Chief Swaye make big heapum firewater!

Swaye · April 2020

Heard the UPS truck roll up outside the teepee. I never get anything delivered except drugs but he drives a '94 Celica, so I'm confused. UPS dude drops a huge box off and runs to board the truck and haul ass off the res. Grab the box, drag it in, and Mrs. Swaye looks at me like she is surely going to witness some fail in the near future. Then she casually asks if it makes sense for a recovering alcoholic to buy a beer brewing kit. I tell her, quite honestly, I have no idea what any of this is. So, turns out @UW_Doog_Bot really did send me a brewing kit, and now Mrs. Swaye thinks I'm a liar AND about to completely fail at making beer. She's probably not wrong.

Thanks for the stuff Bot. I truly hope I suck at this because I cannot take another addiction. Will report back in a couple weeks when I actually try to do this. Hilarity should ensue. May take pics if there is anything left of the teepee.

@UW_Doog_Bot

UW_Doog_Bot · April 2020

Either way it should be chinteresting.

Doog_de_Jour · April 2020

Brewing beer is fun. Just make sure you’re sanitizing the hell out of everything.

Swaye · April 2020

Doog_de_Jour said:
Brewing beer is fun. Just make sure you’re sanitizing the hell out of everything.

I'd invite you to help except I'm sure you would steal my wife.

Doog_de_Jour · April 2020

Swaye said:

Doog_de_Jour said:
Brewing beer is fun. Just make sure you’re sanitizing the hell out of everything.
I'd invite you to help except I'm sure you would steal my wife.

I’m like the scorpion...I can’t help it. It's in my nature.

Mad_Son · April 2020

Which recipe did it come with?

GrundleStiltzkin · April 2020

Doog_de_Jour said:
Brewing beer is fun. Just make sure you’re sanitizing the hell out of everything.

And on the positive side, they say nothing that grows in beer will kill you. Unless you try to brew a Tsing Tao clone, that'll give you the Vid.

Doog_de_Jour · April 2020

Mad_Son said:
Which recipe did it come with?

Doog_de_Jour · April 2020

https://youtu.be/5gr1YWhCS5A

Swaye · April 2020

Mad_Son said:
Which recipe did it come with?

Amber Ale

Mad_Son · April 2020

Swaye said:

Mad_Son said:
Which recipe did it come with?
Amber Ale

Haven't done their amber kit. I'm sure it will be good though. Depending on how chlorinated your water is (on the rez? lol), consider buying a few gallons of RO water to brew with.

UW_Doog_Bot · April 2020

Mad_Son said:

Swaye said:

Mad_Son said:
Which recipe did it come with?
Amber Ale
Haven't done their amber kit. I'm sure it will be good though. Depending on how chlorinated your water is (on the rez? lol), consider buying a few gallons of RO water to brew with.

At the very least you can boil all the tap water in the pot. It should get rid of most of the chlorine that way.

GrundleStiltzkin · April 2020

UW_Doog_Bot said:

Mad_Son said:

Swaye said:

Mad_Son said:
Which recipe did it come with?
Amber Ale
Haven't done their amber kit. I'm sure it will be good though. Depending on how chlorinated your water is (on the rez? lol), consider buying a few gallons of RO water to brew with.
At the very least you can boil all the tap water in the pot. It should get rid of most of the chlorine that way.

I remember brewing with chlorinated water phase.

Lawrence_of_a_Labia · April 2020

Swaye said:
Heard the UPS truck roll up outside the teepee. I never get anything delivered except drugs but he drives a '94 Celica, so I'm confused. UPS dude drops a huge box off and runs to board the truck and haul ass off the res. Grab the box, drag it in, and Mrs. Swaye looks at me like she is surely going to witness some fail in the near future. Then she casually asks if it makes sense for a recovering alcoholic to buy a beer brewing kit. I tell her, quite honestly, I have no idea what any of this is. So, turns out @UW_Doog_Bot really did send me a brewing kit, and now Mrs. Swaye thinks I'm a liar AND about to completely fail at making beer. She's probably not wrong.

