Beer (Anchorage: living, shops, friendly)

[Nephler]

Like I said, I did long ago, just need to get back into things I guess. Probably go with a kit of some sort, but might have to go online, I think the only supply place around went under.

All great info though

[snowboarder396]

I havent tried any alaskan homebrew but i brew my own beer does that count? lol i just finished making a vanilla carmel light ale. has slight undertones of carmel and vanilla.. i was thinking for winter of making some type spiced beer or pumpkin spice.

[Kaul]

Beer tastes nasty, only light wine for me

[SityData]

Originally Posted by Kaul

Beer tastes nasty, only light wine for me

(hic)

[snowboarder396]

beer can be an aquired taste. not alot like it. and many dont like certain kinds of beer.

[ShipOfFools42]

Beer Tastings & Reviews - BeerAdvocate

Probably the single best beer website in existence. It has thousands and thousands of detailed reviews on every beer that has ever existed, practically. And the rest of the website is good too, with things like beer news, brewing stuff, and lots more.

Hey Ed, here's the review page for Backwoods Bastard from Founders, and it's cool to add your own if you disagree, once you learn the lingo.

[IL2AK4job]

Originally Posted by snowboarder396

I havent tried any alaskan homebrew but i brew my own beer does that count? lol i just finished making a vanilla carmel light ale. has slight undertones of carmel and vanilla.. i was thinking for winter of making some type spiced beer or pumpkin spice.

Pumpkin spice is great! If its made right anyway.

[tigre79]

A local brew shop is definitely a good thing, but not always practical. Our nearest brew shop is 250 miles away, but we've still managed to get to that one and a few others even further away (the farthest being 375 miles) several times in the last few months, and we can get orders from Arctic Brewing in Anchorage the next day and they'll put a cold pack in there for liquid yeast and hops. You really don't need much gear to start, but you'll probably aquire quite a collection if you plan on sticking with it. Definitely read modern brewing guides because equipment and ingredients (such as the quality and variety of yeasts) has changed things a lot in the last couple of decades.

[snowboarder396]

even the beginner basics with 6 gallon pot and 5-6 gallon fermentation buckets work just fine only upgrade id make maybe is the glass carboys. you really dont need get any bigger then that unless you wanna brew big batches. But i find it best to just brew multiple batches change it up little and you have several types ready for fermentation. if you really want bigger brew kettle just get a keg and cut the very top off and you have really big brew kettle.

[tigre79]

I only use a four gallon brew pot, since most partial-mash and extract recipes call for concentrated worts of 1.5-3 gallons. If you get into all-grain brewing you'll probably go with full-volume boils and need a bigger pot, but you can use a smaller one to start out.