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I guess I will follow the lead of my lovely wife and write a "crafty" post. If you can call homebrewing "crafty," that is!!
Last year about this time I decided that I simply must have my homebrew kit in Dhaka. Due to alcohol being illegal for Bangladeshis. Unless of course you have a prescription for it from a doctor and the only way to get a prescription is by being an alcoholic. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Anyhow, I have brewed in the past with the guidance of friends, but never by myself.
So..... last summer as we were about to return to beautiful Dhaka, I had a decision to make. Commit to this and devote one of my pieces of luggage to two kits and all my homebrew supplies or forget about it and drink $4.50 Guinness at the American Club.
In it to win it baby! That's right, I used a full 50 pounds of luggage for homebrew supplies and prayed they wouldn't break in the flight over. The two kits I purchased were a "honey summer ale" and a "robust stout." The former went over quite well and I generally received positive feedback, which could mean one of only two things: these kits are really hard to screw up or I am actually getting the hang of this!
Last weekend, I embarked on the journey of making my second batch here in Dhaka. Earlier this year, I made a summer ale and I was pleased with the results. We turned the tasting into a homebrew/cornhole tournament/fundraiser for some of the local staff. Good fun.
This time around the porter is more of a selfish pick on my part as I am a bit more partial to the darker heavier beers. We bottle this weekend and then it is just a bunch of waiting around for six weeks.
I am really enjoying making beer, not because I love beer or anything, but simply because I am creating and learning. Up until a few years back, I never really thought about what went into or how it was made. I just consumed to my heart's content! It is interesting to learn about the different types, what goes into and how you can make beer with specific twists. I most certainly plan to bring back two more kits for next year, possibly a third. I will definitely suggest to the new teachers that they bring a kit or two so we can get rolling on this! I will let you know how this one goes in approximately six weeks.
Last year about this time I decided that I simply must have my homebrew kit in Dhaka. Due to alcohol being illegal for Bangladeshis. Unless of course you have a prescription for it from a doctor and the only way to get a prescription is by being an alcoholic. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Anyhow, I have brewed in the past with the guidance of friends, but never by myself.
So..... last summer as we were about to return to beautiful Dhaka, I had a decision to make. Commit to this and devote one of my pieces of luggage to two kits and all my homebrew supplies or forget about it and drink $4.50 Guinness at the American Club.
In it to win it baby! That's right, I used a full 50 pounds of luggage for homebrew supplies and prayed they wouldn't break in the flight over. The two kits I purchased were a "honey summer ale" and a "robust stout." The former went over quite well and I generally received positive feedback, which could mean one of only two things: these kits are really hard to screw up or I am actually getting the hang of this!
Last weekend, I embarked on the journey of making my second batch here in Dhaka. Earlier this year, I made a summer ale and I was pleased with the results. We turned the tasting into a homebrew/cornhole tournament/fundraiser for some of the local staff. Good fun.
This time around the porter is more of a selfish pick on my part as I am a bit more partial to the darker heavier beers. We bottle this weekend and then it is just a bunch of waiting around for six weeks.
I am really enjoying making beer, not because I love beer or anything, but simply because I am creating and learning. Up until a few years back, I never really thought about what went into or how it was made. I just consumed to my heart's content! It is interesting to learn about the different types, what goes into and how you can make beer with specific twists. I most certainly plan to bring back two more kits for next year, possibly a third. I will definitely suggest to the new teachers that they bring a kit or two so we can get rolling on this! I will let you know how this one goes in approximately six weeks.
Adding the malt extract
Yes, that will one day be beer!
After about 2.5 hours of work, we are sealing it up and letting it sit for two weeks before bottling.
Thanks for the help David! 
2 comments:
Chris,
I just happen to have my grandfather's beer recipe from when he an his uncle used to brew and run white lightening during prohibition. If you can get a cake of fleischman's yeast, I am fairly certain you could make it with little effort. Sure, it may be disgusting, but it get's the job done in a time and place where liqueur is illegal. Let me know if you are interested.
you can get a prescription for alcohol by being an alcoholic? no way!
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