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Hello from Dartmouth

Post by RemyAroundTown » Fri Oct 25, 2013 2:33 pm

My friends and I are spending too much on Growlers, so it's time to start brewing. A few of you probably know me from Twushi or Twitter. (RemyAroundTown)

So yeah, hi.

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Post by LiverDance » Fri Oct 25, 2013 2:47 pm

:welcome:
"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.

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Post by jeffsmith » Fri Oct 25, 2013 2:57 pm

:welcome:

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Post by chalmers » Fri Oct 25, 2013 3:04 pm

Welcome aboard! Let us know how we can help save you some cash, but still drink great beer. Do you want to get into doing it all yourself, or are looking for no fuss, no muss, solid beer?

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Post by mr x » Fri Oct 25, 2013 3:04 pm

:welcome:

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Post by LeafMan66_67 » Fri Oct 25, 2013 3:17 pm

:welcome:
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Post by RemyAroundTown » Fri Oct 25, 2013 3:39 pm

My girlfriend and I have done about 10 batches of wine, so we have most of the gear we'd need to brew our own from a kit, at least. The plan is to get a keg setup for the basement, so any advice on how to do that on the cheap would be appreciated. Noble Grape has the complete kit for $270, which isn't bad, but I figured I would check with you fine folks before making an investment like that.

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Post by jeffsmith » Fri Oct 25, 2013 3:49 pm

RemyAroundTown wrote:My girlfriend and I have done about 10 batches of wine, so we have most of the gear we'd need to brew our own from a kit, at least. The plan is to get a keg setup for the basement, so any advice on how to do that on the cheap would be appreciated. Noble Grape has the complete kit for $270, which isn't bad, but I figured I would check with you fine folks before making an investment like that.
Be sure to check Everwood Ave Brew Shop's prices as well. You can find Dave in the vendor's section.

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Post by Keith » Fri Oct 25, 2013 3:56 pm

RemyAroundTown wrote:My girlfriend and I have done about 10 batches of wine, so we have most of the gear we'd need to brew our own from a kit, at least. The plan is to get a keg setup for the basement, so any advice on how to do that on the cheap would be appreciated. Noble Grape has the complete kit for $270, which isn't bad, but I figured I would check with you fine folks before making an investment like that.
You should be able to get setup with 1 tap by shopping online (kijiji, or Everwood) for a couple hundred, including fridge. I just finished mine a few weeks back, check out the thread. Will give you an idea of what to expect. If you have any questions, ask away. Alot of questions may already be answered, try doing a genereal search, you may quickly find what you need. :cheers2:

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Post by AllanMar » Fri Oct 25, 2013 7:57 pm

I got my setup from OntarioBeerKegs (good prices on kits) and got a new mini fridge from Costco ($159). Not the cheapest way, but it was quick, easy and I liked how it turned out.

I'd highly recommend Everwood Ave too, I've bought quite a bit of other stuff from them and have been quite happy with it.

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Post by GuingesRock » Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:02 am

Hello, Festa Brew from Noble Grape would be the best way to start and makes really good beer. All you would need then is a fermenting bucket, syphon tube and some bottles + Starsan sanitizer.
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Post by RemyAroundTown » Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:21 am

Looks like Everwood will be slightly cheaper than OntarioBeerKegs, and quite a bit cheaper than purchasing locally. Going to keep an eye on Kijiji for a few weeks before I commit to purchasing anything.

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Post by HappyHopper » Mon Oct 28, 2013 1:25 pm

Welcome !
In bottle:Up the Kriek without a mash paddle, (insert Witty name)pumpkin lambic

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Fermenting/Conditioning:

Future Projects:Chimney Sweepers Wife dark peated Scottish Heavy, Ginger bread brown, Home for the holidays spiced rum Brown Ale, Black Eye RyePA, Black Ryno Swartzbeir

Beer Laid To Rest (brewed it, drank it, loved it)Malt-n-lava AIPA, Single hop Citra pale ale, Belgian Blond, deforestation Ale Spruce Rye IPA,

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Re: Hello from Dartmouth

Post by akr71 » Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:06 pm

:welcome:
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Re: Hello from Dartmouth

Post by Tony L » Thu Nov 07, 2013 8:51 pm

OMG my eyes... where is the bleach ... that Expo cap... :lol:

:lol: Welcome to the Brewnosers.

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Post by blacktip » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:00 pm

Subscribing to the "Classifieds" thread is a good way to keep on top of things that are for sale. Kind Brewnosers that trawl Kijiji post there quickly.
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