SteveM
Well-Known Member
I've been away from brewing for, I don't know, five, six, eight years? I stopped because at the time there were so many great beers around that I felt like I didn't need to brew my own any more. I mainly but not exclusively made what would now be called session IPAs - around 5-6% alcohol. I won a third place in a Philly Beer Week IPA home brewing competition. Lately, though, when I shop, or go out to eat, all the IPAs seem to be much higher alcohol than I prefer - it's rare to see one under 8 or 9%. The only session IPAs anyone seemed to carry, was Founders, which is fine but I prefer not to give money to AB-Inbev. And some of my favorite breweries were being scooped up by them also. Maybe that's just how things are but I don't have to go along with it.
So I decided I'd pick it up again. I have a batch in the fermenter now, and will be bottling in a few weeks. I'm looking forward to it - the drinking, not the bottling, which is kind of a pain.
I was worried before I started that I would forget the steps but it was like riding a bicycle. It all came right back to me.
So I decided I'd pick it up again. I have a batch in the fermenter now, and will be bottling in a few weeks. I'm looking forward to it - the drinking, not the bottling, which is kind of a pain.
I was worried before I started that I would forget the steps but it was like riding a bicycle. It all came right back to me.