U Brew It

[jmorgan1981]

Swaggers

Has anyone tried U Brew It or any brewing places like it.

I'm thinking of taking the plunge. I almost did it when we lived up north in Grafton at a place in Coffs. The beer was great and no preservatives.

The big problem that I see is that I will drink more.

Would like some feedback please.

[Footy Shorts Shane]

The big problem that I see is that I will drink more.

Beer contains a lot of water. Water is apparently good for you 7 glasses of water a day is recommended. As beer contains other stuff, not just water, you're required to drink around 10-12 glasses of beer, to achieve the 7 glasses of water, as a RDI.

Consumed over a few hours, I would think 6 glasses of beer would not be classed as a problem, more socialising.

Therefore, 10-12 beers for the RDI of 7 glasses of water, followed by half dozen or so social beers, would, IMHO, make you a social drinker, not someone with a drinking problem.

See, no problem.

HTH.

[BadSeed]

Swaggers

Has anyone tried U Brew It or any brewing places like it.

I'm thinking of taking the plunge. I almost did it when we lived up north in Grafton at a place in Coffs. The beer was great and no preservatives.

The big problem that I see is that I will drink more.

Would like some feedback please.

I make my own but I have used one of those places in hard times, the beers were average.
They are all brewed in a temperature controlled environment, unfortunately the same temp is used for all their beers and lagers. Anyone who knows about brewing will tell you this is not the best idea. The lagers are brewed too warm and have a banana/esther taste and the ales have no real hop flavour.

Make your own, it's easy, cheap and the satisfaction of drinking a beer which you have made yourself is a great thing. I started off with a coopers kit and worked upwards from there.

Happy to answer any questions. There are a few more brewers on here too who will help.
The first rule of home brewing - Don't be a dick. 

Some great info here - http://aussiehomebrewer.com/

[jmorgan1981]

Thanks for the advise.

Some thinking to do.

[oldmate]

Beer contains a lot of water. Water is apparently good for you 7 glasses of water a day is recommended. As beer contains other stuff, not just water, you're required to drink around 10-12 glasses of beer, to achieve the 7 glasses of water, as a RDI.

Consumed over a few hours, I would think 6 glasses of beer would not be classed as a problem, more socialising.

Therefore, 10-12 beers for the RDI of 7 glasses of water, followed by half dozen or so social beers, would, IMHO, make you a social drinker, not someone with a drinking problem.

See, no problem.

HTH.

Totally agree, my wife is always saying I don't drink enough water, I give her the empty and say read the ingredients.  See drink plenty of water. 

[Apples69]

I actually used this type of brewing for a couple of years. You need to halves with someone due to the volume a batch makes unless you have two large beer fridges
The person that brewed mine actually played around a bit and I was happy with mine
Good thing was no preservatives and no headaches even after a big night

[builder94]

Done both, home brew can be kept at room temperature and always had success with coopers blends and controlled temp when required. Brewed in both the Kimberley and Snowy mountains for extended periods. Labour intensive though enjoyable as part of the journey once organised. Beer needs to be left for at least 3 - 6 months to mature. Bottle like crazy and build up your reserves you will be rewarded. 20l per brew / $10

Beer shed is where we used, good social with the lads, simple process it is just your time. Beer needed to be refrigerated from time of bottling so spare fridge was needed. Tastes were similar after 2 years of trying different flavours. We ended up brewing ginger beers as these were the nicest and great for summer. Got about 50l per brew / 180 - $220 depending on flavour and discount card
Russ

[dales133]

Do they do low carb stuff?
There's one here in geelong too.
I've had a bit of a look but that's about it

[BadSeed]

Do they do low carb stuff?
There's one here in geelong too.
I've had a bit of a look but that's about it

They usually do. It's normally an extra enzyme added to the wort which makes the yeast use up all of the available sugar.
The result is a lower carb (sugar) drier slightly stronger beer.

