Does anyone Homebrew?

[The Freck]

Sorry Mr teri, that should be Mr yeti.

[Lion-O]

im a newbie too so lookin for ideas like you

[jeepferret]

I brew my own Rum .

I've currently got 22ltrs of rum in a barrel leaching flavours which should be gorgeous (the last batch was) though I like ot make it at 33%. Awesome stuff.

This sounds awesome.... what kind of setup do you need for this?

Gary.

[Bad-Yeti]

Take 24ltrs of water, add 6kg sugar , a bag of activated charcoal, and tripple distilled yeast and leave for 20 days

Bing!! you have 15% alcohol, drain it off and put it through an air still nets you 5ltrs of raw 45-55% alcohol cut it down to 33%, triple filter it through activated carbon to get rid of any nasties once you've filtered 3 times ou can either add essences, or:

As I do now take an Oak barrel (20 ltr size) with a hole cut in the top, get a Muslin bag and add, Vanilla pods, Oak chips soaked in molases, star anisse, cinamon, nutmeg, a little ginger, a small amount of chilli and some cloves.

Leave for 3 months and get trashed on something truly wonderful

[The Freck]

Shizzle!

[JamesA]

Nice Yeti, I'd like an air still. Where abouts in the world are you if you don't mind me asking? I'm not sure of the rules regarding distilling alcohol here in the UK. I think i read something once about being able to register that you distil for personal consumption or something. Have to look into it again

[The Freck]

Sssssssshhhhhhhhh!

[JOAO LA PEZ]

i started home brewing soon after my 14th birthday along with a school pal, by the time we were able to hit the pubs we could drink grown men under the table (might explain the obesity and high blood pressure), packed it in 30 years ago, at the time i had 5 x5 gallon barrels on the go all the time, alcoholic nah just like a wee swallee. almost teatotal now

[H4rty82]

Ive brewed many of the cider and lager kits over the last year, some ok, some really nasty but nothing that i would want to keep going back to.

I am thinking about trying ales but as im not a big ale drinker its something which i would need to experiment with.

[tippexx]

I tried it ONCE ... with a kit I bought in Boot's (which is a paradox of marketing). It was awful, I dumped the kit long ago and am a devout 'of-the-shelfer'.

[Stevieboy]

I tried it ONCE ... with a kit I bought in Boot's (which is a paradox of marketing). It was awful, I dumped the kit long ago and am a devout 'of-the-shelfer'.

Snap! Bloody awful Boots lager

I used the fermenting-bin to change the water in my fish tank lol

[JamesA]

Ive brewed many of the cider and lager kits over the last year, some ok, some really nasty but nothing that i would want to keep going back to.

I am thinking about trying ales but as im not a big ale drinker its something which i would need to experiment with.

Yeah I've not got such goof results from cider and larger kit. However ale us a pretty broad spectrum of flavor so I expect you would find something you would enjoy. Best bet is to find a local brewing shop and go talk to them. They will probably have some kits made up you can try too.

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[JamesA]

Snap! Bloody awful Boots lager

I used the fermenting-bin to change the water in my fish tank lol

Ahh boots kits, its where I started but they were never much cop really!

What tank have you got Steve? Strangely enough I've got an old fermenting bin I use for my water changes too. It's a 240L tropical community tank


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[Control_67]

I used to dabble in homebrew ales but haven't in a few years. One of my good friends however has stuck with it and now works on his own recipes. Every so often he will give me something new to try and I'm never disappointed, I have been tempted to start up again but with so many great breweries local to me in Surrey/Sussex I never quite get round to it.

[cigarsam]

I home brew my own bitter every year around Christmas time. - I have kept a list of all the packs I bought and which tasted the best if any of you are interested?

I have had a few fantastic ones so far which are cheap and very easy, so would most definitely recommend to give it a go!

Also, my dad tried it 20 odd years ago and couldn't believe how much simpler they are to brew nowadays and and how tasty the end product is in comparison.

Sam