Beer Brewing!
 

I'm thinking about doing a brew or two in the next couple of days. I am having some difficulty figuring out what I should make though. I previously have made:
1. Basic Wheat Ale
2. Hefeweizen
3. Vanilla Cream Ale
4. Irish Stout
5. Continental Dark
6. IPA
7. Belgian Red
8. Octoberfest (Currently fermenting)

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should be brewing next?

Van, you told me that you were going to be doing another full-mash. Do you want to do another one soon? Maybe even this afternoon?

I have saved at least 4 beers from each batch for taste tests. Van, maybe you and I could hold a SECCS exclusive taste test or something.

Do we have any other beer lovers in here? I know Cory loves his brews.

I don't have any room for beer :D. I have something like 30+ gallons in various stages. If you wanna do some all grain today go buy this
Grain Bill
8 lbs. 2-Row Pale Malt
2 lbs. Vienna Malt
0.5 lb. Crystal 10L Malt
and get some Nottingham dry yeast, Its should cost $25 or so.
Come over and I'll walk you through the process.
You're going to have to figure out how to get it home though.

dewey i get paid this week so we will have to work on that lager too

Check out what I got
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Just waiting on a double cobra tap. I can fit two kornies in there

Oh God Van.. I wish I had a kegging setup. It would be SO convenient. How much did all that cost you?

too much, I might have a line on a used one for you. We going to brew today? I'm on vacation and its too cold to do anything else.

I'm down to brew today. I want to get a kegging setup though. So, you may know someone that I can get one from? Do you want to go to the RHB today with me? I was planning on going in the next couple of hours..

-Chris

I just got your phone call Van, I'm in class right now, but as soon as I get out, I'll give you a call. Looking forward to brewing.

cool

Sweet. Thanks to Dean, I now have a Kegerator.

welcome to the no more bottling club!

How does it fit?

If you have to move that freezer shelf with the coils, be very careful!!! Crack the copper tubing and you will be done... Only do it warm, not cold!!! Room temp if not warmer...

I ended up having to move it up a bit, but I did it before I even plugged it in. It was a huge PITA, but it worked fine. Now the keg fits perfectly inside with the CO2. I just hope that I will be able to fit another keg inside.

It looks like you could fit a second keg in there, can't say for sure without dimensions.
I have to move the thermostat in mine to fit another one.
Thanks again for the secondary, I can brew again this weekend!

Ha I always liked your Arrogant Bastard Ale avatar, van

I don't know the finer points of beer but I know what I like and don't like.

All that stuff looks 'spensive O:

No problem Van. Did you only have one carboy before? I still have three.

I have two.
I'm gonna make a dry stout today

Sweet. I'm planning on an Irish Stout with a buddy sometime next week. What time are you going to the Dry Stout?

probably be this afternoon, I'm busy turning over my front dirt and then I have too put wrx amounts of gear oil in my car. I'm thinking of taking pics and making a how to brew beer post.

Let me know. I might head over, and help if you need it. It would be so nice to brew a stout, and have one kegged. MMMM draft stout...

Soon, I'm going to invest in making a mash tun. I just need like $30.00 but, the only problem, is I will need to get another $25 before I can brew another batch.

my garage officially kicks ass
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<--- Jealous. How much did the coba tap end up costing you? I want one.

+1


Van, after the initial output of cash for your setup. What is the cost involved with brewing beer?

Depending on what kind of brew you are doing it can cost anywhere from $20 to $80 for five gallons of beer. The extract brews (easy) are slightly more expensive than most all grain (difficult) because the malt has already been prepared. Van and I both do extracts now.