The best way to prevent a hangover is to stay drunk. I really don't remember how I came to drink. I know I started at a very young age, because eating all those paint chips really makes a boy thirsty. My teachers always encouraged me, saying that I could become anything I wanted, so I became a drunk. I remember my mom encouraging me as well, saying, finish your beers, there's sober kids in China. Nowadays, all I can remember is when people come into the bar and say, hey bartender, I'll have whatever that man lying on the floor was drinking. I thought about rehab, but rehab is for quitters. Besides that, my Rice Krispies told me not to go. I always listen to them, because I know they will kill me if I disobey them.
Beer and Rice krispies? Yuck! Oh you just listen to them not eat'em. Got cha!
one of my first roommates, after high school, would eat cherios (sp?) with beer.
you can get a good 5gallon starter kit for about $80. the only additional thing you will need is 20 quart ss pot to cook it in. they can be expensive, i kept looking for my first one for a couple of weeks. then found a set of 6 for under $20 at big lots. try to find a local home brew shop close to where you live, they are a great resource as are the home brew forums. good luck, hope you try it, you won't be able to drink a miller lite after drinking your home brew(if drinking the two the same night). it makes mass produced beers taste nasty.
Or you could try Mr. Beer on the internet. They sell very simple systems. They have various canned brews that you mix with hops and sugar (for the alcohol). It's kind of cheating at beer making since you are using pre-made brews but it's a good way to try it out. And the beers are still way better than store-bought. Complete kit with a couple a brews, some hops, and some dextrose is something like $49
Bob
try Home Brew Mart on the web. Might be www.homebrewmart.com. They are located in San diego, CA and i ve bought from them several times. Only had 1 broken hydrometer and they replaced it promptly. Good products with wide selection. Starter kits, beer kits, individual grains, hops yeasts, etc. Brewing beer is fun and drinking the finished product is better. Ive always brewed with a final Alcohol content at least 8% and it doesnt tatse like Old English either. Try it out!
COOL! Thanks for the Info! Look forward to brewing my first batch!
i made a batch of 14% one time, and one time only. it was evry good, but after drinking one beer you were to full to have another. it was a fun experiment to see if i could make a high% beer that is drinkable.
!14%! Did you happen to use a Champagne yeast to get that high?
One of the biggest on the web-www.morebeer.com, also give-northernbrewer.com a try, both have a relly good selection and their brewing forums are great sources for info.
I'm with you, Hogan. I've been brewing my own for about two years now. Doing all-grain now and each batch gets better and better. I've got a brown ale and cherry wheat on tap, an Abbey ale and a tripel in the secondary, plus 10 gallons of cider, 15 gallons of mead and a white wine aging, plus 3 or 4 cases of random brews bottled. Who says 60+ gallons of beer is a lot?
For anyone interested, a good place to start is your local Homebrew supply store. Northern Brewer is a great online source of supplies.I'd stay away from Mr.Beer.
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