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[MichiganHerd]

My wife bought me one of those Pico Brewing machines for Christmas. In the process of fermentation, and then I need to dry hop it for 3-4 days, prior to transferring to the keg and carbonating it.

Do you know of anybody that has one of these? It seems pretty cool, but you don't have the thrill of doing all the cooking. It still requires a bunch of work, but not nearly the same as making a batch from scratch. It does count down considerably on all of the cleanup, and sanitizing that I totally hate doing.

Making a 7.9% IPA on the first batch. If this works out well, and taste good, then I'm going to pick up a kit of Imperial Porter, as well as a kit of a strong Pale Ale, that's close to 6.5%, but I'm able to make it stronger by a percent or so. I just have to order one or two additional kegs for $15.00 each, so that I can be making a batch every couple weeks. It yields 5 liters per batch, about 10 pints.

 

[old buzzard]

It's been years since I've brewed anything. I always used canned malt kits because when I was working I simply didn't have time to start from grain. I still have the carboys and all the gear, and may get back into now that I'm retired.

The Pico setup looks nice, but I don't think Mrs. Buzzard would go for the expensive price tag........

 

[Dreh_Nagi_HC_IM]

She got me the Pico C, which is around $550.00. The top of the line is the one I would like, but it's way too expensive at $2000.00. That one you can insert your own grains and hops. With mine, you can order your own recipe that they put together for you. The kits they have from all the breweries run about $23 to $30 per each. I'm guessing if I had them mix me a recipe, it would probably be $40.00 to $50.00. I wouldn't pay that much, as I would just opt to make mine from scratch.

 

[old buzzard]

My biggest hang up when I was homebrewing was that I had to carbonate in the bottle, which leaves a yeast sediment in the bottom of the bottle. A friend of mine invested in a carbonator and coke syrup cannisters, which meant he could carbonate with CO2 gas and not have to deal with the sediment. I might go that route if I get back into brewing my own.

 

[Tonycried2]

My wife bought me one of those Pico Brewing machines for Christmas. In the process of fermentation, and then I need to dry hop it for 3-4 days, prior to transferring to the keg and carbonating it.

Do you know of anybody that has one of these? It seems pretty cool, but you don't have the thrill of doing all the cooking. It still requires a bunch of work, but not nearly the same as making a batch from scratch. It does count down considerably on all of the cleanup, and sanitizing that I totally hate doing.

Making a 7.9% IPA on the first batch. If this works out well, and taste good, then I'm going to pick up a kit of Imperial Porter, as well as a kit of a strong Pale Ale, that's close to 6.5%, but I'm able to make it stronger by a percent or so. I just have to order one or two additional kegs for $15.00 each, so that I can be making a batch every couple weeks. It yields 5 liters per batch, about 10 pints.

Does your beer taste like beer....I don't like the fruity stuff these millenials drink.

 

[MichiganHerd]

Does your beer taste like beer....I don't like the fruity stuff these millenials drink.

The beers I drink are definitely beer tasting, unless you're only into lagers. Personally, I only drink strong ales, porters, and stouts. I agree that some of the breweries have gone overboard in satisfying the millenials with some of these peach banana peanut butter shakes, but for the most part, what I see is more and more folks from all ages drinking the craft beer. That's why folks like Bud have so many negative ads these days, as they're feeling a pinch taken out of their market share.

 

[old buzzard]

Personally, I only drink strong ales, porters, and stouts.

One of my all time favorites is Fuller's London Porter. It's a hard to find import and back when I was home brewing I tried to emulate it without much success. Delicious, but not something you'd guzzle a 6 pack of.

I agree that some of the breweries have gone overboard in satisfying the millenials with some of these peach banana peanut butter shakes, but for the most part, what I see is more and more folks from all ages drinking the craft beer.

The old German purity law of reinheitsbebot forbids adjuncts............most people who drink American beers (especially the fruit flavored ones) don't know what beer is supposed to taste like.

 

[still5-0vstarheels]

Can't say that I am. I have used keggels for about 20 years.