Sean Lewis, and I, Scott DeWalt, decided to have a little fun and
brew a batch of homebrew. From the first batch we were hooked. Now
my wife, Michelle, describes this new hobby as our "obsession"
when she's feeling charitable; our "religion" when
she's not.
TexanBrew
Brewery is the basis for a lot of fun and has been the result of
way too much money spent. This RHEMS (Recirculating Heat Exchanging
Mash System) is based on many systems found on the web. BTW, I use
"recirculating" because it is the accepted term for this type of
brewery. How does one recirculate
a circulation?
Brewing beer
is neither complicated nor expensive. It's the responsibility of
the brewer to make it as complicated and expensive as their wives
will allow. Great beer is made in small pots in a kitchen; our beer
is made in larger pots in the garage. People have been brewing spectacular
beers for thousands of years; we've been brewing mediocre beers
for a few months. Since we've been brewing for months, we're naturally
experts. Read on, you'll see we have all the answers -- its just
the questions that have us confused.
There is a
running question as to when the brewery will be finished. I hope this
effort is a work-in-progress that will continue to evolve and change
as we learn better methods or change styles.
Last Updated Wednesday, December 23 2009 @ 01:25 EST