Having a dabble...

cushyno · Jul 9, 2018

Hi all,
Don't know for what reason I decided to have a dabble at this brewing business (except for liking a good pint or two).

I ordered a couple of kits back in May and started off a Festival Landlord at just about the right time before the heat wave. Not all bottles have made it through the conditioning phase due to needing to quench a thirst on occasion.

I had the odd bit of kit left over from wine making a few years back so put that to good use and kept setup costs to a minimum. A couple of investments such as a STC-1000, an old fridge for a tenner off Gumtree and a large SS stockpot, left me with no excuse not to try my first simple AG brew last weekend.

So the deed is done. One kit and AG#1 in the logbook and can't wait to see how it all turns out.

I couldn't have done it without the help of this forum with all your words of wisdom and encouragement to each other. Thanks for the inspiration.

Bottoms up!
Chris

Drunkula · Jul 9, 2018

I called mine AG#1, too. What style did you make. And how much of a fiasco was it? I'm getting excited thinking back to it again. Good for you.

cushyno · Jul 9, 2018

Oh yes, very much the fiasco. Including last minute mods to the mash syphon tube, several cases of losing count while measuring out water/liquor (must remember to make a measuring stick before next brew), and an extremely slow sparging process, it took well over 4 hours for a 2.5 gallon batch. Actually, it was probably over 5 hours.

At least I had the house to myself and a beautiful sunny day on which to be stuck in the kitchen.

Thanks Drunkula.