Homebrew

[Redback]

Anyone do homebrew, I do quite a lot and keg mine, just putting feelers out for some interesting recipes

Baz.

[speewa158]

Baz got one for you,,,,, got this devise that will give you the best water you have ever tasted . What you put with it is up to yourself just don't cause to much kaos .   

[Redback]

Hahahaha, she does it as well, Liqueurs are her forte, nice ones too

[Snow]

I used to do a lot of it but alas I lost the brewing mojo and gave all my gear to the eldest son. Can't say I miss it. When done properly and with patience it is ripper gear though. Good thread Baz, it should go off.

[Redback]

I used to do a lot of it but alas I lost the brewing mojo and gave all my gear to the eldest son. Can't say I miss it. When done properly and with patience it is ripper gear though. Good thread Baz, it should go off.

I hope so mate, if Barnray sees it, it may well go off

[Ben...]

i was homebrewing for a while, but now we have a microbrewer down the road, so i go down there now and use the gear and bottle it from there. 10000% better than what i could do at home

[barnray]

Psst, DON"T tell the missus. B
Baz You have to keep some secret's to your self.
Things are cooking well

[toad]

I've been home brewing for years. Tried all the recipes, but for slackability these days I just use the Coopers draught cans, and don't use too much sugar, so around 4%, with 100% taste consistency. Amazing how many longnecks you can down before falling down. Adding Stones GGW can accelerate descent in winter though.

[cucinadio]

Did a home brew vodka the other weekend on my bday.....wasnt pretty ..... :'(

cheers

[jclures]

Baz are you taking home brew on the gulf trip, I know I am.
I am a bit like toad I now only use Coopers Larger, and 750grms Dextrose.

[Diksta]

i did home brewing for yrs, had a great recipe fo newcastle brown ale, if you are interested i will dig it up.

cheers

Diksta

[speewa158]

Do you have to  plackard the CT With a warning , when when you cart so much high octain brew ?

[Scotty]

Do you have to  plackard the CT With a warning , when when you cart so much high octain brew ?

Only for 500 litres or more. Dangerous Goods Licenced driver must be applied to tug.

[Foo]

I do both beer,spirits and ligueurs! Can't justify the cost of commercial stuff these days, plus there is no hangover the next morning.

Here is a link to some recipes. Happy brewing!

http://www.homebrewandbeer.com/default.htm

[Redback]

Baz are you taking home brew on the gulf trip, I know I am.
I am a bit like toad I now only use Coopers Larger, and 750grms Dextrose.

Yes I will be, working on them right now

[jclures]

me too

[Diksta]

Newcastle Brown Ale

Ingredients required
1.   Morgan’s Amber Ale
2.   500grms of Light Dry Malt
3.   500grms of dextrose
4.   Saf Ale Yeast
5.   Fuggles Hops
6.   1 Stocking preferably a unused one.
7.   Dark ale converter (50 grams of crystal malt & 50 grams of chocolate malt) they usually have it in a kit at the Gaythorne store.
8.   Ice

Method
1.   Cut off legs of stocking long enough that a knot can be tied in the bottom just below the crutch.
2.   Boil stocking for 15-20 mins to get rid of colourings
3.   Bring the converter kit to boil in the water in about 2 litres of water stirring constantly otherwise it will stick to the bottom and burn and boil for 15mins.
4.   Add a good teaspoon of the Fuggles hops to the mixture when there is 10 mins left to boil.
5.   Take off the heat and stick the pot in ice to cool down so it can be handled.
6.   Add the wort and sugars
7.   Place stocking over fermenter (you might need someone to hold it so it don’t drop into the brew.
8.   Pour mixture into vat and squeeze the juice out of the stocking
9.   Bring the water level up to 23 litres
10.   When cooled down to about 20 -25 degrees add Saf ale yeast and seal.




Hoegaarden


1: 1 can Black Rock Whispering Wheat
2: 1kg Light Dry Wheat Malt
3: 15g to 20g Curacao Dried Orange Peel
4: 15g Saaz Hops
5: 15g Cascade Hops
6: 15g Ground Coriander
7: Zest of 1 lemon
8: saf wheat yeast



Bring 2 litres of water to the boil & add the dry malt, stir constantly to stop it sticking.
Add the hops, coriander; dried orange peel & lemon zest to pot & slow boil for 15 minutes

Allow to cool & strain into fermenter

Add Black Rock Whispering Wheat can & water to bring up to 21 Litres

Add yeast & stir.

give these a whirl.

