Any Home-brewers?

[MileHighGrowler]

(09-07-2020, 07:57 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: I used to brew, and towards the end I was doing 5 gallon kegs instead of bottling.  I still have all my stuff, but don't have anywhere to properly ferment it, so I don't do it anymore.  I do occasionally get the itch to do it, but I really don't drink much beer anymore (bourbon is my deal), so it goes by pretty quickly.

I had a similar challenge when I lived in California for several years.  No basements, warm temps most of the year.  I started fermenting in a chest-freezer with a temp controller on it to hold it at 65* or whatever I needed.  The benefit of that setup was that I could also brew lagers more easily.  After I moved to Colorado with a basement that stays between 65-68* year-round, I finished converting that chest freezer to a keezer.  

I know they also make jackets you can put on the fermentation device (i.e. bucket for many!) that can cool or heat, but I've never used on.  

I will say that these days there are soooo many options for great beer, the "need" to homebrew is much less than it was a decade ago.  It's more about the cost savings for me and having fun creating recipes.