JDC said:I just started this spring brewing extract kits and have to say I am very pleased with the results. I have about 10 batches under my belt and am still refining the process but am producing some pretty good brews.
JimboM said:JDC said:I just started this spring brewing extract kits and have to say I am very pleased with the results. I have about 10 batches under my belt and am still refining the process but am producing some pretty good brews.
That is where mine goes. If I brewed, there would be no controlling my waistline.
JDC said:Is that a strawberry wit?
homebrewz said:Just brewed a porter yesterday and checked into hearth for the first time in a while and saw this thread.
I started homebrewing in 1996 and brewed extract for a year or two and then made the jump to all-grain. I made some pretty good beers with extracts, and my friends liked them too, but I noticed that the extract beers always had an extract "taste" associated with them. I found this mostly went away with several months of aging and it was more forgiving with the darker beers. I also noticed that my all-grain beers tasted more fresh. I've heard this from others as well. Then again, I was also a novice brewer back then.
All of that aside, I enjoy the all-grain process. Its more work, but I have a lot more control over the ingredients in the mash. For instance, last fall I bought a bag of organic pale malt and made some organic brews. Plus, I buy most of my ingredients wholesale so on average I'm making beer for around $0.50 a pint.
Solar, I used to make a strawberry pale ale every June. Very similar to your recipe.
A couple years ago I started looking for some podcasts on homebrewing and found the brewing network, based in southern CA. I've learned a lot of good stuff listening to their shows.
Backpack09 said:Find a recipie for an american ale and you will get a nice light colored beer.
~*~Kathleen~*~ said:I am just working with my very first batch
~*~Kathleen~*~ said:I am just working with my very first batch
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