Found me a Mr. Beer home brewery today at K-Mart. I am making a batch of "West Coast Pale Ale" as the kick off special. I have never tried this before, so it either will be good or two gallons of fermented liquid going down the drain.I was looking at their other recipes that were in the instruction book and modified the recipe a little. I added one cup of honey and mandarin oranges to the mix. Hopefully this will increase the octane and flavor of the final product.
Anybody else brew their own?
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NA4BH '15
Good luck, it's a lot of work.
I found an intact Mr beer kit at the scrap yard where I worked security.
worked fine but their list of "Supplies" were a little expensive.
Pale Ale was OK....
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Spend the money for top-notch hops and malt. If you don't, the results will be disappointing.
BTW, unless you drink a lot of beer, you may discover that it's actually more expensive to home brew than it is to just buy a six-pack when you want one. Oh, and your addition of honey and fruit to the mix are an abomination.
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You'll be getting exploding bottles if you don't know what you're doing.
Zymurgy is more science than art; like baking, it is more chemistry than creativity. I would be leery of making any changes or additions to any of the recipes/formulae provided without first having made the stuff according to the particular Hoyle who packaged it.
Normally I wouldn't have changed it up, but they had a recipe in there that called for honey and blueberries in light syrup. I don't particularly care for blueberries so I substituted mandarin oranges in light syrup. We shall see.Originally Posted by W3MIV
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NA4BH '15
I'm split as to this post. Although I agree totally with the latter portion I have considerable qualm with the entrada.
Zymurgy is chemistry; the various interactions of the ingredients are crucial to the success of the final product. Red, White and Blue compares to Blue Moon as a mongoose compares to the Blue Goose; just because they share some elements does not mean you may intermix them willy-nilly.
No, it isn't.
Right back at ya....just because they share some elements does not mean you may intermix them willy-nilly.
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Congrats on your first brew, NA4BH. I've never used a Mr. Beer setup, but they've always looked like a decent way to try home brewing. It's most likely not going to be the best or most rewarding brew possible (nor do I think makes the claim anyway), but it should be good enough for giggles.
Good on ya for trying the honey & orange. I don't know the specifics of your ingredients, but there's nothing in home brewing that automatically precludes citrus fruits like oranges from being added. Even vegetables aren't unheard of. And if the batch isn't to your liking at all, it's not the end of the world.
Have fun!
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