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Post by smunro27 » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:42 pm

Hi everyone. Been nosing around the forum a little bit, trying to get my bearings. Been awhile now since I've done any sort of homebrewing (Did some as a kid with my father) and looking at getting back into it. If anyone has any suggestions on kit to start out with that would be great. I love reading through all the posts, and trying to wrap my head around some of the stuff.

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Post by GuingesRock » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:50 pm

Yay! I sense enthusiasm. Just the kind of guy we need around here (not that we don’t have lots of those already, but the more the merrier).

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Post by mr x » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:59 pm

:welcome:
At Alexander Keith's we follow the recipes first developed by the great brewmaster to the absolute letter. :wtf:

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Post by LeafMan66_67 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 12:10 am

Welcome!
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Post by Tony L » Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:46 am

Welcome Steve.

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:welcome:

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Post by Keith » Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:41 am

Welcome Steve. As for the type of kit, are you looking at Extract, Partial Mash\Steeping Grain, or All Grain? Dave @ http://everwoodavebrewshop.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; is our local source and should have what you need. :cheers2:
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Post by LiverDance » Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:42 am

:welcome: https://www.everwoodavebrewshop.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; or noble grape should have starter kits you'd be interested in . :cheers:
"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 akr71 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:11 am

:welcome:
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Post by homebrewcrew » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:26 pm

welcome
JUST BREW IT

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Post by smunro27 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 4:45 pm

Yeah, I've been leaning to going full grain, instead of slowly working up to it. Just cut out the middle stuff basically. I've been nosing around the everwood website, checking everything out, getting my bearings.

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Post by GuingesRock » Wed Mar 12, 2014 5:03 pm

Can I recommend BIAB. Simple, easy, and all the benefits of full volume mashing. Jimmy, the site owner and his girl Becky, make the BIAB bags around here. Jimmy told me I'm their best customer, as I've ordered the most bags from them, but that's just because I keep changing my BIAB pots (I get bored sometimes and need a change :yawn: )

http://www.biab-brewing.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

ps. Munro, unusual spelling (more often Munroe) but same as my wife. Do you have any relatives up here in the valley?
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Post by smunro27 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 5:46 pm

Nope, no relatives up in the valley. All my family is outside New Glasgow. Wife is from the Valley though, and I went to school up there too.

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Post by BrewRide » Thu Mar 13, 2014 7:24 am

:welcome:

I second the idea of BIAB, it is very simple, and makes great beer. My first all grain batch was a 1/3 of a batch and I used a $17 stainless steel pot, and a $4 paint strainer bag, that I got from a hardware store. I am fairly new to all grain, and a simple recipe is 29 liters of water (pre-boil), 8lbs of 2 row, and 1.2 grams of Centennial hops. tastes like store bought.

I still use my small BIAB setup as it is a great way to try small batches of beer, so I can try more recipes.

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Post by Boondock902 » Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:44 am

Welcome to brewing...I have always had great success with the combo grain - extract & hops kits from Noble Grape; I currently have three approaching drinkability in the bottle: A black IPA, the Whitehouse Honey Ale (thanks Brarak!), and the Cdn. Cream Ale. And now that I know the difference between fir and spruce, I will start a spruce beer when the spruce sprouts appear. And just wondering...what would a fir beer taste like...>?

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