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Bob’s Brewery |
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I started brewing in the mid 70's when life in the home brewery was much simpler - 3 pounds of malt extract, 3 pounds of corn sugar, 5 gallons of water, and a pack of dry lager yeast. I still have my copy of Leigh P. Beadle's Brew It Yourself which was written in 1971 and reprinted in 1973. I stopped brewing in the early 80's when my job with a large aerospace company began to require a lot of travel and my schedule became unpredictable. When I retired in 2000 getting back into brewing was one of my priorities but I didn't get started until late 2003, soon after my son-in-law brought me a sample of his homebrew. One taste and I was hooked! The new materials and processes produced real beer! About all that was usable from my old equipment was a couple of five gallon carboys, a hydrometer, and 10 cases of bottles. Fortunately, we have an excellent local homebrew shop (Austin Homebrew Supply) so I had plenty of help getting started again. I picked up some new equipment and a copy of John Palmer's How to Brew and got started. I did a few extract batches and then a couple of specialty grain brews. Everything tasted great! It wasn't long before I was seriously looking at all grain equipment. Select the Brewery Photo Gallery link to visit my brewery. |
