BEER

[shadowsteel9]

there was a liquor store in PA that had it

[spurgistan]

Manny Ramirez tried to order Presidentes at Yankee Stadium last week. Which wouldn't be strange at all, except for the fact he was playing left field for the Boston Red Sox at the time.

[Jenos Ridan]

Izman: I was not placing you in the stupid box, that was a warning to others.

No offense taken at all. Even if someone wanted to try homebrewing and didn't like it, or lost interest, it wouldn't break the bank.
However, if anyone is interested in trying to homebrew, one need only an initial investment of <$80 or so for a starter kit.

This one's $73.99 at http://www.northernbrewer.com:

If it didn't work out, you could always turn around and sell it.
Having said that, one could also spend A LOT of $$$ on brewing beer as well (I am certainly guilty of that).

All are free to ask me more about homebrewing as I'm always looking to find ways to get more beer in the world.

All good advice, especially selling the equipment if you lose interest. Unfortunately, some people (my dad) don't think things through at times, as evidenced by seeing the collection bottle for the beer being used as a penny holder.

*wretchs again*

Question, if one were to make beer from buckwheat, would it be any good? A friend of mine is thinking about growing some for that purpose alone.

[Iz Man]

Question, if one were to make beer from buckwheat, would it be any good? A friend of mine is thinking about growing some for that purpose alone.

Buckwheat can be used as the base grain in making beer. It can also be used as an adjunct (addition) to a "regular" beer.
Some people suffer from Celiac Sprue , or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, which is an auto-immune disease of the intestines, caused by gluten, a protein found in various cereal grains. These grains include wheat, rye, and barley. Obviously barley being one of the main ingredients found in beer.
Buckwheat is gluten-free, allowing some breweries (and homebrewers) to make gluten-free beer. I've seen a few brands in the store and they are slowly becoming more popular. I haven't tried any so I cannot attest to the taste, but I would not have any reservations in trying one.
Keep in mind that the buckwheat must be malted (just like barley). This is necessary to develop the enzymes that will break down the starches into sugars during the mashing process.

Here's a recipe for a gluten-free buckwheat ale that I found:
Ingredients:
3 lbs. malted buckwheat
1 cup corn sugar
1 ounce Saaz hops
2 ounces Hallertauer Hersbrucker hops
6 pounds rice syrup (some rice syrups contain glutens, read the label)
1 package ale yeast

There's lots of recipes out there.

[Jenos Ridan]

Question, if one were to make beer from buckwheat, would it be any good? A friend of mine is thinking about growing some for that purpose alone.

Buckwheat can be used as the base grain in making beer. It can also be used as an adjunct (addition) to a "regular" beer.
Some people suffer from Celiac Sprue , or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, which is an auto-immune disease of the intestines, caused by gluten, a protein found in various cereal grains. These grains include wheat, rye, and barley. Obviously barley being one of the main ingredients found in beer.
Buckwheat is gluten-free, allowing some breweries (and homebrewers) to make gluten-free beer. I've seen a few brands in the store and they are slowly becoming more popular. I haven't tried any so I cannot attest to the taste, but I would not have any reservations in trying one.
Keep in mind that the buckwheat must be malted (just like barley). This is necessary to develop the enzymes that will break down the starches into sugars during the mashing process.

Here's a recipe for a gluten-free buckwheat ale that I found:
Ingredients:
3 lbs. malted buckwheat
1 cup corn sugar
1 ounce Saaz hops
2 ounces Hallertauer Hersbrucker hops
6 pounds rice syrup (some rice syrups contain glutens, read the label)
1 package ale yeast

There's lots of recipes out there.

Good to know.

I just hope my friend bothers to understand what malting intails, rather than try some backwards method of preparing the grain. At least he plans on growing hops. I might want to relay this to him.

Thanks.