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Brewing beer aboard
I've read several articles where cruisers were brewing their own beer aboard
their boats. I brew my own when ashore, but have had to resort to store-bought beer when living aboard for the winter. Have any of you any experience brewing your own afloat? Glenn. s/v Seawing www.seawing.net |
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Ahhh...yea...makes me ill to thing of drinking that stuff...is that what
you've resorted to? :-) Was thinking of something a little higher quality. Glenn. "Mys Terry" wrote in message ... On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:00:55 GMT, "Glenn A. Heslop" wrote: I've read several articles where cruisers were brewing their own beer aboard their boats. I brew my own when ashore, but have had to resort to store-bought beer when living aboard for the winter. Have any of you any experience brewing your own afloat? Glenn. s/v Seawing www.seawing.net Have you looked in your bilge lately? |
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Glenn A. Heslop wrote:
I've read several articles where cruisers were brewing their own beer aboard their boats. I brew my own when ashore, but have had to resort to store-bought beer when living aboard for the winter. Have any of you any experience brewing your own afloat? My experiment indicated to me that you can't do it unless docked. There are beer brewing kits available - do an online search. I can't see it worth the bother to secure one of these things for sailing. Also the beer it make wasn't any good. Others say they have better luck, but I sure didn't. I gave up drinking (well not due to that). |
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Paul Cassel wrote:
Glenn A. Heslop wrote: I've read several articles where cruisers were brewing their own beer aboard their boats. I brew my own when ashore, but have had to resort to store-bought beer when living aboard for the winter. Have any of you any experience brewing your own afloat? My experiment indicated to me that you can't do it unless docked. There are beer brewing kits available - do an online search. I can't see it worth the bother to secure one of these things for sailing. Also the beer it make wasn't any good. Others say they have better luck, but I sure didn't. I gave up drinking (well not due to that). Surely beer has to stand during the fermentation/settling process. How can you achieve that unless it's a houseboat you live on? Dennis. |
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Periodically I make beer at my home ashore...that was what I was wondering.
I always make sure that I place the fermenter where i can syphon it without disturbing the sedment. Can't imagine how that would work on a constantly moving boat. Maybe filtering would work. Glenn. "Dennis Pogson" wrote in message ... Paul Cassel wrote: Glenn A. Heslop wrote: I've read several articles where cruisers were brewing their own beer aboard their boats. I brew my own when ashore, but have had to resort to store-bought beer when living aboard for the winter. Have any of you any experience brewing your own afloat? My experiment indicated to me that you can't do it unless docked. There are beer brewing kits available - do an online search. I can't see it worth the bother to secure one of these things for sailing. Also the beer it make wasn't any good. Others say they have better luck, but I sure didn't. I gave up drinking (well not due to that). Surely beer has to stand during the fermentation/settling process. How can you achieve that unless it's a houseboat you live on? Dennis. |
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Surely beer has to stand during the fermentation/settling process. How can
you achieve that unless it's a houseboat you live on? Not to mention how NASTY the smell is gonna be WHEN that thing tips over due to wave action. |
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Hi Bill,
Bill Kearney wrote: Surely beer has to stand during the fermentation/settling process. How can you achieve that unless it's a houseboat you live on? Not to mention how NASTY the smell is gonna be WHEN that thing tips over due to wave action. I have never personally tried to make beer or ale, but have always thought it would be a neat hobby. Some friends of mine in Seattle used to make great beers, ales, and wines at home. They were members of the Boeing Employees brewing club (or some such org). Also, my cousins used to make very tasty dark beer at home. Here are some questions wrt this thread: Take it for granted that you could set up a gimbled arrangement for the brewing keg--could be as simple as suspending from the ceiling in an aft cabin with some bungees to keep it from swinging around too much... 1) Would you be able to brew a batch in a fairly quiet anchorage? How long does the brewing process take? 2) Is there something inherent in the brewing process that would cause it to not work when the contents are constantly agitated such as at sea? If settling is the issue, could you substitute filtration? 3) Are ingredients (besides the water) such that they could be stored fairly long term while on a cruise? Any successful homebrewers out there? Don W. |
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"Glenn A. Heslop" wrote in message news:raEVf.183041$sa3.143382@pd7tw1no... I've read several articles where cruisers were brewing their own beer aboard their boats. I brew my own when ashore, but have had to resort to store-bought beer when living aboard for the winter. Have any of you any experience brewing your own afloat? Glenn. s/v Seawing www.seawing.net I have yet to have a brew at home beer that is pleasant to drink. In fact, I cannot think of any homemade alcohol products (beer or wine) that I liked. But then again, I am an American who favors a nice cold bottle of Miller Genuine Draft. ;-) |
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JimH wrote:
But then again, I am an American who favors a nice cold bottle of Miller Genuine Draft. ;-) and therein lies the problem go north young man...great white north that is pop-fzzzz-gulp-ahhhhhh MGD? naw, that's not beer __ everyone need something to believe in... I believe I'll have another one (thanks Norm) |
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"prodigal1" wrote in message ... JimH wrote: But then again, I am an American who favors a nice cold bottle of Miller Genuine Draft. ;-) and therein lies the problem go north young man...great white north that is pop-fzzzz-gulp-ahhhhhh MGD? naw, that's not beer __ everyone need something to believe in... I believe I'll have another one (thanks Norm) I have. When I drink beer I do not expect to find clumps of barley, malt and yeast in it (a very stout beer!). I also do not expect to have to scoop it out of the mug. ;-) I want a beer that is pleasing to the taste yet does not overwhelm my senses. Perhaps if I were raised in Dublin, Ireland or Fort George, Canada I would have different tastes. ;-) If you have a problem with MGD have you ever had a Coors Lite? Nothing but water passed over some barley and hops for 2 seconds. |
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