The "Almost" Daily Beer and Bike Log March 19, 2015 My first Brew..Sort of

Well did my very first brew last night, well sort of. I took an introduction to Extract Brewing class at St Louis Wine and Beer making. 

So it gives you the basics of making a batch of beer from a kit. In our case we brewed a Pale Ale.

 Now by saying we brewed it as a class we were brought step by step through the brew process with our instructor who did most of the hands on stuff. 

We did bottle and cap a batch from the previous class (and took home about a six pack of samples Yum!)

I did enjoy the class it gave me that simple info I needed to get me started along with a 20 percent off anything I bought in the store that evening, which enabled me to purchase my first Basic Brew kit for under 60 bucks

(really under 90 after tax, but I had a 30 dollar gift card along with the class that was bought for me by my Sister in Law Kate for Christmas. Thanks Katie)

Well just like after Mountain Biking for the first time, I love this, it’s like the joy of cooking something that I enjoy drinking, and having control over it. 

I do want to move on to making all grain brews but this is a good starting point to create a few batches, before I make that transition.  Just like looking for a great beer on the shelf at the local Beer market, Looking at all the kits and styles that I want to make was fun. I still need to purchase a brew pot and Buy my first kit, so I will keep you all updated when I create my first Beer at home.

 I think my next step may be to visit a place here in St Louis. J2 Brewing 

This is a more hands on place where you can brew up a batch of your beer either with their recipes or your own and they are there to walk you step by glorious step to a tasty beverage. I really did like the class as it gave me a better idea of what I was getting myself into with homebrew, but I have a harder time learning if I don’t have my hands in it. So that is where the “well Sort of” came in up top. In everything I have done and done well in life If you show me once and let me do it twice I usually get it down and am off to the races. So Thanks To St Louis Wine and Beer making they showed me once, now it is on me to do it twice…..Stay Tuned