Brewing Master

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Actually, I had a set of gear that I let my brother use in St. Johns.  He left it at a friends house.  Maby I can locate it for ya.

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Actually, I had a set of gear that I let my brother use in St. Johns.  He left it at a friends house.  Maby I can locate it for ya.

    Sin Jin’s it is  :o)     … which accent are you speaking of????  :o) shAf  :o)

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You’re …  going … the wrong … way!  ;-) I hope you can find a local shop with reasonably fresh ingredients. That will be key in your early success. Assuming you are just starting out, you will likely be using malt extract for your first few batches.  Steeping specialty grains is generally the next step, but judging from the type of beer you list as your favorites, you will likely be satisfied with a very light, toned down beer.  Unfortunately, these are the types of beers that seem to be the most difficult to reproduce in the home brewery.  But fear not, you can still make good beer.  I would recommend a beer based on light dry malt extract & a small amount of bittering hops.  The problem with the canned beer kits is that sometimes the liquid extract becomes stale & throws a cidery flavor into the beer. Anyways, you have some reading to do.  If you have not seen John Palmer’s website, it is really good.  I wish I had this resource available to me when I first started homebrewing.  Here’s a link, & good luck: http://howtobrew.com/ Kelvin – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve just moved from Oregon to Newfoundland (read: inexpensive beer to expensive beer), and my wife makes her own wine so I’m beginning to think about brewing my own beer.  First, thanx to all of you for providing wwwsites and recipes … I already have an extensive list of bookmarks. However, my age and metabolism doesn’t rate some of the full-bodied recipes … my favorite brews are lighter … e.g., Moosehead … else I will end up with a headache after a minimum number of refreshing glasses. My own intelligence and resources do not limit my involvment, but I would like to get started with a specific process and stick with it until perfection.  So, I’m posting my preferences and asking for suggestions, recipes and specific wwwsites. tia … shAf  :o)

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However, my age and metabolism doesn’t rate some of the full-bodied recipes … my favorite brews are lighter … e.g., Moosehead … else

You might want to have a look at some of the Canadian Ale recipes at Alan McKay’s site.   Skip his rant about styles and check the various recipes for Johnny Davidson Ale.   They should be pretty close, considering you’ll be making ale and Moosehead is a lager: http://www.bodensatz.com/homebrew/recipes/can_am/

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I’ve just moved from Oregon to Newfoundland

I grew up in Newfoundland.  What part are ya in?  I lived in Grand Falls. How do you like the newfie accent? Anyway, I don’t know of any great homebrew supply stores in Newfoundland, but I know you can get all the basic equipment for kit beer.  There might be a good store in St. Johns, Mt Perl, Gander, Grand Falls, or Corner Brook.  I only visited over the past 10 years so I’m a little out of date.   There’s a fablous store in Halifax, but that’s a long way from Newfie.

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I’ve just moved from Oregon to Newfoundland (read: inexpensive beer to expensive beer), and my wife makes her own wine so I’m beginning to think about brewing my own beer.  First, thanx to all of you for providing wwwsites and recipes … I already have an extensive list of bookmarks. However, my age and metabolism doesn’t rate some of the full-bodied recipes … my favorite brews are lighter … e.g., Moosehead … else I will end up with a headache after a minimum number of refreshing glasses. My own intelligence and resources do not limit my involvment, but I would like to get started with a specific process and stick with it until perfection.  So, I’m posting my preferences and asking for suggestions, recipes and specific wwwsites. tia … shAf  :o)

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