I have been collecting the necessary equipment to brew beer for a couple of months and Friday I picked up the last of it. The guy at the brew shop even threw in a Coopers Real Ale kit for free since I was just starting. It's a prehopped kit that will most likely not be that great but hey I thought this would make a great practice run before I brews the real thing. So on the way home I stoped by the Home Depot cause they have 5 gallon food grade platic buckets for under $3.00 and got a couple of other items and then by Wally World for some Apple Juice and now I have this in the office:
On the left is 5 gallons of what will become a dry Hard Cider. The wife can't handle malt beveragers very well but does enjoy a good Cider. It will go for about 2 1/2 months total. After a good 7 to 10 days in the primary I plan to rack it to a secondary and dry stick it with some Cinnamon Sticks.
On the right is the 5 gallons of Ale that will be ready to bottle in about 10 days and then bottle condition for another 2 weeks.
Next up is the MAIN EVENT
Tony05 was kind enough to share with me his recipe for an English Brown Porter. It's going to be a Partial Mash so stayed tuned...
Cheers ,
RM
On the left is 5 gallons of what will become a dry Hard Cider. The wife can't handle malt beveragers very well but does enjoy a good Cider. It will go for about 2 1/2 months total. After a good 7 to 10 days in the primary I plan to rack it to a secondary and dry stick it with some Cinnamon Sticks.
On the right is the 5 gallons of Ale that will be ready to bottle in about 10 days and then bottle condition for another 2 weeks.
Next up is the MAIN EVENT
Tony05 was kind enough to share with me his recipe for an English Brown Porter. It's going to be a Partial Mash so stayed tuned...
Cheers ,
RM