Home Brew

[philw]

any one here  brew there own beer,



I am hoping to get a set up soon  to make make my own beer,   

I think it will be a little like re-loading     I can drink more for the same price heheh   

[Fatman]

yep, used to brew my own beer. Probably will again sometime soon.  My best advice is to make sure the bottles and equipment you use are sanitized properly. Use a dishwasher on them first, then use an iodine solution to finish the job. If you don't do this, you end up with nasty tasting stuff. Not that I would know first hand about that...    Also, patience is a virtue. Let the wort and yeast fully mature, don't get impatient and bottle early. 

It really is fun - stick with ales at first, they are a bit easier to get good results with and can be brewed at higher temps. They are also less sensitive to fluctuations in temperature than are lagers.

[DaverZ]

never brewed beer but have made some pretty good wine,it comes as a kit,just follow the directions step by step,and as was mentioned before ,anything that the brew comes in contact with has to be propery sanitized.

[philw]

yep, used to brew my own beer. Probably will again sometime soon.  My best advice is to make sure the bottles and equipment you use are sanitized properly. Use a dishwasher on them first, then use an iodine solution to finish the job. If you don't do this, you end up with nasty tasting stuff. Not that I would know first hand about that...    Also, patience is a virtue. Let the wort and yeast fully mature, don't get impatient and bottle early. 

It really is fun - stick with ales at first, they are a bit easier to get good results with and can be brewed at higher temps. They are also less sensitive to fluctuations in temperature than are lagers.

ta mate  I have heard about that


first will be Pale Ale  

Coopers  sell the kits   and the gear for them to make the beer,   it is also a massive part of there business 

[devzal]

I brew a little pilsner every now and then, usually in the winter so it stays cool in my basement during fermentation. It takes me about a month and a half, so patience is important. I don't know what the laws are for you, but once you get your beer recipe the way you like, start several smaller batches a week apart so you will have a steady supply. Good luck, sterilize everything well, and sometimes a bottle will explode during fermentation when you're first trying it, so storing them on a tray helps with the mess.

[Sponsor]

[PegLeg45]

I've made blueberry and peach wines several times......

And after you have made the wine, there's basically only one more step to make some good ol' ................. 

[sledgemeister]

Of course you realise this is all pointless, Phils beer will be made of South Aussie Bore Water which for those of you havent had the pleasure tastes a little like piss and vineager.
Adding a Coopers mix to it will do little to improve the flavour, it will probably end up tasting like Millers Lite ewwwww. 

[bulldog75]

Use to make all types of wines when my dad was alive. Dandelion was one of our favorites.

[DaverZ]

HELL YEAH,the best part is.................wait for it...................................................drinking it  lol

[LoveMyXds]

I have a good friend and nieghbor that has a seeming endless supply of some extremely good Bourbon and I have NO IDEA how it finds itself in Mason jars....