Comments on: How to Brew Your Own Beer and Maybe Even Save Some Money – Equipment http://genxfinance.com/how-to-brew-your-own-beer-and-maybe-even-save-some-money-equipment/ Helping a unique generation achieve financial independence. Fri, 25 May 2012 01:44:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Robert http://genxfinance.com/how-to-brew-your-own-beer-and-maybe-even-save-some-money-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-127919 Robert Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:30:36 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/?p=1637#comment-127919 Thanks sounds great. I think we got lazy about cleaning the wort buckets. We ruined a couple batches before we figured that out. Thanks again. Bobby Thanks sounds great. I think we got lazy about cleaning the wort buckets. We ruined a couple batches before we figured that out. Thanks again. Bobby

]]> By: Jeremy http://genxfinance.com/how-to-brew-your-own-beer-and-maybe-even-save-some-money-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-127850 Jeremy Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:09:12 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/?p=1637#comment-127850 Robert, it doesn't take much. When cleaning the bucket I usually just fill it with about a gallon of water and a little less than a full scoop of oxi clean. Once it dissolves I just go in there with a sponge and wipe down all the sides and everything. It also does double duty and while the oxi clean mixture is in the bucket I'll drop in all of the small items that need to be cleaned as well. Robert, it doesn’t take much. When cleaning the bucket I usually just fill it with about a gallon of water and a little less than a full scoop of oxi clean. Once it dissolves I just go in there with a sponge and wipe down all the sides and everything. It also does double duty and while the oxi clean mixture is in the bucket I’ll drop in all of the small items that need to be cleaned as well.

]]> By: Robert http://genxfinance.com/how-to-brew-your-own-beer-and-maybe-even-save-some-money-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-127834 Robert Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:29:48 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/?p=1637#comment-127834 Great article, but I was wondering how much oxi-clean you would use to clean a 6 & a half gallon bucket? Thanks, Bob Great article, but I was wondering how much oxi-clean you would use to clean a 6 & a half gallon bucket? Thanks, Bob

]]> By: Goran Web | Net Age http://genxfinance.com/how-to-brew-your-own-beer-and-maybe-even-save-some-money-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-121336 Goran Web | Net Age Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:24:10 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/?p=1637#comment-121336 Brilliant post. It is one of the most compehensive guides to brewing your own beer that I have ever seen! This is not really for the faint hearted, but I am sure that with lots of practise you could create your very own, palatable liquid sustenance. I'll stick to buying my preferred brand from the local liquor store, myself. Brilliant post. It is one of the most compehensive guides to brewing your own beer that I have ever seen! This is not really for the faint hearted, but I am sure that with lots of practise you could create your very own, palatable liquid sustenance. I’ll stick to buying my preferred brand from the local liquor store, myself.

]]> By: pays to live green http://genxfinance.com/how-to-brew-your-own-beer-and-maybe-even-save-some-money-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-121334 pays to live green Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:32:39 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/?p=1637#comment-121334 Really great series about home brewing. I love micro-brews and am one day interesting in brewing my own. I will have to check back at your posts to get everything set up correctly. Really great series about home brewing. I love micro-brews and am one day interesting in brewing my own. I will have to check back at your posts to get everything set up correctly.

]]> By: Earn money from internet http://genxfinance.com/how-to-brew-your-own-beer-and-maybe-even-save-some-money-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-121318 Earn money from internet Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:19:45 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/?p=1637#comment-121318 Everytime I visit genxfinance.com, I learn something productive. This is a wonderful post Jeremy! Everytime I visit genxfinance.com, I learn something productive. This is a wonderful post Jeremy!

]]> By: Savings Accounts Girl http://genxfinance.com/how-to-brew-your-own-beer-and-maybe-even-save-some-money-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-121289 Savings Accounts Girl Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:57:17 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/?p=1637#comment-121289 This question is not relevant to saving money - but can you get cancer from fermenting the beer in the plastic bucket? This question is not relevant to saving money – but can you get cancer from fermenting the beer in the plastic bucket?

