Hello to all.

I just completed my first ever attempt at homebrew, being ginger beer.
All went well until my butterfingers Mother accidentally knocked the "plant"
over,
the lid popped the jar, and 2/3rds of it spilled all over the floor.
Anyhow I started over again, and, long-story-short, it came out not so bad.

What I'm wondering now, any suggestions on what I might try next?

Not alot of $$ to spend on equipment & supplies, which is why I chose the
ginger beer as my first project.

I was thinking I might try mead next, or perchance something else?

Suggestions and tips highly appreciated.


Chris

"Chris" <rrufiange@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Hello to all.
>
> I just completed my first ever attempt at homebrew, being ginger beer.
> All went well until my butterfingers Mother accidentally knocked the[/color]
"plant"[color=blue]
> over,
> the lid popped the jar, and 2/3rds of it spilled all over the floor.
> Anyhow I started over again, and, long-story-short, it came out not so[/color]
bad.[color=blue]
>
> What I'm wondering now, any suggestions on what I might try next?
>
> Not alot of $$ to spend on equipment & supplies, which is why I chose the
> ginger beer as my first project.
>
> I was thinking I might try mead next, or perchance something else?
>
> Suggestions and tips highly appreciated.
>
>
> Chris[/color]

you need more equipment to make a mead and it takes a long time ( see
rec.crafts.mead for more hints ). A ale from a kit is very easy to make and
the results while not up to extract brewing is better and cheaper than
bought stuff.

Hints: don't use table sugar, don't use bread yeast, don't let your mother
near your brew and sanitise everything that goes near your brew

Why not use table sugar..

It's an old tale, that sugar gives a cidery taste, it is more likely that
the flawor comes from old ekstrakt. A lot of Belgian beers uses sugar !!

Cheers
Kasper
Denmark

"dechucka" <dechucka@hotmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
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>
> "Chris" <rrufiange@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:EvCkb.137178$eS5.113315@twister.tampabay.rr.com...[color=green]
> > Hello to all.
> >
> > I just completed my first ever attempt at homebrew, being ginger beer.
> > All went well until my butterfingers Mother accidentally knocked the[/color]
> "plant"[color=green]
> > over,
> > the lid popped the jar, and 2/3rds of it spilled all over the floor.
> > Anyhow I started over again, and, long-story-short, it came out not so[/color]
> bad.[color=green]
> >
> > What I'm wondering now, any suggestions on what I might try next?
> >
> > Not alot of $$ to spend on equipment & supplies, which is why I chose[/color][/color]
the[color=blue][color=green]
> > ginger beer as my first project.
> >
> > I was thinking I might try mead next, or perchance something else?
> >
> > Suggestions and tips highly appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Chris[/color]
>
> you need more equipment to make a mead and it takes a long time ( see
> rec.crafts.mead for more hints ). A ale from a kit is very easy to make[/color]
and[color=blue]
> the results while not up to extract brewing is better and cheaper than
> bought stuff.
>
> Hints: don't use table sugar, don't use bread yeast, don't let your mother
> near your brew and sanitise everything that goes near your brew
>
>[/color]

"Kasper Malmberg" <kryton-nospam@worldonline.dk> wrote in message
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> Why not use table sugar..
>
> It's an old tale, that sugar gives a cidery taste, it is more likely that
> the flawor comes from old ekstrakt. A lot of Belgian beers uses sugar !!
>
> Cheers
> Kasper
> Denmark[/color]

