Every time we come back into Canada, you can bet we import the allotted allowance of alcohol free of duty and taxes. That means we can each bring 1 bottle of wine (750 mL), 1 liter of booze, or a case of beer. Ugh....and who has room to pack a case of beer in checked luggage?!?!
Because of this, and Dan's beard, we decided to brew our own. Dan's parents gave us money to go buy a home brew kit, which includes all this:
We don't have all these things, but most of the big things you see...we do...
Brewing beer is quite the process, with the hardest part being making sure everything is clean and sanitized and rinsed...alllllll the time. This project started about a month ago, and we just bottled our first batch on August 22. We are a bit worried that there is no alcohol in it, which there is, but according to our little gravity reader thing, it is only a bit over 1%...ha!
This batch will definitely be a learning experience, and we are going to have to go ask the dude that sold us the stuff what we did wrong. Ha...anyway...here are some pics.
UPDATE: The home brew is not bad. Very light and refreshing, but gets more flavor the longer it sits in the bottles. Still not sure if it has alcohol in it. I guess we didn't do the gravity reader right. It is something you have to check at the beginning (who knew)!?? AND the end. So there's that. We have another batch in the carboy right now, and it smells delish. We will be bottling this Thursday!
Have any of you brewed your own beer? Any tips??
--E
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