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Do You Homebrew?
Fiscus asks: "Alcohol is a part of most peoples lives, and I'm sure many Slashdot readers rely on a couple of 'cleansing ales' as the week draws to an end. While most of us drink alcohol, not many decide to start brewing their own - now is your chance! And if you already homebrew, a new forum has been setup to speak with fellow brewers. Homebrewing can open up a whole variety of benefits; brew your favourite beer, experiment, make rocket fuel, as well as impressing friends. The new forum, is Australian based, however everyone is welcome and I would love to see some Slashdot readers down there sharing advise/tips/recipes for the christmas homebrewing season! Happy Homebrewing!"
Im under age, you insenitive clod.
we brew every weekend 10 litres, enough for a week. it gets better and better.
Or could it be that you're just getting used to the (bad) taste? It wouldn't be unheard of...
python -c "x='python -c %sx=%s; print x%%(chr(34),repr(x),chr(34))%s'; print x%(chr(34),repr(x),chr(34))"
This is true, and they're all staffed by Aussies!
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I've been brewing for years now and have only had one batch go bad. This happened when the kids (or dog?) knocked the airlock off my fermenter and I didn't notice it for a few days because we went out of town. That batch was poison. Everything else has been creamy smooth. What a great hobby. Just be reasonably careful about sanitization and home-brewing is a breeze.
One of my favorite brews is Mead. 16% alchohol - four beers in one! This is great if you have a wife who counts the empty bottles on the counter like mine. Yup, honey, just had one tonight [hic].
The holy grail of homebrewing is having your own keg system. This cuts the time down per batch from 6 hours to about 4 1/2. I have "black and tan" on tap for my poker nights. Wheel that puppy right up to the table. Now if I put a piss bucket under the table nobody ever has to get up.
Vonnegut was right: Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, "It might have been."
When I was in college, some guys tried to brew a vat of beer in our common area. The RA confiscated it and then wrote them up. I'll never forget -- one of the guys was stoned and all he had to say was "Duuude. This is so weak. We're getting busted for intent to ferment."
When violence rules the world outside / And the headlines make me want to cry / It's not the time to just keep quiet