Homebrewing Thread for KCW

[MacMullen]

There is nothing better than a good, full bodied beer!

Unless it's a good, full bodied homebrewed beer. :mrgreen:

5 gallons = 2.2 cases of beer (640 oz of beer).


I'll have to check out the grocery store for the Sam Adams 12 pack. I almost picked up a sampler 12 of Point beer, from Steven's Point, WI, also for $9.99, but I saw the Leinie's Apple Spice and had to give that a try. Not bad beer, but definitely out of the ordinary.

We just put our tree up and now I'm going to celebrate with a homebrewed Hefeweizen.

[Verlyn]

Oh man, I knew when I found kilts I found my niche of friends and this just rounds it out. I do a lot of brewing my self and have gotten heavily into meads lately. I have a Chocolate mead thats been aging since March and will be ready to bottle this March. Sherry, the key to mead is patience. You do about 2 hours of work and then WAIT. As said above, if you can boil water, you can brew and for about $100 you are well on your way. My mead is to the point that a Ren Faire vendor (potter) friend of mine has dubbed me the mead master. He makes dragon themed mugs and made one this year named MeadMaster. Its a 24oz mug with an orange/red dragon (the exact main color of my Hay tartan kilt) holding four mugs and has a plaque on it that says, "Will Work for Mead". I wanted it so bad this year at the faire, but since at that time I was still unemployed, I couldn't get it. He put it aside for me and my daughter couldn't stand it anymore and bought him for me since she said, "MeadMaster is you and you have to have him". Don't even think of going anywhere after drinking that much mead. Give it a shot, you'll love it. My brew club went on a field trip to a local micro-brewery and my soon to be son-in-law and I went kilted and the folks there loved it. Andrew, I have to try that Oatmeal Raisin stout recipe you listed. It sounds wonderful.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Unless it's a good, full bodied homebrewed beer.

Mac, that was implied, given the thread!

Congrats on getting the tree up, and enjoy the hefeweizen! Enjoying a glass of black raspberry Merlot right now and it is the perfect cap to dinner.

BTW, enjoy the new SWK! Although I am extremely jealous that you can be that tall and have the waist of a teenage boy! 34, I should live to see 38 again, even with kilt sizes!

Anyway, enjoy the SWK nightstalker, it is a great tartan, and a decent kilt. Get your wife to sew down the fell, and you will have a "great" kilt!

RJI

[cormacmacguardhe]

has anyone ever tried "Traquair Jacobite Ale" I just bought some flavored with coriander. Pretty good tasting ale, and I am not really an ale fan. Comes from a brewery in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire.

[Nick]

You guys are making me thirsty!!

I've thought about trying my hand at brewing, but I have not the time or money at the moment. The only thing I've done so far is mulling wine, and I think I mull a pretty good bottle of wine

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

You guys are making me thirsty!!

I've thought about trying my hand at brewing, but I have not the time or money at the moment. The only thing I've done so far is mulling wine, and I think I mull a pretty good bottle of wine

I don't know, 2 kilted wearers in Marquette, MacMullen and Nick, Bubba in Little Chute on the way to the UP and Macgreggor somewhere in central WI as well, might be time for a northern mid-west get together! I am actually somewhat free after 12/26 (family will be enjoying some Florida warmth), anybody want to try for maybe a WI ski/single-malt get together? Have to be a weekend, and probably a Saturday for MacMullen, but who might be interested, and anybody else who is willing to attend?

[MacMullen]

I don't know, 2 kilted wearers in Marquette, MacMullen and Nick, Bubba in Little Chute on the way to the UP and Macgreggor somewhere in central WI as well, might be time for a northern mid-west get together! I am actually somewhat free after 12/26 (family will be enjoying some Florida warmth), anybody want to try for maybe a WI ski/single-malt get together? Have to be a weekend, and probably a Saturday for MacMullen, but who might be interested, and anybody else who is willing to attend?

I was going to say, it has to be after Christmas sometime. When and where?

[MacMullen]

For you guys who brew mead, I thought I'd give you a heads up. Brew Your Own Magazine is having a Mead recipe contest. Deadline for entry is in April.

I'm bottling the Scottish Ale tonight as well as brewing my Wee Heavy.

[MacMullen]

I finally tore into my latest batch of Irish Stout and poured some Black and Tans, using some Bass Pale Ale as my light beer. Ah, I do love a good, strong Stout!

Except that I'm afraid that I've spoiled myself. On the recommendation of a friend I bought some Beamish Irish Stout. I also then picked up a can of plain old Guinness to have a taste test. The head poured out nicely on both beers, but then, when I tasted one, then the other, I thought my taste buds must have gone dead. Nice and creamy, but, compared to Guinness Extra Stout and my own stout, and, heck, even Leinie's Creamy Dark, the Beamish and the plain Guinness were almost flavorless.

Next on the to-brew list is my McMullen's Doggie Dubh Wee Heavy, followed by an oatmeal stout with a Scottish twist. Then, for the New Year, I plan to try the Oatmeal Raisin Stout.

Sorry for the shameless plug of my t-shirts in the Wee Heavy link, but that's the only pic of the label that I have on the web right now. And, yes, if you click on the zoom, you will see that the Bulldog is, in fact, wearing the MacMillan Black Modern tartan.

Nick, if you're around in a week or so, the McMullen's Scottish Ale should be carbonated, if you want to stop by for a kilt night. Anyone else within driving distance is welcome too! (KCW, that means you!)

[Avonlea22]

Does anybody brew their own hard cider?

I'm not a big beer or wine drinker, but I LOVE me some hard cider. Where would I start if I wanted to try this at home?

btw, I also love mead!