Saved some of my beer for my family to try and it was a big hit!

The holiday season is upon us and I made sure to save a few beers for my family. My first batch was a great success and I will definitely be making another batch soon. I will soon have my full write up on how I brewed, the equipment I used, and where I purchased all of my supplies. So have a Merry Christmas everyone!

Beer's done carbonating and it tastes great!

Here's the final product and it tastes wonderful! Later this week I'll be doing a full write up on how I did it and where you can get the necessary brewing equipment as well as the ingredients.

Successful first batch of beer

A couple weeks ago I brewed my first beer and last weekend I bottled the end product. I had a bottle after 3 days of carbonation and it tasted fantastic. If I had to compare it to anything, it tasted very similar to New Belgiums Snow Day winter ale. The beer will be completely done in another week and after I have the final product I'll tell you how to brew it yourself! Next week is finals week so I'll be pretty busy but after that I'm free and clear to have some beer!

Happy Thanksgiving and bottling my beer.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you all had a nice meal with your family and friends. This Saturday will be the final day of my beers fermentation and it'll be ready for bottling. Just wanted to give a little update and I'll be posting some pictures on Saturday!

First Brew Underway

Last weekend I started brewing my first beer. I decided to go with an Amber Bock kit because it came with all necessary ingredients and I simply wanted to try something that has been successfully reproduced multiple times by beginners. This brew was fairly simple and it has been fermenting for 3 days. Before I go into detailed instructions, I want to make sure my first batch is successful. I'll give everyone an update when the fermentation is complete and I begin the carbonation process. Here's a sneak peak.

Birthday Weekend and Brewing

I turned 21 last Thursday and this weekend we had a pretty rowdy party. I had a great time with some great friends but I want to talk about my up coming project. I've never been a person that liked drinking cheap beer, I would rather have 1 fantastic beer than 10 watery, light beers. When my dad was younger he did some brewing and last weekend he gave me his brewing kit. Now that I have a kit I'm going to start brewing my own beer with my roommate and keep picture logs and give instructions on how to brew beer for people who might be interested. Within the next two weeks I plan on getting all the necessary ingredients and start my very first batch. Have a good week everyone, I'll keep you updated.

Sorry I lied....

So a few weeks ago I thought it would be my last opportunity for a nice motorcycle ride but today was beautiful and I got some pictures to prove it. Enjoy!