California Style Imperial Pale Ale
December 10, 2004
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Well, after a ~23 hour lag before fermenting, my second batch of beer, first partial mash, and first with a carboy as the primary is going strong. If anyone would like the recipe / notes that I’m using, it can be found here.
Also available in the photo gallery are two video clips, one of the wort churning around and another of the overflow tube in the sanitizer bubbling along.
Needless to say, I’m really excited about this batch. In order to avoid the hassle of washing and filling bottles, I’m planning on acquiring kegging equipment next week. From my local homebrewing supply store it should only be about $150 for a keg or two, lines, connectors, regulator, and CO2 tank. Not bad, I don’t think… And nice and fun. :)
wow, that foaming up.
That’s the yeast doing it’s job. :)
nice hobby
I never gave a thought about the possibility of brewing your own beer at home! Thanks for the idea. Just two questions: where does one go to obtain all the ingredients/recipients/gauges?, and how expensive can it get?
Re: nice hobby
You’ll need to find a local store which carries the gear, or you can order it online. Midwest Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies or Northern Brewer seem to be some of the better suppliers online. I also suggest doing a lot of reading at BYO.com and through the forums at Realbeer.com.
It cost me right around US$150 to get started with a single glass carboy (for secondary fermentation), bucket for primary fermentation, random necessery tools, first beer kit, quality bottle capper, etc. I’ve spent another US$25 or so for the glass carboy you see in the above picture for primary fermentation.
I’m also planning on spending another US$150 – US$200 in a week or so. This is to get me set up with the basic equipment for kegging and dispensing beer. Kegging seems to be a very good alternative to bottling, with very few downsides… With kegging you can carbonate easier, take the keg wherever you want, don’t need to wash bottles, and all those other things… :)
Re: nice hobby
Sounds good to me! My girlfriend was wondering what to buy me for Christmas, so I think I’ll let her see your post… Thanks for all the info.
so exciting! :)
You know, if I didn’t know that was beer I would be accusing you of horrible things…;)
It’s braaaaains!
I’ll churn your wort, baby