TimD
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Hello all, and greetings from Germany (Cologne, to be exact). Well, German beer is good as far as it goes, but it's all extremely 'samey'... you're basically restricted to either lager or wheat beer (or the local 'Kölsch' that they brew around here, but that is, basically, still lager). And I really miss my bitters and pale ales.
So, the thought came to me that I would brew my own, and from the extremely limited research I've done thus far it seems that homebrewing has come on in leaps and bounds since my student days 25 years ago ( I never did it myself back then, just tasted the results of some of my friends efforts, which were pretty ropey.)
Odd thing is, though, I probably won't be saving any money by doing this: I can get 1/2 L can of perfectly drinkable Pilsner for 29 cents at my local supermarket!!! the expensive stuff goes as high as 79 cents!!!
I will, no doubt, be asking a lot of stupid Newbie questions in the beer making forum, so I'll ask you all to be patient with me in advance!
Cheers!
So, the thought came to me that I would brew my own, and from the extremely limited research I've done thus far it seems that homebrewing has come on in leaps and bounds since my student days 25 years ago ( I never did it myself back then, just tasted the results of some of my friends efforts, which were pretty ropey.)
Odd thing is, though, I probably won't be saving any money by doing this: I can get 1/2 L can of perfectly drinkable Pilsner for 29 cents at my local supermarket!!! the expensive stuff goes as high as 79 cents!!!
I will, no doubt, be asking a lot of stupid Newbie questions in the beer making forum, so I'll ask you all to be patient with me in advance!
Cheers!
