RobertN
Super Member
On Saturday, a buddy and I got our beer gear out. I had not brewed in at least three years. Got everything out of the shed, dusted and/or washed. Spent two weeks deciding what we'd brew 
We decided on a mix of styles, both in beer, and brewing. I have a gravity feed 10-gallon system that can do extract or all grain brewing. My buddy has the setup for up to 10 gallons of extract based beer. In both cases, we have moved out of the kitchen and on to larger, more efficient propane burner setups.
We made a batch of Aussie styled "Red Ale". That was an all extract batch, scaled to make 10 gallons. It is a recipe another friend developed, and sold at a brewing store he owned for a while.
The second batch was a wheat style, 5 gallons and extract batched.
the third batch was a strong Scottish Ale, done all grain.
If you are not familiar with home brewing, there are two ways to do it. One, is extract. You buy a malted barley extract that has been condensed. You add that to water, add hops and some other flavoring grains to make the beer. For all grain, you buy a bunch of malted barley that has been cracked open. It sits in 150 degree water for an hour or so, to make a sloppy oatmeal. When the hours is up, you drain the water away, and rinse with additional water. This comes out as sweet barley water, and is the base for the beer.
The beer is fermenting nicely now. This weekend, we'll transfer to a secondary fermentor for final fermentation and clearing. Then, it will be in to small kegs.
We decided on a mix of styles, both in beer, and brewing. I have a gravity feed 10-gallon system that can do extract or all grain brewing. My buddy has the setup for up to 10 gallons of extract based beer. In both cases, we have moved out of the kitchen and on to larger, more efficient propane burner setups.
We made a batch of Aussie styled "Red Ale". That was an all extract batch, scaled to make 10 gallons. It is a recipe another friend developed, and sold at a brewing store he owned for a while.
The second batch was a wheat style, 5 gallons and extract batched.
the third batch was a strong Scottish Ale, done all grain.
If you are not familiar with home brewing, there are two ways to do it. One, is extract. You buy a malted barley extract that has been condensed. You add that to water, add hops and some other flavoring grains to make the beer. For all grain, you buy a bunch of malted barley that has been cracked open. It sits in 150 degree water for an hour or so, to make a sloppy oatmeal. When the hours is up, you drain the water away, and rinse with additional water. This comes out as sweet barley water, and is the base for the beer.
The beer is fermenting nicely now. This weekend, we'll transfer to a secondary fermentor for final fermentation and clearing. Then, it will be in to small kegs.
