Hey Guys
First post here but i waned to offer some thoughts from my experience brewing thus far. Let it be known that i decided to start on a whim one day, perhaps after too many hornsey's. However, we have a brewing store about 5 minutes from the apt and said what the heck ... lets give it a go. I go in without doing any research and just say i am interested in brewing some homemade cider. He directs me to there brewing section (also a feed store) and i pick up a Better Bottle carboy and a recipe book and what i thought what i would need to brew.
My first shot ever involved 5 gallons of Kroger brand apple juice... ashamed to admit probably 5 lbs of sugar.... and some lavin k1-v1116 per recommendation of the guy at the store. A scientist my trade, personal projects like this give me the opportunity for "bad science" so no gravity readings even though i did purchase a hydro. Away we went couple days later i saw bubbles and knew i did something right.
This got me kinda excited when something works without any research, as again we research EVERYTHING before we try an experiment. So i got online and found this website. Was reading through moderately interested, and then found the EPIC "ed wort" thread. Wow i thought to myself 5lbs of sugar.... i need to start another batch.
The next day i went back to the brew store and picked up the fixings for some ed wort's original. My second batch... lol i'm already starting a second batch before i know if this is even is worth the money invested.
Segue a few weeks later, I kept reading threads "DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT TOUCHING YOUR BREW" before it clears out. It had been about 3.5 weeks on that hooch i started with and it wasn't ready, but i had to see if this is all its cracked up to be. WOW i tasted my first batch.... can you say Carlo Rossi! I think i found there secret to bad wine. But hey i made it so i had to drink it right?
Well i trusted you guys waited till i could read a newspaper through my ed wort's, about 6 weeks. Bottled it into the juice bottles for my 3rd batch (story for a later date) and wow follow directions and you will not be disappointed.
So i decided to post this to anybody new or old, forgive the length. You guys are fantastic in your descriptions of your methods and had i not found you you guys would have quit after that first batch of hootch. And to any noobs getting into this, these guys know what there talking about.
Thanks all and happy brewing
Cory
First post here but i waned to offer some thoughts from my experience brewing thus far. Let it be known that i decided to start on a whim one day, perhaps after too many hornsey's. However, we have a brewing store about 5 minutes from the apt and said what the heck ... lets give it a go. I go in without doing any research and just say i am interested in brewing some homemade cider. He directs me to there brewing section (also a feed store) and i pick up a Better Bottle carboy and a recipe book and what i thought what i would need to brew.
My first shot ever involved 5 gallons of Kroger brand apple juice... ashamed to admit probably 5 lbs of sugar.... and some lavin k1-v1116 per recommendation of the guy at the store. A scientist my trade, personal projects like this give me the opportunity for "bad science" so no gravity readings even though i did purchase a hydro. Away we went couple days later i saw bubbles and knew i did something right.
This got me kinda excited when something works without any research, as again we research EVERYTHING before we try an experiment. So i got online and found this website. Was reading through moderately interested, and then found the EPIC "ed wort" thread. Wow i thought to myself 5lbs of sugar.... i need to start another batch.
The next day i went back to the brew store and picked up the fixings for some ed wort's original. My second batch... lol i'm already starting a second batch before i know if this is even is worth the money invested.
Segue a few weeks later, I kept reading threads "DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT TOUCHING YOUR BREW" before it clears out. It had been about 3.5 weeks on that hooch i started with and it wasn't ready, but i had to see if this is all its cracked up to be. WOW i tasted my first batch.... can you say Carlo Rossi! I think i found there secret to bad wine. But hey i made it so i had to drink it right?
Well i trusted you guys waited till i could read a newspaper through my ed wort's, about 6 weeks. Bottled it into the juice bottles for my 3rd batch (story for a later date) and wow follow directions and you will not be disappointed.
So i decided to post this to anybody new or old, forgive the length. You guys are fantastic in your descriptions of your methods and had i not found you you guys would have quit after that first batch of hootch. And to any noobs getting into this, these guys know what there talking about.
Thanks all and happy brewing
Cory