Beer brewing snobs can kiss my glass
Hello again - another update from your friendly neighborhood brewmaster. The Cranberry Holidaze final batches (5-6) were bottled last night. Thanks again to Andrea for helping me with finishing up these batches. Looks like they’ll be ready to drink just in time for the Superbowl. Unfortunately we won’t be cheering the New Orleans Saints on in this one. Oh well, there’s always next year.
The alcohol content of the two batches was average for the Cranberry Holidaze:
Batch 1 3.89%
Batch 2 4.17%
You might be wondering what I meant with the headline of this post. I search for homebrew beer tips and items on the web on occaision. In one of my Google searches for beer, I saw some sites where individuals were downplaying the Mr. Beer system as making inferior beer. I’ve heard the same arguments when buying beer brewing supplies from my local homebrew beer store. Things like, “you are making tv dinner beer” come to mind. Others mention how the risk of bacterial contamination is present.
I say this to you - I’ve brewed beer since 1998 using Mr. Beer. I use One Step sanitizer when I make my beer, and this has always worked very well for me. I don’t intend to enter any beer competitions with my brews, I just want to make beer I like, period. The people I’ve served my beer to (of whom there are many) all seem to like my stuff. In fact, most people who’ve tried my beer request me to make beer for parties and such. Besides, do you really think the sanitization process used regularly by homebrewers will remove ALL bacteria? Please. If you want a completely sterile environment, go brew in a hospital operating room, Dr. Goodbeer.
Anyway - sorry if I’m starting to rant. I just wanted to share my thoughts on homebrewing with you. Just think of me as a renegade homebrewer. Like the Heineken ad says…”It’s All About The Beer.”
Who is with me? Any comments?