BeeR
- Thread starter Amy
- Start date
Tacoma
Et incurventur ante non
- Location
- far enough away
The answer to that is YES>
now, are any of those people on this board? Who can say. My neighbor used to brew beer... and I used to help ensure product quality for several friends in college.
now, are any of those people on this board? Who can say. My neighbor used to brew beer... and I used to help ensure product quality for several friends in college.
- Location
- East Stabbington
My room mate used to get really into it, but he hasn't for quite a bit. He made soem bitchen brews though.
Cody
Cody
I've made my own. It all started when I was 19. I was having a bit of insomnia and started flipping through TV channels at about 2AM when an infomercial caught my attention. It was for "The Beer Machine" and it looked like quite possibly one of the most useful products sold on TV to date. The only problem was that I was only 19 at the time, and I didn't know if you had to be 21 or if they'd even check. The possiblity of rejection was a risk I was willing to make so I dialed up the ol' 1-800 number and asked timidly for "The Beer Machine". Sure enough, before long I had a confirmation number and a new charge on my Visa - the 6 week wait time would prove to be almost un-bearable.
The day I came home from work and saw a brown box on my doorstep - the UPS label glimmering brilliantly in the sun - was one that would go down in my personal history as the day I "stuck it to the man" or at least to the UDABC. Here I was, a mere 19 years old and I could make my own beer - the PhotoShopped Illinois drivers license would see some rest soon. The machine was more sophisticated than the 5 gallon buckets I'd seen home brews fermenting in previously. This had a tap and a CO2 cartridge to keep it fresh.
So how was the beer you ask? Well I didn't have a lot of experience yet in the tasting dept., so after a couple weeks of fermentation I decided to take it to a party that a friend was throwing. He was an old high school buddy and played for the Snow College football team. He had several of his new team mates there and they all seemed very willing to give it a shot. The results were pretty unanimous - "Shelton, this is worst sh!t I've ever had!" - but they couldn't help themselves and continued drinking it until "The Beer Machine" was a mere plastic shell with a few wheat particulates sloshing around the bottom. So was the beer good? Absolutely not. Did it get some people drunk - indeed. Will I make sure to not leave any soap residue in future batches? I hope so - for God sake, I hope so.
The day I came home from work and saw a brown box on my doorstep - the UPS label glimmering brilliantly in the sun - was one that would go down in my personal history as the day I "stuck it to the man" or at least to the UDABC. Here I was, a mere 19 years old and I could make my own beer - the PhotoShopped Illinois drivers license would see some rest soon. The machine was more sophisticated than the 5 gallon buckets I'd seen home brews fermenting in previously. This had a tap and a CO2 cartridge to keep it fresh.
So how was the beer you ask? Well I didn't have a lot of experience yet in the tasting dept., so after a couple weeks of fermentation I decided to take it to a party that a friend was throwing. He was an old high school buddy and played for the Snow College football team. He had several of his new team mates there and they all seemed very willing to give it a shot. The results were pretty unanimous - "Shelton, this is worst sh!t I've ever had!" - but they couldn't help themselves and continued drinking it until "The Beer Machine" was a mere plastic shell with a few wheat particulates sloshing around the bottom. So was the beer good? Absolutely not. Did it get some people drunk - indeed. Will I make sure to not leave any soap residue in future batches? I hope so - for God sake, I hope so.
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Brett
Meat-Hippy
- Location
- Salt Lake City Utah
TRNDRVR
IMA BUM
- Location
- North Ogden, UT
I do.Amy said:Does anyone brew their own beer? Just wondering.
I just bottled 5 gallons of Oatmeal Stout on Saturday.
I also keg my own beer in Pepsi ball lock soda kegs. I have about 15 gallons kegged and about 10 gallons bottled.
I only brew ales at this time and either get my supplies from The Beer Nut in SLC or Austin Homebrew Supply online.
Actually I just put in the fridge a 12oz bottle of an Arogant Bastard clone I'm going to try tonight. Should be tasty.
Dan.
Tacoma
Et incurventur ante non
- Location
- far enough away
drooling.....:freak::freak:
offroaddave
It's just one term!
- Location
- sunset
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Tacoma
Et incurventur ante non
- Location
- far enough away
No, I cant stand to look at my face anymore sober.....LOL.
Caulen came out the right end, right???????
HAHAHAHAH I'm cracking myself up imagining a horrible Twilight Zone episode. All mothers have horrible broken jaws and can't speak properly afterwards...
oooohhhhhhhhhhh it's just me laughing though, isn't it? :sick:
i'm sure your face is still perty, even sober.
Caulen came out the right end, right???????
HAHAHAHAH I'm cracking myself up imagining a horrible Twilight Zone episode. All mothers have horrible broken jaws and can't speak properly afterwards...
oooohhhhhhhhhhh it's just me laughing though, isn't it? :sick:
i'm sure your face is still perty, even sober.
Kiel
Formerly WJ ZUK
Milner
formerly "rckcrlr"
- Location
- Hiding behind a camera
The Beer Nut is cool, I have known Mark, the owner, for years!! Very cool guy!! He knows his stuff!! He is also one of the owners of the Bayou.