More on the Beginner Beer Brewing

Some thoughts on this. I really enjoy brewing beer. The whole process, mixing, brewing, hopping, straining, listening to the fermentation, and certainly the drinking.

So, in the effort to pass along this joy that I have found, I would like to share with others what I have found.

The Beginner Beer Brewing will most likely fall sometime in August...near Lammas, maybe.

During the weekend, everyone would get to brew over an open fire. That is something that I need to practice as well, as I have never done that. There could be two levels; just being there to listen and watch. The second, to actually brew the beer.

I could put together a minimal set of equipment that people could purchase (at cost) that is needed to brew simple beer kits. Creating beer from the grains is a bit more difficult (and costly).

Let me know.

Last week and this...

Last week I put into the primary a breakfast stout. Oatmeal, roasted barley, dark malt, lactose (a non-fermentible sugar, who knew), and hops. It has been perking along for the last week just wonderfully.

Tonight, Sheila and I spent the evening with JR quaffing a six pack of the farm table beer... absolutely wonderful.

Beginner Brewing Event

I'm thinking about starting a very basic "first time brewer" event at Wisteria, either this year, or maybe next year. Include all the components for basic brewing in the cost of admission...perhaps use fresh picked hops...or not.

Forty Five

Forty five beers put up for the next two weeks. The beer out of the primary tasted very nice. Not real strong, but really tasty. Only have to wait for two weeks, how cool is that.

Need to order another round so I can keep beers rolling a bit more quickly this year.

So, within five minutes, I ordered some more beer from Northern Brewer.

http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/breakfast-stout-extract-kit-1.html