New Brewery!

I have some old stuff stashed that I'm not touching yet, but, other than that, all I have is cask ales, and, they don't travel well. You'll have to take a trip east!

First brew underway!!!!!!!!!!

I'll be over in the spring! Seriously though, I'd love to try some home brew.

Where's the beer wench?



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Jim I may not of picked up on it .. what sort of beer styles do you brew?




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I'm a huge fan of Imerial Stout .. (well pretty much any stout actually) ... are these any harder/easier to brew than regular Bitter or Lager?






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very nice Jim - will you be updating this thread?
Haven't brewed in ~6 months... mebbe' this'll be enuff to get me going again.

Cheers! :slurp
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Very nice! I would love to give it a go some day. How about a documentation of the process as you go? I would be very interested in following along.

She drops by on occasion, but, wasn't there today

I make mostly english styles, and, american pale ales. Other than that, it's belgians.

I love a good imperial stout too on occasion, and, I'll be making one in a couple weeks, once I get stocked up again. This basement took longer than I expected Generally, stouts aren't any more difficult than any other ale. Actually, the darker a beer, the easier they are to brew since the roasted malts hide any flaws from technique or whatever. A Good Pilsner is the most difficult beer to nail.

Now, that said, an Imperial Stout is really difficult to get right. High alcohol brewing has it's own rules to follow, but, with an imperial stout, you need the balance of sweetness and alcohol. Too sweet, and, it's cloying. Too dry and it loses alot of rich character we love. I've never made one, but, I've decided I'm going to get one down this winter for next year. FWIW, I love Victory Storm King and Oskar Blues Ten Fidy. Awesome stuff!

Get on it! We should start an ADV homebrew club. I think there's alot of us in these parts!

Thanks! I took a few more pictures today, jsut since it was my first brew in the basement with my new setup, but, not the whole process. I'll be racking this beer in a week or so, and, I'll be brewing again. I'll document it start to finish and add it to this thread!

Damn it! I could've gotten maybe a bottle outta you.

+1 on the victory really hard to get hold of in NH though. Haven't tried Oskar Blues though ... have to add it to the list

Very nice set up! I have done some small batches before, and I am looking to get back into it sometime in the next 6 months or so. I woull eventually like to end up with a system like yours... Eventually. Right now I simply don't have the space... Or money!

Need a neighbor?

If you're under 40, I'd love to have you on Rhode Island Ave. All my neighbors are old farts

33, plus I have a collection of bikes. Most that are loud and fast.....

So what are you naming the stuff?

Federal Hill ale, clam ale or buddy burn balls Brew...

Nice set-up!

SWEEET!! Nice work!