About the Fermenter

Hello all.  I started brewing my own beer about 3 years ago.  Nothing special buy the kit follow the instructions, drink the beer and repeat.  Then a while later I started making wine with my father.  Same thing buy kit, follow instructions, drink wine and repeat. 

Now this process made some perfectly acceptable beverages that many of my friends would happily consume.  But I was never truly happy with the finished product.  They always ended up tasting well "homemade".  There was always something not quite right about them.  So I started doing some digging.  Found some reputable websites and spoke to some actual beer and wine makers and found there were some relatively simple things that I could do to make a world of difference to the final products. 

This blog is going to be about the average home fermenter.  Notice I say fermenter that's because from my little plastic bucket I have created many different drinks.  Wine, beer, port, even some really good ciders.  I believe that if you limit yourself to either beer or wine than your missing out.  There is a world of difference in making these drinks and learning one has helped me understand the other a little better.

All my recipes have used the same basic equipment.  A plastic primary, glass carboys, syphon, scale and mixing spoon.  That's it.  That is all you'll need. 

So if you're interested in getting started go to a reputable supplier and get a starter kit that will have all you need and give it a try.