RE: [Beer Church] So I want to start brewing...

[Ryan Pierce]

We should have almost all the equipment you'd need. We are set up to do all grain beers, although you can always do extract or partial mash. Ingredients, obviously, are your responsibility, and I'm not sure how we are handling propane expenses these days.

Exceptions are the primary fermenter; I personally think it is a bad idea to use carboys because they invariably overflow and make a mess. Plastic brewing buckets are my recommendation, and we may be low on them.

Also Beer Church generally brews with the intention of putting the beer on tap at the bar in the lounge. If you intend to bottle this to take home, you'd need bottles and caps.

Authorization procedure generally involves you running a brew with another brewmaster present. But if you've never brewed before, I suggest attending and helping out at someone else's brew first before trying your own.

There are some books I can recommend. I'm also wondering if there would be interest in a brewing theory and procedures class.

Also, don't expect it to be ready any time soon, but we will be erecting the Beer Cathedral, a three vessel HERMS system that is computer controlled. This will allow for more complicated mash schedules that are highly repeatable, as well as the superior wort clarity that comes from the continuous recirculation. And we will be able to do 10 gallon batch sizes.

Brew in peace, Brother,

Ryan

Beer Pope (Eastern Orthodox)

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From: Tom Forajter

Date:09/26/2014 10:38 AM (GMT-06:00)

To: beer-chur...@googlegroups.com

Subject: [Beer Church] So I want to start brewing...

Like the subject line says I want to get started brewing. Never done it.   I like the idea of trading recipes and samples with others at the space.  Also look forward to sharing with family at gatherings.  What  equipment,supplies, etc.  do I  need to start brewing at PS1 ? I am assuming I could leverage some of the cooking equipment at PS1.  any guesstimates on costs ?

Thx

Tom

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[Justin T. Conroy]

Our next brew with beer church will be October 12th. We'll be brewing a pumpkin ale in the spirit of the season.

[DoormanDave]

Blowoff tubes are inexpensive and easy to make (vinyl tubing, and duct tape will do the job) and enable you to safely (with out unplanned overflow) perform your primary fermentation in a closed off vessel rather than the ol' towel and bucket.  That said, I encourage new brewers to ferment in open vessels to curb the noob tendency to think they've gotten every batch unsanitary and infected (It's actually pretty difficult to accidentally infect a brew.)

Also, October 12th is my birthday, and I can't see a better way to spend it than beer church!

--Dave

[Tom F]

I did not see a calendar entry on meetup.   Is Church still in session this Sunday the 12th @ 1pm ?  

[Justin T. Conroy]

We will in fact be meeting on October 12th at around noon to do a
brew. And you are correct that it is not on the meetup group. I blame
Toba.

[A. Catherine Noon]

The 12th is the Chicago Marathon, so those of you crossing downtown keep that in mind because transportation routes will be affected.

[Eric Stein]

Whoops. That is my fault. Putting it up now. I am bad at computer.

Eric