and if I am making a Belgium style I will use table sugar, however IMHE
table sugar impart flavours that I don't like when used in other styles[color=blue]
>
> "dechucka" <dechucka@hotmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
> news:2VEkb.3$VK1.588@nnrp1.ozemail.com.au...[color=green]
> >
> > "Chris" <rrufiange@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:EvCkb.137178$eS5.113315@twister.tampabay.rr.com...[color=darkred]
> > > Hello to all.
> > >
> > > I just completed my first ever attempt at homebrew, being ginger beer.
> > > All went well until my butterfingers Mother accidentally knocked the[/color]
> > "plant"[color=darkred]
> > > over,
> > > the lid popped the jar, and 2/3rds of it spilled all over the floor.
> > > Anyhow I started over again, and, long-story-short, it came out not so[/color]
> > bad.[color=darkred]
> > >
> > > What I'm wondering now, any suggestions on what I might try next?
> > >
> > > Not alot of $$ to spend on equipment & supplies, which is why I chose[/color][/color]
> the[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > ginger beer as my first project.
> > >
> > > I was thinking I might try mead next, or perchance something else?
> > >
> > > Suggestions and tips highly appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > > Chris[/color]
> >
> > you need more equipment to make a mead and it takes a long time ( see
> > rec.crafts.mead for more hints ). A ale from a kit is very easy to make[/color]
> and[color=green]
> > the results while not up to extract brewing is better and cheaper than
> > bought stuff.
> >
> > Hints: don't use table sugar, don't use bread yeast, don't let your[/color][/color]
mother[color=blue][color=green]
> > near your brew and sanitise everything that goes near your brew
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

The ONLY reason I don't use corn or cane (table-but other than Domino's
brand, beet too) sugar is it "thins" the beer. In small amounts I'm sure it
wouldn't be noticable.

"dechucka" <dechucka@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Kasper Malmberg" <kryton-nospam@worldonline.dk> wrote in message
> news:jJUkb.10763$jf4.563827@news000.worldonline.dk...[color=green]
> > Why not use table sugar..
> >
> > It's an old tale, that sugar gives a cidery taste, it is more likely[/color][/color]
that[color=blue][color=green]
> > the flawor comes from old ekstrakt. A lot of Belgian beers uses sugar !!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Kasper
> > Denmark[/color]
>
> and if I am making a Belgium style I will use table sugar, however IMHE
> table sugar impart flavours that I don't like when used in other styles[color=green]
> >
> > "dechucka" <dechucka@hotmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
> > news:2VEkb.3$VK1.588@nnrp1.ozemail.com.au...[color=darkred]
> > >
> > > "Chris" <rrufiange@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
> > > news:EvCkb.137178$eS5.113315@twister.tampabay.rr.com...
> > > > Hello to all.
> > > >
> > > > I just completed my first ever attempt at homebrew, being ginger[/color][/color][/color]
beer.[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > All went well until my butterfingers Mother accidentally knocked the
> > > "plant"
> > > > over,
> > > > the lid popped the jar, and 2/3rds of it spilled all over the floor.
> > > > Anyhow I started over again, and, long-story-short, it came out not[/color][/color][/color]
so[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > bad.
> > > >
> > > > What I'm wondering now, any suggestions on what I might try next?
> > > >
> > > > Not alot of $$ to spend on equipment & supplies, which is why I[/color][/color][/color]
chose[color=blue][color=green]
> > the[color=darkred]
> > > > ginger beer as my first project.
> > > >
> > > > I was thinking I might try mead next, or perchance something else?
> > > >
> > > > Suggestions and tips highly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > >
> > > you need more equipment to make a mead and it takes a long time ( see
> > > rec.crafts.mead for more hints ). A ale from a kit is very easy to[/color][/color][/color]
make[color=blue][color=green]
> > and[color=darkred]
> > > the results while not up to extract brewing is better and cheaper than
> > > bought stuff.
> > >
> > > Hints: don't use table sugar, don't use bread yeast, don't let your[/color][/color]
> mother[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > near your brew and sanitise everything that goes near your brew
> > >
> > >[/color]
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

dechucka wrote:
[color=blue]
> and if I am making a Belgium style I will use table sugar, however IMHE
> table sugar impart flavours that I don't like when used in other styles[/color]

What flavors are those? I use table sugar quite a bit (as the style
warrants) and I find that it imparts no flavor at all.

-------->Denny
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