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| Thread ID: 122935 | 2012-01-22 04:14:00 | Any home brewers here? | Tukapa (62) | PC World Chat |
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| 1255407 | 2012-01-22 21:24:00 | I used to, but got sick of all the faffing around sterilising bottles. I used to use Munton's Kits that I got from the Papanui brew shop. My son in law is a real keen home brewer, as was his father before him in England. He does not use sugar - he swears by using two kits (the extra malt is the substitute for the sugar) and it takes longer to brew, but it leads to a superior result. Another reason for not brewing is hinted at by dugi - my consumption got too high, because I was drinking 500ml or 700ml bottles instead of the usual 375ml bottles of commercial beer... | John H (8) | ||
| 1255408 | 2012-01-22 22:33:00 | We use Coopers kits here and put in two kits and a 1.5kg of Malt as well. Very good it is but takes longer to brew out because of the extra malt. Sits you down nicely. For the occasional tot we have an air-cooled still that makes a bottle of unflavoured spirit at a time. I use it to make a Kahlua type liqueur as well as fruit nips when in season. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1255409 | 2012-01-23 00:17:00 | Had a kit ready to set up and have a try. Unfortunately it was part of what the thieves stole a couple of years ago. | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 1255410 | 2012-01-23 04:26:00 | I tried using 2 Coopers' kits and it was like Mt Vesuvius. There was beer everywhere. Obviously, if you're going to do this, you need a much larger vessel with plenty of room at the top for the forth as it ferments. | TideMan (4279) | ||
| 1255411 | 2012-01-23 06:00:00 | I tried it (making my own lager) once. Unfortunately I found [my personal] demand far exceeded the supply of the finished product so I reverted to contributing to the bottom line of the assorted Beer Barons. :lol: | WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1255412 | 2012-01-23 06:08:00 | Well I just chucked down a Mexican Cerveza on Saturday night - bubbling away quite nicely in the garage. I don't drink that much beer so it takes a while to get through (until the mates turn up). Have been brewing for about 18 months now - the beer fridge in the garage has the following brews chilling in it; Tyneside Brown Yorkshire Bitter Bavarian Wheat Indian Pale Ale Cider And currently out of Cerveza hence the new batch. Would love to try brewing some spirits but can't justify the cost of the gear. Gonna have a crack at a fruit wine at some stage. Missus wasn't too keen when I informed her of my next desired project - a kegerator! (www.rayfes.com) |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 1255413 | 2012-01-23 06:28:00 | Well I just chucked down a Mexican Cerveza on Saturday night - bubbling away quite nicely in the garage. I don't drink that much beer so it takes a while to get through (until the mates turn up). Have been brewing for about 18 months now - the beer fridge in the garage has the following brews chilling in it; Tyneside Brown Yorkshire Bitter Bavarian Wheat Indian Pale Ale Cider And currently out of Cerveza hence the new batch. Would love to try brewing some spirits but can't justify the cost of the gear. Gonna have a crack at a fruit wine at some stage. Missus wasn't too keen when I informed her of my next desired project - a kegerator! (www.rayfes.com) Thats the great thing about still.nprople buy them use them once and sell them on trademe. Probably get one for a few hundred. |
plod (107) | ||
| 1255414 | 2012-01-23 06:58:00 | Tukapa ... when is tasting day ... :D | SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1255415 | 2012-01-23 07:16:00 | Coopers lager, nearest we could get to Steinies. Hubby and I used to have six dozen drinking, six dozen waiting and six dozen brewing, all made in stubbies bottles. Had our own little production line going every month or so. Alas, since he has passed away I have now gone back to my pre lager choice of Chardonnay! ( Although, I could go on about all the wine we used to make!) Perhaps I should make more wine?, but I am too lazy when I can buy some pretty good plonk for under $10 a bottle! LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1255416 | 2012-01-23 09:22:00 | Tukapa ... when is tasting day ... :D Tasting day could be any day of the week :clap - seriously though - some of those brews I have listed are more than a year old now. Get better with age! Perhaps I should make more wine?, but I am too lazy when I can buy some pretty good plonk for under $10 a bottle!LL That seems to be the biggest hurdle - mates want to know why I would bother when beer is so cheap. Doesn't stop them from drinking it though! |
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