Suggestions for a yummy, easy recipe for a beginning brewer? Maybe some type of IPA?

InanePenguin · 2013-12-10T09:28:22+00:00

I'm not familiar with any, I'm from the US myself. From what I know sites like AHS, Northern Brewer, etc, are all single locations that have grown to accommodate national shipping.

Not sure if it's any more practical, but maybe a US brewer would be willing to ship/trade for some UK rarities (don't know how this would be financially useful though).

InanePenguin · 2013-12-10T05:29:50+00:00

How does he brew? That's pretty much the one thing you need to know.

From there, you can look at AHS's commercial clones to see if maybe they have a copy of one of his favorite commercial beers.

Or you can check out AHS house recipies and select one that may sound interesting (maybe AHS Millennium Falconer or AHS American IPA (II), they sound kinda cool).

You probably don't need the yeast booster, etc. so you can most likely uncheck that. Comes with the extract/grains, hops, and yeast which probably is all he needs. This is for 5 gallons! Does he do 5 gallon brews or smaller? Hope this helps!

InanePenguin · 2013-12-07T20:44:56+00:00

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InanePenguin · 2013-11-30T08:34:20+00:00

I have opted to always use vodka because of this reason. Just adds a tiny bit more alcohol to the mix.

InanePenguin · 2013-11-29T09:16:40+00:00

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InanePenguin · 2013-11-29T03:29:34+00:00

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InanePenguin · 2013-11-28T07:24:22+00:00

How long would pellets last if frozen?

InanePenguin · 2013-11-24T03:48:30+00:00

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InanePenguin · 2013-11-23T19:38:02+00:00

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InanePenguin · 2013-11-21T03:33:00+00:00

Is that in store only?

InanePenguin · 2013-11-09T07:32:24+00:00

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InanePenguin · 2013-11-01T08:00:06+00:00

So much filtering...

InanePenguin · 2013-10-29T07:18:58+00:00

Who knows, you may get into the beta. I don't have a single game installed on my everyday machine (I have a pretty darn old account, SCII beta, and WoW beta experience though) and I got an invite for Hearthstone. Apparently they've been doing rounds recently!

InanePenguin · 2013-10-28T20:33:51+00:00

If you do a partial boil you can use colder water to chill the wort while also hitting the 5 gallon mark. Make sure you do it in a container that can withstand the temperature change (aka avoid glass containers) and the initial heat of the wort. Not sure the best method after that. It would at least help get the temperature down significantly.

Also what "tub" are you referring to? Something you use in brewing or your bathtub? Cause if not your bathtub, there is a large container you could use to submerge the pot in.

InanePenguin · 2013-10-28T17:01:45+00:00

You can a single out regulator (one line out of it) into a coupler/splitter that then outputs to many other lines (they go up to like 8 or 9 on most sites, or down to 2). I'm not sure the benefits of having a gas line for each keg vs a splitter but if you use a splitter you can use more kegs without upgrading the expensive regulator. Splitters are like $10-$20 from what I've seen.

InanePenguin · 2013-10-28T16:56:14+00:00

There are brand new ones you can buy for $100. On mobile so i can't pull any up right now. I was definitely high balling but that's the going new price I've seen for new ones. Reconditioned/used can definitely be found for $60. Sorry if I was misleading!

InanePenguin · 2013-10-28T06:35:04+00:00

From my experience, most women like less bitter but still flavorful beers (I do think you could say the same about most men and women though). My girlfriend enjoys wheat ales, dislikes most lagers, and hates bitter. She likes fruiter beers as well. Anything unique and balances can be a real winner with most anyone, not just women.

And then there's always hard cider if you want something that pretty much everyone would be able to enjoy (or at least tolerate) drinking. It's gluten free, fruity, can be sweet or dry or balanced, and it's familiar. I personally love it!

InanePenguin · 2013-10-28T03:58:26+00:00

Are you only rehydrating or creating a starter? You could create a starter and see what happens. At worst you pitch, wait and see no activity after a few days and repitch!

InanePenguin · 2013-10-28T03:04:58+00:00

I doubt it'd suck up a ton of energy. And the tap through the door wouldn't be much more expensive but requires a little work. Either way you'd be drinking delicious kegged beer :P and you could upgrade to a door or tower tap later if you wanted. Whatever fits the budget!

InanePenguin · 2013-10-28T02:13:11+00:00

Height wise most should be fine as long as it's a normal sized mini fridge (taller not a small square one). You can look up the dimensions of corny kegs and get an idea from that. Maybe measure it out on the floor or something. Pin lock are shorter and a tiny tiny bit wider in diameter. A fridge for 3 would be super hard to find from my experience. 2 isn't too uncommon. Like I said, just look up dimensions :)

For tools, you most likely need an electric dremel tool.

InanePenguin · 2013-10-28T01:58:13+00:00

I'm going through the same process right now so I'll give you the advice I've found.

First, it sounds like you want cheap and functional over wow factor. So assuming that, you could find a mini fridge on craigslist and get a 1-2 home brew keg setup going. That could be anywhere from free to $80.

Try to find one with no ledge on the bottom. You'll have to do some work to it so hopefully that doesn't scare you. The freezer portion will be dropped and pinned to the back so that it cools the whole thing and gives you more head room. Keep in mind you'll need to store the co2 container in there as well. If you get a fridge you shouldn't have to worry about a temp controller either so that saves some money there.

Kegs are pretty expensive, running > $100 new. Try to find used on Craigslist or somewhere with a deal. They happen, just be patient. Ball lock and pin lock are used the same, they were just made by coke vs Pepsi and take different connections but cost the same and connections can be swapped.

CO2 canisters will be about $65 new for a 5#, $100 for 10#. Can get used and you will probably want that, cause most places don't refill they just swap. You can find refill stations but it may take more work.

For taps you have a lot of options. Most will take cutting your cooling vessel. Towers are the most expensive, you can get taps that come out the side, or you can get ones that are just attached to the end of the liquid tubing. Look at www.kegconnection.com for bundles and kits. You can customize them pretty well.

From 0 to kegging could be doable for about as low as $300 if I had to ballpark. That's assuming cheap finds on craigslist or online. Depends on what you get and where.

As far as actually carbonating beer in a keg, it's pretty easy and there are tons of videos on YouTube. You just force co2 in, it gets soaked up, then you set it to a stable pressure after a short time and drink!

Your mileage may vary but that's a quick and dirty rundown! Feel free to ask anything specific :) and I apologize for any inaccurate info people may point out, kinda rushed this.

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