New Hobby

[Allen Smithee]

I'm thinking of getting into homebrewing. I like beer, but I worry that this is a monumental task that will drain the joy from it.

 

[Grand Potentate]

MFDoom does that I think. So has JimmyRustler

 

[MFDoom]

That reminds me: I received a kit for Christmas but didn't get the brew pot. Also with a toddler who takes commands as well as a deaf mule...I decided it wasn't the time to start.

 

[Russell Street]

My girlfriend's dad does this. It seems like cooking for men, as you get to dabble like mad, but there's a bunch of sterilization and waiting and keeping stuff at certain temperatures yadda yadda. Apparently if you do much, you'll consume lots of space with full vessels all over.
His stuff tastes good, but he's obsessive and has been at it for a while.

 

[Allen Smithee]

Where do you get these starter kits?

 

[Allen Smithee]

So this can all be done inside with temperatures from 60 to 80 degrees?

 

[Grand Potentate]

So this can all be done inside with temperatures from 60 to 80 degrees?

They recommend somewhere cool-ish, but I've seen people setup in their bathtubs before.

 

[Russell Street]

I thought that was gin?

 

[Grand Potentate]

I thought that was gin?

You don't actually make it in the bathtub. You use buckets. But store the buckets in your bathtub with ice, assuming the room temperature is not what you're looking for.

 

[Grand Potentate]

This place has some interesting looking shit:

http://www.midwestsupplies.com/

 

[Allen Smithee]

I guess the horror story I heard about the set up exploding sticky goo all over was just a hapless idiot?

 

[Grand Potentate]

I guess the horror story I heard about the set up exploding sticky goo all over was just a hapless idiot?

Well, its still fermentation, so it could blow up in your face. But if you have any semblance of an intellect you should be able to avoid that.

 

[Allen Smithee]

A quick search reveals that there is some place in the next town over that not only sells the supplies, but will let you do it on their premises. Presumably this means I could dabble without getting stuck with all kinds of oddball jugs and stuff should it not really prove to be a lifelong thing.

 

[Russell Street]

Off-site homebrewing does remove the space issue. Girlfriend's mother is livid about there being giant jugs and stacks of bottles all over the house.

 

[Allen Smithee]

giant jugs

haha

 

[Allen Smithee]

I forgot all about this. The gin thing being started in another thread sounds cool but I'd prefer beer.

 

[OfficePants]

I'm sure you can get them all over the internet. I got mine through a local home-brewing store (yes, these places exist). I think I paid about $150 for it?

Here's an example, I'm not endorsing the company I know nothing about them.

http://morebeer.com/products/personal-home-brewery-kit-2-deluxe.html

That's an awful lot of plastic for $150. For that money, I demand something made of copper.

 

[OfficePants]

I forgot all about this. The gin thing being started in another thread sounds cool but I'd prefer beer.

Beer ain't drinking.