Just Got Back Into Brewing

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Just Got Back Into Brewing

Postby yahoo » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:41 am

Hey everyone! I just purchased a new set of ezcaps and got back into brewing
after not brewing for at least a year. I brewed an excellent ginger beer and a
good strawberry champagne. I still think the peach grape juice makes the best
sparkling wine. (I recently used a store brand and it was as good as welches).
I am experimenting with a cherry flavor and an alcoholic Ginger Beer.

I also got back into brewing Birch Beer, but I don't need ezcaps for that. I
have tried all different brands of root beer, sarsaparilla, and birch beer and
believe it or not the common Rainbow Flavors Birch Beer is the best hands down.
I was Brewing so many root beer varieties that I blew all of the seals on my
growlers. I couldn't get anything to ferment and this is why I stopped brewing
for a while. (I'm back to plastic bottles for soda. I know when its done this
way as well).

I'm also getting back into brewing beer. I am no longer using ezcaps for beer
though, because it is so much work for 2 liters of beer at a time. The ezcaps
are good for the starter though. I am focussing on Heffeweisens. I have had
some great luck with a coffee stout that was very hoppy using ezcaps in the
past. I loved it, but most people didn't like the hoppiness. I like the hops,
so more beer for me! Beer enthusiasts would have loved it. Search back in the
posts for my beer recipes and results.

I just bought 6 acres in upstate (western) NY and I am growing my own hops. I
have them started indoors for now. I am growing 8 Willamet plants (I got 8 for
$10 on ebay. What a deal!), 2 Columbus, 1 Hallertau, 1 Tettnang and 1 Cascade.
To my surprise all of them are growing. I hope the frost ends soon so I can get
them outside. I will have some good beer for Oktoberfest!

I am starting to reuse my yeast. I wonder how many successful reuses of ezcap
yeast people have had? My biggest reason for reusing yeast is for the
Heffeweisen. A special yeast that is hard to come by up here is needed and it
is where most of the flavor of a heffeweisen comes from. I know I can buy it
online, but I end up paying at least twice as much with shipping. I was very
spoiled living on Long Island for years and having anything I wanted
immediately.



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