The home brew thread

Just been drinking my own recipe extract it turned out pretty good as it goes

Just a regular steeping grain removed when it reached 170

Full hour boil of Munich liquid malt and 3 pounds of light pilsen

30 minutes of southern cross
15 mins of irish moss
5 mins of waimea
Dry hoping of both

The clarity is great but had a few gushing bottles, happened to me before, either dodgy sanitation or the priming sugar fecked up
 
Crouchinho said:
Just been drinking my own recipe extract it turned out pretty good as it goes

Just a regular steeping grain removed when it reached 170

Full hour boil of Munich liquid malt and 3 pounds of light pilsen

30 minutes of southern cross
15 mins of irish moss
5 mins of waimea
Dry hoping of both

The clarity is great but had a few gushing bottles, happened to me before, either dodgy sanitation or the priming sugar fecked up
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Tbh mate, that sounds like a love potion from Salem in 1693.
 
A friend of the wife had a garage clearout and donated 9 Demi Johns with airlocks and bungs, a siphon wand a big spoon, a fermenting bucket and some bits like yeast nutrient and sterilising powder to me. I'm going to buy an Hydrometer and possibly a thermometer when i venture out this week sometime. Is this about right for a basic wine brew?

I Brewed beer. Newkie Brown and Cider in the eighties when as a fresh faced 16 yo i couldn't get into the Boozers but never tried wine so i guess i may be mithering in this thread should any of you master brewers deem fit to help :)
 
Well I never.The Home Brew thread.
Yes hydrometer and thermometer and grab a couple more buckets as they're for pennies.And of course not forgetting the actual brew itself.
Stay away from the cheaper end were you have to add the sugars,you really do get what you pay for.
Somewhere in the £40-£50 box range is a good starting point for 30 bottles.
So many fine ones out there and reading back feel sure everyone knows my opinion on the Beaverdales.

Unsure if you like reds or white but give the Kenridge a go.A little more expensive but still very affordable.
The wine kits are bomb proof and if you can knock a ribena up your good to go.

For me the wines offer the best quality on tap if you dont have the space for all grain brewing.
Tiny and a few more of the lads off here ventured into mashing and can give you some good advice.
So many things going on at the moment but with time will return to brewing ..Its a great hobby and pisses over bowling greens.
Adios and enjoy:
 
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Taxi said:
Well I never.The Home Brew thread.
Yes hydrometer and thermometer and grab a couple more buckets as they're for pennies.And of course not forgetting the actual brew itself.
Stay away from the cheaper end were you have to add the sugars,you really do get what you pay for.
Somewhere in the £40-£50 box range is a good starting point for 30 bottles.
So many fine ones out there and reading back feel sure everyone knows my opinion on the Beaverdales.

Usure if you like reds or white but give the Kenridge a go.A little more expensive but still very affordable.
The wine kits are bomb proof and if you can knock a ribena up your good to go.

For me the wines offer the best quality on tap if you dont have the space for all grain brewing.
Tiny and a few more of the lads off here ventured into mashing and can give you some good advice.
So many things going on at the moment but with time will return to brewing ..Its a great hobby and pisses over bowling greens.
Adios and enjoy:
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Same here, not done any for around 18 months, will get some done for xmas. I need to buy new hoses etc though, as mine will be useless now, but they are so cheap, it's nothing to worry about.
 
I have kept back a certain amount of the basic pre-requisites.
I would have loved the space and know all for all grain.

In fact I may pop some Kenridge on for crimbo..Rude not to !
Forty pounds for around 30 quality bottles @£1.50.
I defy anyone to run a taste test by placing their potion inbetween the supermarket offings and asking your chums to spot the imposter.

Just imagine though if you could brew gin in the style of Tanq's or Bombays. Is this guy below for real and is this activity even legal ? Seems to know what hes chuddering on about so fair fooks to the fellow.



I have a confession to make. Around 15% of my brews I would not have fed to the dogs as something had just gone plain wrong as I choked and distantly dreamed of a carling or skol.But I drunk them all up and licked my lips because no one likes to admit their failings.

Some of my brews however were way way beyond the good and for these moments it was all worth the effort and time expended. .
 
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Taxi said:
I have a confession to make.Around 15% of my brews I would not have fed to the dogs as something had just gone plain wrong as I choked and distantly dreamed of a carling or skol.But I drunk them all up and licked my lips because no one likes to admit their failings.
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I did a Saison kit a while back, I then had to work away for a bit and left it in the fermenter for 2 weeks longer than it should have been, I thought it may have ruined but I bottled it to try anyways.

When I tried it, it was exactly like Brewdogs Punk IPA, very surprising, and pleasing.

I even got my mate to try a bottle of the Punk, then my home brewed beer, he honestly thought I had just tipped a couple of bottles of the Brewdog stuff into a homebrew bottle !
 
Taxi said:
Well I never.The Home Brew thread.
Yes hydrometer and thermometer and grab a couple more buckets as they're for pennies.And of course not forgetting the actual brew itself.
Stay away from the cheaper end were you have to add the sugars,you really do get what you pay for.
Somewhere in the £40-£50 box range is a good starting point for 30 bottles.
So many fine ones out there and reading back feel sure everyone knows my opinion on the Beaverdales.

Unsure if you like reds or white but give the Kenridge a go.A little more expensive but still very affordable.
The wine kits are bomb proof and if you can knock a ribena up your good to go.

For me the wines offer the best quality on tap if you dont have the space for all grain brewing.
Tiny and a few more of the lads off here ventured into mashing and can give you some good advice.
So many things going on at the moment but with time will return to brewing ..Its a great hobby and pisses over bowling greens.
Adios and enjoy:
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Sorry for the late reply. Thanks bud. came across some redneck USA methods on YouTube. Going to buy a big Stainless bucket buy a few bunches of bannanas some grape concentrate and yeast :)...or be sensible and buy a middle of the road kit
 
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