Beer!

[camaroman1181]

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I'm cookin up a "Robust Pilsner" for now. I want to get some basic stuff down first then I'm gonna go after canadian lagers, then to german ale, and then once i'm pretty good at this stuff i want to try out british and irish stouts. basically starting out blonde and moving towards darker thicker beers with no sugar added.

Cost me about 65 bucks for my kit plus like 25 for "the complete joy of homebrewing" by Charlie Papazian. Great book, highly recommend. I got with my kit a primary fermenter, glass carboy and air lock, thermometer, hydrometer, sanitizer and brushes, syphon and tubing and some other odds and ends. Bottles didnt come with the kit but i bought a box of 12 1-liter bottles with EZ tops for 20 bucks. a reciepe box with all the stuff to cook cost me 15 bucks so all told i spent...65+25+20+15... 125. But now i'm all set. Each box costs about 15 bucks. Each box makes 5 gallons, which is about the size of two 24 pack cases. you can even cook up ur own recipes even cheaper but i'm not gonna try that just yet...

yeah.. i have the book already.. still gettin thru it.. id like to start off wiht some brown ales.. i was told they arent tooo bad to make.. im not really into the lighter colored stuff.. more into brown ale, porters, stouts... ive had some belgiums that are amazing too..

good deal though man... let us know how it turns out! as soon as i get to brewing my own, ill fill you in.. maybe ill come across a good recipe.. i think theres a home brewers network in my area... maybe ill track it tdown some time and get some more tips..

[stevethepirate]

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eh, the last case i picked up was some killians irish red. normally its either that, or warsteiner.

ive always been a sucker for amstel mixed with cointreau though.

[Camaro Dom]

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ya know waht's delicious? St. Pauli's Girl. That or Michelob Amber Bock too. Expensive but SOOO good.

anywho definately keep me updated on what you find out. i'll definately be posting up in a few weeks to inform everyone of how my first batch turned out. Right now the airlock in my primary is bubbling like mad. I think i'll take a video of it later 2nite and post it up. i'm so proud of that bucket of beer... everytime i check on it and it gives me a little "bubble bubble" i cant help but say "thats my boy!"

[UDLOSE98]

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Bud, Bud light, Coors light, Black and Tan's...o and dan ur a girl...id rather pay 2 bucks for a beer instead of 8 bucks for a fruity girl drink anyday

alright i know nothing abotu these "Fruity" drinks you speak of.

I drink vodka/Cran. , all the time, doesnt get better than that

maybe vodka grapefruit, or orange juice, whatever.

Long islands, martini's, etc etc.

[SilverRS96]

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so u drink the cape codders

[00 Silver 6]

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keystone light, because i am a broke college student... and at 11 bucks for a 30 rack, you cant complain!

[tmurph01]

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Little Pricey, but i dont drink to often so it works.. if you've never had,..im sorry.

[slow6]

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Jamaican Red Stripe is gooood

[Loochy88]

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keystone light, because i am a broke college student... and at 11 bucks for a 30 rack, you cant complain!

you need to convert to natural light. youll thank yourself.

[Cyborg]

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No flippin canadian beer? Us Canadians like to drink too :banana:

Kokanee has to top the list (but from the brewery in the kootneys)

[Camaro Dom]

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No flippin canadian beer? Us Canadians like to drink too :banana:

Kokanee has to top the list (but from the brewery in the kootneys)

what r u talkin about?!? i mentioned molsons right in the first post.

[Cyborg]

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Ah, sorry, I missed that one. I saw beer and my mind just went wild :P

[Tech]

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you need to convert to natural light. youll thank yourself.

**** that. keystone = somewhat beer, natty = water

[Camaro Dom]

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my primary is almost done bubbling now... i threw it all together on tuesday so that means that probably next friday it should be ready to bottle. after bottling, give it a good 7 more days and that friday i should be ready to come home from work to 5 gallons of delicious homebrew.
i'm already considering going back ot the store and buying another carboy so i can run 2 batches at once. 5 gallons every two weeks will be really nice. i'm definately gonna wanna give some of it away for people to try but i'm just so excited :excited:

[stevethepirate]

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keystone destroys natty!