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This is a site about general cheapassness first and video games second. Thus, I present to you a story of my cheapassness

I recently took the step of procuring equipment for brewing at home. My expectation was to be able to brew cheap beer, on par with a crappy domestic. However, I am finding that good quality brew is very easy to create.

My first batch is a european light lager. (Light in color, not calories) I think I made it too thick though, and it tastes like a brown ale (Newcastle etc...) It is actually quite potent for a beer, and very rich in flavor. Mind you it wasn't brewed as an ale, simply tastes like one. (Ale is heated usually as it is brewed, I recently found)

I welcome any of you with the time and inclination to join me in my new hobby. Particularly if you just like beer,like me. the equipment is rather inexpensive (usually sub $100 for everything) and ingredients cost about $10-$20 for a five gallon batch. For those of you not so good at math, five gallons is ~53 bottles. That breaks down to about 25-50 cents a bottle per batch after equipment.

That's cheap beer!
 
Glad to see your enjoying your venture into the amazing world of zymergy. My best friend's dad owns a beer-making supplies shop, affectionately known as "Dr. Jekyll's Beer Lab."
 
[quote name='CrashSpyro123']Do you live in Cleveland, wear thick, black glasses, and work in a dead-end job at a department store?[/quote]

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Cleveland rocks!
 
I do live in Ohio, wear no glasses, work a job with a future at a retail store... I do have a bit of the beer belly though.

He however had a full brewery in his garage. I'm only talking about 5 gallons a month or so.

It's an easy hobby to get started in, and quite good, I might add.

*EDIT* Actually, I already have stated that. I have had a few tonight, and my posting is impaired. Apologies.
 
Newcastle is my favorite beer. If you actually managed to make something that tastes like Newcastle for that cheap, I'm gonna have to drive to Ohio to learn from you. Oh, and you're a god among mortals.

For some reason, I kept thinking of that Simpsons episode where Homer became a beer baron because of the prohibition and brewed beer in his basement.
 
Made a few beers in my past...

Best was a raspberry oatmeal ale when I was a teaching assistant for a microbiology course. Of course, the actual brewing took place off-campus (as did the quaffing!).

;-)
 
[quote name='levi333']So what all do you need? I might be interested in this venture, and dont feel like researching too much.[/quote]

There are any number of brewkits available for sale online. You basically need:
1) a large bucket with spigot and airtight lid
2) A large pot to brew in.
3) Bottles to put it in (and bottlecaps) ans a bottlecapper
4) an airlock for the bucket, to let gas excape
5) If you plan to secondary ferment, a 5 gallon carboy (glass bottle)
6) a siphon to move from one container to the other.
7) The ingredients.

You can purchase other equipment to make it easier, like a hydrometer etc... but those are the basics.

www.homebrewmart.com is one good source.
 
[quote name='HSidwolf']Newcastle is my favorite beer. If you actually managed to make something that tastes like Newcastle for that cheap, I'm gonna have to drive to Ohio to learn from you. Oh, and you're a god among mortals.

For some reason, I kept thinking of that Simpsons episode where Homer became a beer baron because of the prohibition and brewed beer in his basement.[/quote]

It's very similar in color to newcastle, and flavor, but not nearly as smooth. Remember, I made a lager, and newcastle is an ale. I basically screwed up a recipe for a european light lager and ended up with a heavier brown lager. (Not enough water) But I like it better like this anyway.

Tomorrow I brew an Irish stout.

Oh, and if you want the recipe, I will post it for you.
 
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