )
I took the easy way and brewed a Packaged deal "Oktoberfest" I think I am playing around with the packaged deals for 2 or 3 more times and then go to "creating my own " like my wife likes to say ( she has much more brewing experience than I do .
So here we go... My first brewing experience..... the beer is in the basement fermenting right now and I am running up and down the steps like a little boy at christmas eve... just to see the bubbles.
If anyone is interested in the pics they can be found here
Incredients
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9662/10003859mc.jpg
Summary
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4163/10003881oo.jpg
Equipment
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/458/10003897ac.jpg
Boiling the barley malt
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5131/10003938yz.jpg
Filtration
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1524/10003903ee.jpg
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2141/10003949ks.jpg
Getting the malt and hops in and boil
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/79/10003970qz.jpg
cooling down and adding yeast
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1994/10003984nz.jpg
Fermentation
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9646/10003990cj.jpg
Next Friday I will be botlting it and hopefully mid september doing some tasting
I took the easy way and brewed a Packaged deal "Oktoberfest" I think I am playing around with the packaged deals for 2 or 3 more times and then go to "creating my own " like my wife likes to say ( she has much more brewing experience than I do .
So here we go... My first brewing experience..... the beer is in the basement fermenting right now and I am running up and down the steps like a little boy at christmas eve... just to see the bubbles.
If anyone is interested in the pics they can be found here
Incredients
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9662/10003859mc.jpg
Summary
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4163/10003881oo.jpg
Equipment
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/458/10003897ac.jpg
Boiling the barley malt
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5131/10003938yz.jpg
Filtration
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1524/10003903ee.jpg
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2141/10003949ks.jpg
Getting the malt and hops in and boil
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/79/10003970qz.jpg
cooling down and adding yeast
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1994/10003984nz.jpg
Fermentation
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9646/10003990cj.jpg
Next Friday I will be botlting it and hopefully mid september doing some tasting