Travis P. Brown

After reading a couple of books on the subject, and deciding that I really did want to try it, I finally broke down and bought (almost) all the supplies to brew my own beer at home. The nice folks over at Wine Craft, on Roswell Rd. had a pretty nice equipment kit for a good price. Altogether, I got…

• Primary fermenter/bottling container
• Secondary fermenter glass carboy
• Siphon hose
• One-way air lock
• Hydrometer
• Bottling spicket and valve
• Bottle capper
• Bottle brush

I figured, as with any new adventure, it would be fun to blog it as I do it. While at Winecraft, I also picked up a kit of ingredients to make my first batch. Given the summer heat and the fact that it’s myfavorite type of beer, I felt like trying to brew a nice weizenbier. In the beer kit, I got a premeasured amount of wheat malt extract, bittering and finishing hops, yeast, priming sugar, and bottle caps. Now earlier I said I almost have all the things I need. I still need a 5 gallon brew pot, and man those things aren’t cheap. Winecraft had one for $60, and I may go back and get it. Most places don’t even have a pot that big. I bet I could find one in a shop on Diagon Alley. If I do get a pot, I would like to start the process on Saturday. Anyway, that’s it for part one, when I brew the wort and start the fermentation, I will do another post. Cheers!