theshaggyfreak Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 http://www.bsodcomic.net/2012/01/15/makin-beer/ Today Kate and I started the first part of the process of making our first batch of homemade brew. It's not nearly as expensive or time consuming as I thought it would be. It also doesn't take up a lot of room in your house to do. The link above goes to a post that chronicles what we did today and I'll be updating my site with more stuff as we go through the process. The Mr. Beer kit is pretty easy to use so far and it seems pretty popular with a lot of home brewers. Here's their website: http://www.mrbeer.com I think it'd be awesome if we had a little crew of OCR folks who brewed their own beer and maybe next MAGfest (or some such gathering) we could have a little competition. Either way, Kate and I had a lot of fun with what we've done so far. I'm looking forward to seeing how it tastes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halc Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I want this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuketheXjesse Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I THINK THIS COMPETITION WILL NEED A JUDGE. (like me) Plus I mean free beer lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I've only ever had 1 can of bud light and I thought it was horrible. I'd love to know if good beer exists, and give it a try.. I ain't the beer brewing type though, i brew tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuketheXjesse Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I've only ever had 1 can of bud light and I thought it was horrible. I'd love to know if good beer exists, and give it a try.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garpocalypse Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 An Irishman promoting Belgian beer? That's kind of like a Dutchman promoting Irish Beer. DRINK GUINESS! It goes great with everything Ice Cream=Guinness Float! Coffee= Guiness with Coffee in it! Rum= Guiness with rum in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshaggyfreak Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 I also plan on trying the hard cider kit as well. Brandon, good beer certainly does exist but some of it is an acquired taste. Drinking Bud for your first beer probably wasn't the best idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuketheXjesse Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Bud Light and Miller Lite and shit like that sucks ass. Tastes like water with alcohol in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshaggyfreak Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 Bud Light and Miller Lite and shit like that sucks ass. Tastes like water with alcohol in it. At least they're not Beast! Nothing is worse then Beast....cept maybe Keystone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuketheXjesse Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I suddenly want to try Beast just because it sounds hilariously awful and I've also never heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshaggyfreak Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 I suddenly want to try Beast just because it sounds hilariously awful and I've also never heard of it. Beast is a nickname for Milwaukee's Best: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Milwaukee's%20beast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic Petitpas Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I thgouth about making alcool about 3 weeks ago. I'm a big beer lover, ma favourite is made here in my town at a local bar, it won an award and it's 10%. Mail me a beer I'll mail you one lol Nice kit tho, when i was looking for kits it was well over a few hundred $ Brendon, well the budlight is about the worst beer I've ever drunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFrost Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I'm personally a huge fan of Fat Tire 1776, but the Amber Ale is a good starter beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yami Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I thgouth about making alcool about 3 weeks ago. I'm a big beer lover, ma favourite is made here in my town at a local bar, it won an award and it's 10%. Mail me a beer I'll mail you one lol 10%, sounds great. I'd take one and mail you a real german beer. I think german beer is the best in the world, especially some of the bavarian ones. But there is good beer from all around Germany which would take too long to write them all down. But my favorites are: Hochstift (the beer from my hometown) Wiesenmühle Pils (it's from a small brewery in my hometown and you can only get it in their Biergarten/Restaurant) Diebels (it's something like an ale called Altbier from Düsseldorf) and of course Kreuzbergbier which is from a monastery in the north-west of Bavaria and you can get it (almost) only there I thought about brewing my own beer too, but not until I'm back in my hometown, where I have more space to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I've only ever had 1 can of bud light and I thought it was horrible. I'd love to know if good beer exists, and give it a try.. I ain't the beer brewing type though, i brew tea. They make a raspberry flavoured one if you want a delicious drink that isn't really a beer anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I want this. From the looks of that Yoshi, I think you've had enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychowolf Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 i just came back from a party where i made my own drink which consists of half Smirnoff ice and half mountain dew, and i must say it tastes amazing, didn't even taste like it had alcohol in it. My own drink is the only alcoholic drink i will touch with a ten foot pole and enjoy, was gonna try mountain dew with vodka but there wasn't any at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocifero Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 http://www.bsodcomic.net/2012/01/15/makin-beer/Today Kate and I started the first part of the process of making our first batch of homemade brew. It's not nearly as expensive or time consuming as I thought it would be. It also doesn't take up a lot of room in your house to do. The link above goes to a post that chronicles what we did today and I'll be updating my site with more stuff as we go through the process. The Mr. Beer kit is pretty easy to use so far and it seems pretty popular with a lot of home brewers. Here's their website: http://www.mrbeer.com I think it'd be awesome if we had a little crew of OCR folks who brewed their own beer and maybe next MAGfest (or some such gathering) we could have a little competition. Either way, Kate and I had a lot of fun with what we've done so far. I'm looking forward to seeing how it tastes! Mr. Beer? Interesting, I've never herd of that. If I bought kits online, I'd go to Midwest Supplies for beer supplies. They have a shit-ton of kits for all kinds of beer. But I normally go to a local "Homebrew" store to get supplies, caps, bottles, etc. in order to support the local brewing industry. My brother and I are on our 7th or so batch since we started brewing 3-4 years ago. We made a Belgian dubbel this time. Should be good. IPAs are my overall favorite to make and drink though. 'tis a man's beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 My roommate's been into brewing for a couple years. He started with Mr. Beer too, but after the first batch or two he's pretty much gone all-grain. He's now averaging over a batch a month, and literally has more beer than he knows what to do with. I'm still a beer dunce personally, but I can't complain about always having something on tap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocifero Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 My roommate's been into brewing for a couple years. He started with Mr. Beer too, but after the first batch or two he's pretty much gone all-grain. He's now averaging over a batch a month, and literally has more beer than he knows what to do with. I'm still a beer dunce personally, but I can't complain about always having something on tap. That's hardcore. All-grain is a lot more expensive, takes a LOT more time, and it takes much more room than the regular method. Also, depending on the beer, it's not much different in taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Ok, I just got this exact 6-pack at Sheetz. Going to drink one now. Will let you all know if I dig it. EDIT: well it was easy enough to drink, I remember the Bud being so bad it was tough to drink. I wouldn't say it's tasty but it's definitely different. How many of them would it actually take to get you drunk though with such a puny alc level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuketheXjesse Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Prob 3 or 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I'm more of a hard alcohol girl. But I do like me some Red Stripe. One of the few beers I'll actually drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonamer Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 My father RARELY drinks beer (he's more of a martini and wine kind of guy), but his favorite beer has to be Dos Equis or Sam Adams. At least that's what's in the fridge. I have no inclination to drink beer or any type of alcohol at this point, but once I turn 21 I'll probably buy something my father or friends recommend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xarnax42 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I think it'd be awesome if we had a little crew of OCR folks who brewed their own beer and maybe next MAGfest (or some such gathering) we could have a little competition. Either way, Kate and I had a lot of fun with what we've done so far. I'm looking forward to seeing how it tastes! This is a great idea. For those suggesting or looking for other tasty ales, malts, and spirits, don't forget about this thread: http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31856 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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