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I do like home brewing and would like to keep focus on the subject. It is so satisfying to come home after a hard Ride and pour a glass of beer that you made. So I got a book titled Cottage Economy. Among other things the author goes on about the Public Houses adding "drugs" to their beers. Now...

This thread will not become a debate on the financial aspects of Buying into Marriage vs. Renting Prostitutes.

For me it is a good value to make my own Beer. Not only am I saving money over purchasing Ales of similar quality. I also get the pride of doing a thing myself. Now when my keg is empty instead of going to the Brew Pub and filling a growler, those funds are put towards ingredients and/or...

+5 California Style Ale +5 Red Belgian IPA +5 Dunklewiezen = 16569.75

So anyways..... I racked the Belgian Red with a dry hop addition yesterday. And it tastes great. Technically the dry hop should soak for up to two weeks but I am out of beer. The new batch I cooked up is a Dunklewiezen made with 6lb. of dry extract 1lb. liquid extract and 1.5lb. of steeping...

Thanx Bx. I had to change out three of those bottles when my current batch was really kicking off. That shop is not too far from my pad. Although it is a little sketchy taking a bicycle on the 805. @Accidic So what does every one else call that state? Made the call to dry hop this one also...

I am very happy with the decision to skip bottling and go straight to Kegs. Washing dishes is my least favorite chore. I enjoy sweeping up the alley more. @NadoHawk Where is the store that you are referring to? I do not click on links in Forums anymore due to receiving a nasty Trojan virus...

As the OP I feel obligated to share my view on the value of time. Time is the only thing we are limited on. You can always get more money.

I will switch to a room temp glass with my next batch. And I did share quite a bit. Also not a full five gallons were in the keg due to some first timer mistakes. Probably closer to 4 gallons actually made it all the way. With my current run I made sure to get a full 5gal. into the carboy.

I put my fresh 5gal. batch of Ale to Keg on Wed. the 13th. Last night I went to fill a frozen glass and all I got was Foam. I have a batch fermenting that was started the same night the keg got filled. It is still a week or so out though. Looks like 10gal. batches are in my future.

Well I have been getting Growlers filled for between $20-40/gal. (incl. tip). The price will vary based on Alcohol content. Hell even Banquet Beer at the Local Market is $10/gal. Also Corny kegs appreciate in Value. And compared to other Hobbies the supplies are very reasonably priced...

The price of "Craft" Beer definitely weighs in favor of making your own. Some of these guys have even started selling 4-packs. And it is cool being able to bring Growlers to a party filled with your own beer. I do not own a car so not much spent on Gas these days.

The scope Max is 150x. And the last pic is taken at pretty close to that. There was some yeast in the bottom of the bottle used for blow off. Also the top pic was taken a few days ago when the fermentation was very active. The lower one was taken this morning and thing are down to a slow bubble.

I just mean that is what it would take to get me to go. Usually they like good beer. Here are a couple of more pics.

Thanx for the advice and encouragement. I have been going to The Best Damn Brew Shop in Down Town. It is cool to know that experience will equal better Beer.