]]> By: Robert http://genxfinance.com/how-to-brew-your-own-beer-and-maybe-even-save-some-money-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-121276 Robert Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:38:11 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/?p=1637#comment-121276 Great article! - I agree with everything except for the fact that Mr. Beer is only good for the simple non-creative beers. In fact, you can brew anything using the MR. Beer keg AND you can make smaller batches, easily giving you more variety without having hundreds of bottles with just a few different types of brews. Last, it's great for experiments, letting you test smaller batches before jumping over to the 5 gallon batch. Keep the articles coming, I enjoy them! Great article! – I agree with everything except for the fact that Mr. Beer is only good for the simple non-creative beers. In fact, you can brew anything using the MR. Beer keg AND you can make smaller batches, easily giving you more variety without having hundreds of bottles with just a few different types of brews. Last, it’s great for experiments, letting you test smaller batches before jumping over to the 5 gallon batch.

Keep the articles coming, I enjoy them!

]]> By: Scott-TheBrewClub http://genxfinance.com/how-to-brew-your-own-beer-and-maybe-even-save-some-money-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-121265 Scott-TheBrewClub Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:06:16 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/?p=1637#comment-121265 Excellent article. I'm following along here because so far this has been one of the best step-by-step home brewing guides I've ever come across. Detailed, but easy to follow with great suggestions and links. Great job! Excellent article. I’m following along here because so far this has been one of the best step-by-step home brewing guides I’ve ever come across. Detailed, but easy to follow with great suggestions and links. Great job!

]]> By: Stu http://genxfinance.com/how-to-brew-your-own-beer-and-maybe-even-save-some-money-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-121266 Stu Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:16:32 +0000 http://genxfinance.com/?p=1637#comment-121266 Brewing sake is not much different from beer... only that rice does not directly yield its starches + sugars up to alcohol like beer grains do, you need a mold (koji) to convert and break down the rice which starts fermentation. takes a few days to make the koji (moldy rice). once you have the koji, you feed it some more rice over a period of a couple of days then it ferments/rests for complete time of 14 days. feed more rice (x3) (doubling it) and wait (this step takes 3-4 weeks to complete) squeeze the alch out of the rice (have about 3gallons from 10lbs of rice). final ferment in fridge of that for 2 weeks. pastuerize + drink! (racking the clear sake off the sedement is up to the bewers discretion) sake can replace white wine in cooking so it has a secondary use :) assuming you have all your gear and all your buying is 10lbs of rice, you'll get roughly 15 750ml bottles of sake, a decent 750ml bottle of sake costs about 20-30$ for a comparative quality to what you can make. 10lbs of rice costs $20. so $20 gives you 15*20(lowest comparative cost) 300... you save 280$! aaand if you kept brewing some of the koji separately it would yield up its mold spores that you can reuse for the next batch instead of buying more koji spores! like beer its all sanitisation and temperature control. Brewing sake is not much different from beer… only that rice does not directly yield its starches + sugars up to alcohol like beer grains do, you need a mold (koji) to convert and break down the rice which starts fermentation.

takes a few days to make the koji (moldy rice).

once you have the koji, you feed it some more rice over a period of a couple of days then it ferments/rests for complete time of 14 days.

feed more rice (x3) (doubling it) and wait (this step takes 3-4 weeks to complete)

squeeze the alch out of the rice (have about 3gallons from 10lbs of rice). final ferment in fridge of that for 2 weeks.

pastuerize + drink! (racking the clear sake off the sedement is up to the bewers discretion)

sake can replace white wine in cooking so it has a secondary use :)

assuming you have all your gear and all your buying is 10lbs of rice, you’ll get roughly 15 750ml bottles of sake, a decent 750ml bottle of sake costs about 20-30$ for a comparative quality to what you can make. 10lbs of rice costs $20. so $20 gives you 15*20(lowest comparative cost) 300… you save 280$!

aaand if you kept brewing some of the koji separately it would yield up its mold spores that you can reuse for the next batch instead of buying more koji spores!

like beer its all sanitisation and temperature control.

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