Ceejay
Landlord.
Hello! :
I havent actually started brewing yet but I remember helping my dad out with a bit of pre-Christmas extract brewing about 15 years ago. I'm now 31 and over the years I've developed a very "healthy" appetite for the ale but never had the space to brew my own. I recently moved to Newton Abbot (South Devon) which is amazingly fortunate for the following reasons:
1) I now have a cellar which has our central heating/HW boiler in it, providing near perfect fermenting conditions for a variety of brews (depending on how close I but the FV to the boiler)
2) Newton Abbot has it's own maltings called "Tuckers Maltings" that supply top quality Maris Otter malts
3) The water here tastes a million times better than the water in Portsmouth, where I lived before, plus there's a good supply of Dartmoor spring water nearby.
4) There's already some great microbreweries in the area (Teignworthy, Bays, Dartmoor, Red Rock) that I might be able to tap up for recipies!
I've decided to go All Grain right from the start. Having read through articles (Palmer's "How to Brew" a couple of times) and seen various videos you guys have posted, it looks very doable. I love making things properly from scratch and to make my own beer from scratch would just be awesome.
I'm going to be gettting my equipment together in the next few weeks (probably ask for some for Chrimbo) so be prepared for some rather silly questions!
Cheers! :drink:
I havent actually started brewing yet but I remember helping my dad out with a bit of pre-Christmas extract brewing about 15 years ago. I'm now 31 and over the years I've developed a very "healthy" appetite for the ale but never had the space to brew my own. I recently moved to Newton Abbot (South Devon) which is amazingly fortunate for the following reasons:
1) I now have a cellar which has our central heating/HW boiler in it, providing near perfect fermenting conditions for a variety of brews (depending on how close I but the FV to the boiler)
2) Newton Abbot has it's own maltings called "Tuckers Maltings" that supply top quality Maris Otter malts
3) The water here tastes a million times better than the water in Portsmouth, where I lived before, plus there's a good supply of Dartmoor spring water nearby.
4) There's already some great microbreweries in the area (Teignworthy, Bays, Dartmoor, Red Rock) that I might be able to tap up for recipies!
I've decided to go All Grain right from the start. Having read through articles (Palmer's "How to Brew" a couple of times) and seen various videos you guys have posted, it looks very doable. I love making things properly from scratch and to make my own beer from scratch would just be awesome.
I'm going to be gettting my equipment together in the next few weeks (probably ask for some for Chrimbo) so be prepared for some rather silly questions!
Cheers! :drink:
