Has anyone tried it? I became interested in it a couple years ago and just finished reading The Complete Joy Of Home Brewing by Charlie Papazian. I'm a big fan of India Pale Ales and would love to be able to duplicate what I think is about the best IPA in the World, Stone Brewing Company's IPA. They also make one called the Ruinator, which might be the most flavorful beer I have ever tried. I used to guzzle cheap, fizzy crap beers but lately I've really begun to get into quality micro brewed stuff. So much so that I want to be able to make it myself. Anyone else have any experience with brewing their own beers?
Not since high school, bro. But, there is a microbrewery here in town, a few miles away from my house, I think it's called the "Yellow Rose" brewery, or maybe that's just the name of one of their beers... They make some good shit, and it's apparently only available within a 20-mile radius. Non-pasteurized, and many of the store-bought bottles have sediment in the bottom (they tell ya not to drink that part.) Good shit, though. Damn good shit.
Yeah, the sediment comes from not filtering the beer after the yeast has done it's work. Don't be worried about drinking the sediment, it's just expended yeast and it's packed with vitamin B. One thing that can actually prevent a hangover.
well, what i could gather, contamination of the yest, or bacteria causes wierd taste, bad fermentations, etc. Im not 100% on it, but he was VERY big on sterilization process
Throw some sugar into a large drum, add some brewers yeast and leave it, you'll get a basic schnaps after a few weeks. Add lemon juice or something else if you want.
Does adding grain alcohol to Steel Reserve equal brewing? If not, then no, I have never brewed beer. I did make some killer home brewed orange wine once. All you have to do is squeeze a bunch of ripe oranges, and then add some Vodka. Let it sit in the refrigerator overnight, and BAM! it's ready.
Old one nut. Brilliant humor Jefe. :biggrin: You should start a website where everything is funny and free. I bet it would be worth hundreds in no time!
I wasn't worried at the time, if I can partially recall... I just remember it was some damn good beer. Vitamin B, eh? Is it a B-complex, or just certain elements of the B family? If I'd had known back then, I'd have paid more attention to the color of my urine the day (err, evening) after...
I don't drink alcohol, but I thought water is what prevented a hangover? Isn't a hangover caused by dehydration?
I have both jewels. Dwaine, on the other hand also has two. It just seems that one is made from Teflon.
here you go: Bottle conditioned means that sugar and yeast is added to the wort and the stuff is bottled. Over time, the yeast metabolizes the sugars and produces alcohol and carbon dioxide. "Bottle-conditioned beers contain living yeast, and have a layer of yeast sediment on the bottom of the bottle, which can be seen when the bottle is viewed from the bottom. Living yeast will actively keep beer fresh by eliminating unwanted compounds, consuming harmful oxygen, and producing carbon dioxide. Yeast also absorbs and consumes the healthy antioxidant plant constituents that are derived from barley and hops. If the yeast is removed from the beer, much of the healthy constituents may be removed. Yeast also provides B vitamins, which are removed from your body when alcohol is metabolized."
That's one thing, yeah. It's also from all the nasty crap that's left in your system after you metabolize the alcohol. Also from impurities in what you're drinking. Alcohol also depletes your body of B vitamins, so replacing them (and the water) can't hurt.
