Home Beer Brewers Anyone brew their own beer? I am looking for a home kit and was hoping to get some ideas on which were best. |
bottled my first brew last week. Initial taste was not bad. Once it gets some carbonation and is cold, it should be alright. What kind of kit are you looking for. All I use is a turkey deep fryer for my boiling pot, and then a bucket to ferment in. |
Well, I'm pretty much looking for a starter type kit. I dont really know the process that well, so I was hoping to brew my first few batches using a pre-purchased kit. |
what I did was found a beer recipe on line. Then went to the local home brew shop, and the lady measured and got all the supplies I needed. Went home and brewed. I've had friends that use the starter kits to get an idea of the process. |
OK, well, I guess I'll just look for one online and figure out which one includes the things I need. |
do you have a store in town that sells supplies? |
Find a local store and talk to the guys there. It is the best way to learn IMO. I brewed in college and it took me a couple batches until mine was even drinkable. A friend of mine still does it, so I go help him when ever he brews a new batch, but I'm just not in one place long enough to do it any more. |
Hmmm, guess I should look and see if there are any local places to help me out, sounds like the way to go. |
Hi, There's a small thread here; https://teamspeed.com/forums/off-top...wers-here.html I brew commercially, albeit on the nano scale, so if you have any questions you're welcome to fire them at me. You live in England? Cheers, Nik |
great thread! have been looking to start this as well! |
Protest...not anymore, I was born there and lived there on and off until about 21, then moved to the US. Thanks for the insight so far guys, sounds like there is quite a lot of interest. |
Well, it's been a couple weeks I think since I last posted in here and since then I've done 3 seperate brews. I ended up buying a pretty comprehensive kit from Beer Making Kits, Wine Making Kits and Supplies which was kind of overwhelming when I first got it. Looking back I probably could have bought a much cheaper kit that didnt have all the bells and whistles. My first batch was a 5 gallon porter. Everything went fine through the boil process and things seemed fine once in the fermenting bucket. The next day though, with the entire setup in my kitchen, the air lock kept getting clogged and the lid was bulging big time. Since this was sitll my first try, I got a little worried and dumped the batch....I know, lame, but I didnt want 5 gallons of beer all over the kitchen. Anyway, I read some more and decided to make my own blow off tubes for my fermenting bins instead of the air lock. This is when I realized that you can probably start brewing pretty cheaply. The kits are nice, but you could easily piece together a basic kit for probably half of what I spent, or less. Next batch was 2 gallon American IPA, which has been fermenting just over a week now, bottling to begin on Sunday. Tonight's batch was a Russian Imperial Stout, into the carboy it went and down to the garage for a couple weeks. Anyway, here are a couple pics of my fermenters, modified with blow off tubes. http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/...0/DSC00941.jpg http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/...0/DSC00942.jpg http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/...0/DSC00943.jpg http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/...0/DSC00944.jpg |
Austin Home Brew.. best place for all beer supplies. |
Hi, Everyone loves beer. Brewed this yesterday. No idea what it is, so I called it Gary. Gary (Munich Dunkel) Original Gravity (OG): 1.048 (°P): 11.9 Final Gravity (FG): 1.012 (°P): 3.1 Alcohol (ABV): 4.72 % Colour (SRM): 16.4 (EBC): 32.3 Bitterness (IBU): 22.6 (Average) 74.07% Munich I 13.58% Munich II 6.17% Vienna 3.09% Carafa II malt 3.09% Wheat Malt 0.6 g/L Challenger (6.1% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) 0.6 g/L Challenger (6.1% Alpha) @ 45 Minutes (Boil) 0.6 g/L Saaz (2.9% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) 0.6 g/L Saaz (2.9% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) Single step Infusion at 67°C for 60 Minutes. Boil for 60 Minutes Fermented at 18°C with Safale US-04 Cheers, Nik |
8 Attachment(s) Hi, My friend opened his brewery over this weekend, I thought I share some snaps of the brew house with you. It's not exactly home brew, but it is awesome. I said I'd get some snaps of the brew house for you guys. CIP tanks Attachment 171874 600L brew house Attachment 171875 Auger head (so ****in' jealous of this bitch right here) Attachment 171876 Concealed grain mill room Attachment 171877 Grain mill to auger (UNGGHHH) Attachment 171878 Ferment vessels, fully skinned and controlled. Attachment 171879 Coolroom for brights; Attachment 171880 Holding tanks for transfers; Attachment 171881 Basically. I am jealous. I want one. Cheers, Nik |
5 Attachment(s) Hi, Also, laid down a bourbon mash; Attachment 171869 Attachment 171870 Attachment 171871 Attachment 171872 Attachment 171873 It's ticking away ferociously on the American Whiskey yeast I threw at her. Cheers, Nik |
We will start our wines in the next few weeks I will post as we go as well. |
Hi, So glad my vintage is over! How big are you... not looking for international staff over vintage are you? Cheers, Nik |
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Hi, So glad my vintage is over! How big are you... not looking for international staff over vintage are you? Cheers, Nik |
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