[JethroT]

Just add some Green Ginger Wine to any bad brew to turn it into a good brew.
Regards
Geoff

[Redback]

Newcastle Brown Ale

Ingredients required
1.   Morgan’s Amber Ale
2.   500grms of Light Dry Malt
3.   500grms of dextrose
4.   Saf Ale Yeast
5.   Fuggles Hops
6.   1 Stocking preferably a unused one.
7.   Dark ale converter (50 grams of crystal malt & 50 grams of chocolate malt) they usually have it in a kit at the Gaythorne store.
8.   Ice

Method
1.   Cut off legs of stocking long enough that a knot can be tied in the bottom just below the crutch.
2.   Boil stocking for 15-20 mins to get rid of colourings
3.   Bring the converter kit to boil in the water in about 2 litres of water stirring constantly otherwise it will stick to the bottom and burn and boil for 15mins.
4.   Add a good teaspoon of the Fuggles hops to the mixture when there is 10 mins left to boil.
5.   Take off the heat and stick the pot in ice to cool down so it can be handled.
6.   Add the wort and sugars
7.   Place stocking over fermenter (you might need someone to hold it so it don’t drop into the brew.
8.   Pour mixture into vat and squeeze the juice out of the stocking
9.   Bring the water level up to 23 litres
10.   When cooled down to about 20 -25 degrees add Saf ale yeast and seal.




Hoegaarden


1: 1 can Black Rock Whispering Wheat
2: 1kg Light Dry Wheat Malt
3: 15g to 20g Curacao Dried Orange Peel
4: 15g Saaz Hops
5: 15g Cascade Hops
6: 15g Ground Coriander
7: Zest of 1 lemon
8: saf wheat yeast



Bring 2 litres of water to the boil & add the dry malt, stir constantly to stop it sticking.
Add the hops, coriander; dried orange peel & lemon zest to pot & slow boil for 15 minutes

Allow to cool & strain into fermenter

Add Black Rock Whispering Wheat can & water to bring up to 21 Litres

Add yeast & stir.

give these a whirl.

They sound good, I'll give these a go

Baz.

[Darcy7]

I got into homebrew a few years ago when the former father-in-law introduced me to it.  He had been brewing for 20 odd years and had the recipe down pat.  He only ever used Coopers and I never really deviated from that plan.

He had a little trick that stretched the brew out to give a few extra bottles as well as 'mellowing out' the taste a bit.  He would put some water into each bottle before filling with the brew. I can't remember the exact amount but it worked a treat.

Also....NEVER put more sugar into the bottles than what the recipe specifies or else you'll end up with a huge mess from exploding bottles.

Good luck with it.

[Redback]

OK I have been busy changing a few things, throwing out old stuff and rebuilding other stuff, brewing new beers and old favourites as well.

So first thing I did was upgrade my fridge, new taps, lines and drip tray, also bought another 20lt keg


Inside


Down by the pool



Time to enjoy, now you see it!! St Peters Ruby Red Ale


Now you don't, mmmmmmmbeeeerrrr


Baz.

[Diksta]

like that very much

[Benduro]

The key to a good HB is keeping everything sterile and at a constant temp' (around 21deg'cel') during brewing.

Made a great Honey beer using a Coopers Canadian Blonde kit and simply substituting the dextrose (1kg) for 500g of local honey (iron bark) and 500g of light dry malt... Nice, easy drinking summer beer and one the ladies might like also.

I've also found dark ales like Coopers dark or Old are next to impossible to get wrong... Follow the instructions, everything clean/sterile, a good quality dextrose/malt mix and away you go.

I generally don't skimp ($) on ingredients as the stuff is that cheap to start with, why go tight and potentially spoil the end result

I normally let beers sit for 2+ months after bottling (secondary fermentation) and if they are not to your liking let them sit longer and they could mature to be the nicest brew ever! Only ever throw them if they have gone off/mouldy.

[outback jack]

hey redback, how far from melbourne do you live   

[kiwipete]

I also have brewed for years about 20 in fact...  I started with bottles and now have 2 kegs in a fridge...

I have kept the bottles approx 150 Crown top bottles I even have a couple of oldies 1957  and a 1963 bottles...  I figured that one day I will pass them on to one of my boys I feel that you should always start on the bottle....