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Back at it — brewing some beer for the first time in a while

December 11, 2014

It’s been a while since I brewed a beer.

So, I took advantage of a snow day to get a couple done up. And it was nice to get back to brewing. That being said, I hit up a couple of easy kits, but to me that’s fine as it got me liking things again. Which means I now need to start brewing more.

Two beers a fermentin'!

Two beers a fermentin’!

I have a bunch of things that I had gotten a while back — so I hope none of the ingredients have gone bad. I’m honestly not sure how that all works, but I’ll find out in a few weeks as these two beers start to take shape.

And then I’ll start brewing all the others.

I think what I’d like to do for the next couple of months is try to get some of these beers rotating and brewed. I only do the one-gallon batches, so it’s not too bad. This might mean a trip to a brew shop to get a couple of one-gallon jugs so I can have 3-4 fermenting at once. And I might need to get some new bottles to have them handy. The beauty of the one-gallon batch is that you only get like 9-12 beers out of it.

The initial reading off the first beer.

The initial reading off the first beer.

On the other hand, I do have a couple of two-gallon batches, so I can use the old Mr. Beer kegs for those.

I’m excited for these because I haven’t brewed in a long time. The smell on each was good and I had a slight taste of each, and liked the flavors. I’ll be excited to see how it moves along with the yeast and all the good stuff. Bring on the beer!

I’ll also have to think of the name for these beers as I like to keep the beers in my “brewery” on Untappd.

By this point, I had expected to be way further along in my brewing. I still have a lot to learn and looking at several feeds on Instagram makes me realize that. It’s amazing some of the things people know and can do when it comes to brewing.

For now, I just keep it simple.

And in about a month, I’ll get to see what these two beers taste like. Hopefully pretty tasty!

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  1. Carolann says

    December 11, 2014

    wow how much fun that looks! I’m not a huge beer fan but passing this along to someone I know might love to try this! #NEB
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    • P.J. says

      January 4, 2015

      Thanks so much. It is a pretty fun time, that’s for sure. And there’s so many levels, too, thus making it as easy or as hard as somebody wants it to be!

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  2. Nadine says

    December 11, 2014

    How awesome that you brew your own! I am a huge fan of beer and trying different kinds, but I never thought about my own. Is it hard to get in to?
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    • P.J. says

      January 4, 2015

      It’s a lot of fun to do. And it can be easy — with something like the Mr. Beer system, or really hard. It all depends on how much you want to do. I’m kind of in a middle part where it’s not totally simple, but not crazy hard. It’s definitely fun though!

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  3. Phil says

    December 14, 2014

    After taking that beer making class I still haven’t gotten around to home brewing. Would love to but don’t have the time, space, or patience!
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    • P.J. says

      January 4, 2015

      Now realize Phil, there’s something created in the city for people like you. Check out the Brooklyn Brew Shop. Made for small spaces. One gallon batches. It’s what I do. I really love it. Not a lot of space is needed!

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  4. Mick says

    September 29, 2015

    All grain brewing is great fun, it takes more time and is a lot more messy (well the way I do it).
    I’ve had some great results with it.

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    • P.J. says

      September 29, 2015

      I agree in regard to all-grain brewing. I want to start messing around with it more and adding some other things in and all.

      Reply

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