The beer store visit

Well, as you or if you read my last post.  I finally came up with a beer recipe.  So this weekend I went to go and get my ingredients to make my beer.  Let me tell you it was wild.  I have so much to learn about so many things when it comes to beer.  I also found out that Saturday morning when they open is a REALLY crazy time there.

So when I walked in, one of the guys working there asked if he could help.  I told him I was looking to do my own recipe and was trying to run through my list of what I needed.  He walked me back to the back of the store to show me where they had everything separably and I can just get what I needed myself.  OK, so when I put the recipe together I did it by other recipe's of beer I brewed, I didn't know it was just all raw ingredients and I had to crack the grains and measure the hops.  Like I said, a lot to learn.  Lucky for me there was a guy that showed up who has been brewing for about 15 years and he has been to the store a bunch, so much people think he works there.  So he was a huge help and showed me a ton of things.  I was grateful because if he wasn't there I could still be there a day later!  :-)

So I cracked my grains and got my hops, everything was measured, I picked up the other items that I needed and I was ready to go.  Now time to check out.  Then I get asked, how much grains and what kind....uh I was trying to explain, but I wasn't ready for that, no one told me how this was done.  And of course there was a huge line behind me, so I was totally nervous.  Well we figured it out pretty quickly and I was able to get out of there without too much pain.  Then I was off to my next stop to finish up my shopping.

I did also pick up another kit, an IPA.  I have wanted to try one and see how I could do making my own.  I have enjoyed the IPA's...as well as many other beers.  Sorry Squirrel!!  :-)

OK, so now I have all the ingredients, it is picking a date to do the brew.  I thought of March 17th, St. Patty's Day, why not to try my first recipe.  Maybe we can solve Number 1 and name the beer too!

For now, as the saying goes, relax and enjoy a home brew!