Thanks for the stuff Bot. I truly hope I suck at this because I cannot take another addiction. Will report back in a couple weeks when I actually try to do this. Hilarity should ensue. May take pics if there is anything left of the teepee.

@UW_Doog_Bot

This will not end well. Hopefully there’s a Schick Shadel on the rez.

YellowSnow · April 2020

Is home brew more cost effective?

GrundleStiltzkin · April 2020

YellowSnow said:
Is home brew more cost effective?

Generally speaking, no. If you’re going big time, large batch all grain, it could be very cost effective. In 5 gallon partial extract scale, no.

UW_Doog_Bot · April 2020

GrundleStiltzkin said:

YellowSnow said:
Is home brew more cost effective?
Generally speaking, no. If you’re going big time, large batch all grain, it could be very cost effective. In 5 gallon partial extract scale, no.

Eh, capital cost is low entry and if you have a decent homebrew store near you(like in Seattle) you can make it "relatively" cost effective. I think I ran the #'s on my setup once and it came out to between $0.75-$1.00 per beer not including my $500 or so capital invested(which gets a better ROI with every batch obviously). Not super cheap but considering your quality can be closer to that of a good microbrew once you get good at it not so bad. Obviously, this doesn't include your opportunity cost or time value of you labor but it's akin to cooking at home, you do it because you also enjoy the process. Lots of Bot afternoon's spent at home brewing beer while watching our? doogs lose to Cal. Also, you guysm will be pretty stoked if I show up with the kegerator to our next Holiday Bowl tailgate. Coldest beer in the lot!

YellowSnow · April 2020

UW_Doog_Bot said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

YellowSnow said:
Is home brew more cost effective?
Generally speaking, no. If you’re going big time, large batch all grain, it could be very cost effective. In 5 gallon partial extract scale, no.
Eh, capital cost is low entry and if you have a decent homebrew store near you(like in Seattle) you can make it "relatively" cost effective. I think I ran the #'s on my setup once and it came out to between $0.75-$1.00 per beer not including my $500 or so capital invested(which gets a better ROI with every batch obviously). Not super cheap but considering your quality can be closer to that of a good microbrew once you get good at it not so bad. Obviously, this doesn't include your opportunity cost or time value of you labor but it's akin to cooking at home, you do it because you also enjoy the process. Lots of Bot afternoon's spent at home brewing beer while watching our? doogs lose to Cal. Also, you guysm will be pretty stoked if I show up with the kegerator to our next Holiday Bowl tailgate. Coldest beer in the lot!

Lulz. The @UW_Doog_Bot I know needs to restudy HS chem gas laws.

Doog_de_Jour · April 2020

UW_Doog_Bot said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

YellowSnow said:
Is home brew more cost effective?
Generally speaking, no. If you’re going big time, large batch all grain, it could be very cost effective. In 5 gallon partial extract scale, no.
Eh, capital cost is low entry and if you have a decent homebrew store near you(like in Seattle) you can make it "relatively" cost effective. I think I ran the #'s on my setup once and it came out to between $0.75-$1.00 per beer not including my $500 or so capital invested(which gets a better ROI with every batch obviously). Not super cheap but considering your quality can be closer to that of a good microbrew once you get good at it not so bad. Obviously, this doesn't include your opportunity cost or time value of you labor but it's akin to cooking at home, you do it because you also enjoy the process. Lots of Bot afternoon's spent at home brewing beer while watching our? doogs lose to Cal. Also, you guysm will be pretty stoked if I show up with the kegerator to our next Holiday Bowl tailgate. Coldest beer in the lot!

I’m imagining this...

Or this...

dflea · April 2020

Holy fuck dude - you sent an alcohol-making kit to an indian?

Did you send him a blanket, too?

PurpleBaze · April 2020

dflea said:
Holy fuck dude - you sent an alcohol-making kit to an indian?

Did you send him a blanket, too?

Wait til you see what I sent him.

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