advice
My gear comes tomorrow. Stoked. In between hitting F5 on the FedEx page every 30 seconds I’ve been looking over ‘general advice’ threads on homebrew forums, reddit, etc. Here are some of the clutch quotes, musings:
- You’re going to fuck up. Don’t let that scare you.
- You have to drink beer while making beer.
- Read Jim Palmers ‘How to Brew’. Now.
- Be patient! Fermentation, conditioning takes time.
- There are many good computer tools out there.
- If a full boil is possible, DO IT.
- Clean and sanitized are not the same thing. You need both.
- You aren’t going to save any money by brewing your own beer.
- When in doubt, wait a week.
- Oxygen before fermentation good, oxygen after fermentation bad.
- …and of course: Relax, don’t worry, and have a homebrew!
Interestingly, I also found out that Alton Brown did a homebrewing episode of Good Eats. Have not watched it yet but I already know it’s entertaining. Now I just need the Food Jammers to do one…