[dales133]

Cool might check that out.
Was diagnosed with diabeties couple of weeks back and it's made a big dent in my beer apreciation

[JPH]

We used to do it quite regularly with a group of us, made it easier to share the six slabs. We were doing a brew every three weeks or so, beer was ok, but got over washing and storing empty bottles. Bit of a pain when camping taking stubbies sometimes, the other thing is it needs to be kept refrigerated. Funnily enough I had a mate asked me about doing it last weekend.  Not enough hours in the day at the moment to do it, but was a bit of fun at the time.

[edz]

U-Brew  do have 500ml cans available for purchase  if you prefer cans / camping ... Well ours did, so would think all would ..Have had a few local blokes reckon that they dont worry to much on the refridgeration side of things, just stored in the garage or under damp covers out camping till put in the fridge for drinking .... be a bit iffy though I reckon ..

[Parra-gq]

Totally agree, my wife is always saying I don't drink enough water, I give her the empty and say read the ingredients.  See drink plenty of water. 

its not just water, either. Theres pretty much a small serving of cereal in there too A meal in every glass

[JPH]

its not just water, either. Theres pretty much a small serving of cereal in there too A meal in every glass

  Great advice!


I reckon they may have brought in the 500 ml cans after I stopped brewing there.

Cheers

Josh

[jmorgan1981]

Thanks again.

The things that I have been thinking about are.

1, Not enough fridge space. Then to share it has to be with guys that drink at the same pace (a carton a week etc).

2, Cleaning bottles. But if they do cans it could be ok.

3, Go to keg system. But then when I go to a party or camping it makes it hard.

4, It is cheaper. In saying any beer is cheap and would be at twice the price.

I think I will call in this arvo and look at my options.

[prado2004]

Thanks again.

The things that I have been thinking about are.

1, Not enough fridge space. Then to share it has to be with guys that drink at the same pace (a carton a week etc).

2, Cleaning bottles. But if they do cans it could be ok.

3, Go to keg system. But then when I go to a party or camping it makes it hard.

4, It is cheaper. In saying any beer is cheap and would be at twice the price.

I think I will call in this arvo and look at my options.

I brew my own. cleaning the bottles is easy and they can be stored at room temp and then just put in the fridge before you drink them so that answers 1 & 2. I have never used a keg system just simply due to the outlay of money, it tastes good enough when pouring from the pet bottles into a glass. It is very cheap, concentrates for beer are $12-$15 and makes 23L. add $5 for dextrose and say $20. each brew makes about 30 PET bottles which are 750ml. If you divide 23L by 375mm its about 61 beers for $20 so 2.5 cartons of beer. Even more in most cases as a lot of beers are now 330ml.

food for thought

[edz]

Our local U- Brew it changed over to these guys a few years ago might give you an idea of product type etc ..
http://pickledpigbrewery.com.au/s/other-products/packaging/

[fishfinder]

I brew my own. cleaning the bottles is easy and they can be stored at room temp and then just put in the fridge before you drink them so that answers 1 & 2. I have never used a keg system just simply due to the outlay of money, it tastes good enough when pouring from the pet bottles into a glass. It is very cheap, concentrates for beer are $12-$15 and makes 23L. add $5 for dextrose and say $20. each brew makes about 30 PET bottles which are 750ml. If you divide 23L by 375mm its about 61 beers for $20 so 2.5 cartons of beer. Even more in most cases as a lot of beers are now 330ml.

food for thought

agree with what you say - in Tassie you only have a limited time pace to brew at room temp so I go hard in that time space store Shit loads to last me through out the year - The other day I threw some in the fridge that have been stored for about 12 months and cracked some open a couple of days after chilling and was told by an anal beer drinker that it was one of the best drops he ( 70 yr old fossil ) has ever dranked
 

[BadSeed]

Thanks again.

The things that I have been thinking about are.


3, Go to keg system. But then when I go to a party or camping it makes it hard.


I think I will call in this arvo and look at my options.

One of the more handsome posters already demo'd an inexpensive portable system here - http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=7384.msg482109#msg482109

[Streetkid]

My brother was telling me of a bloke he knows who uses 2 litre soft drink bottles for his home brew as it is more efficient to bottle, clean and store and he keeps them in a dark place or fridge so being clear doesn't affect the bear. They can also be sourced for no cost.