I've been brewing off and on for close to 55 years. Back in high school, beer was the choice and since we were under age, brewing was the best way to put up a stash. After researching the brewing process at the local library, a bunch of us would pool our funds and make a trip o the grocery store. Imagine a few youngsters pushing a shopping cart to the check out line with 5lb.bags of sugar, cans of Blue Ribbon Hop Flavored Malt, and cakes of yeast. We didn't have the equipment of today. The fermentation process was determined by the bubbles rising. Every so often the process was rushed and exploding bottles would fill the cellar.
Later in life, the brew bug hit again and I started back in with good equipment this time and brew stores becoming available, the choices were endless. I brewed for a few years, and began kegging in coke syrup containers, which back in the 80's were available for about $10. This went on until selling the house and moving to a condo.
Dormant for about another 20 years, and getting out of the nightmare of condominium living, I started up again. I had given all my equipment away so I really was starting over. This time, and even to now, I only bottle and not keg. The one thing I did keep was my tap, lines, and regulator. I just haven't moved into kegging as of the moment.
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