Homebrew

[lolsteve]

Anyone out here homebrew their own booze? And if so why do you do it? money/taste/hobby etc

I'm currently trying the "student brew" and it looks/smells vile but sould hopefully do the trick
http://www.yobrew.co.uk/students_brew.php

[puglove]

Iv had a few of these before and if you get the right ones and do it right, Its prob some of the nicest largers iv had, Dont do the ciders though.

[Eeyore]

when me and my mates get back to uni we might have to try this haha

[Bananalad]

14% for less than 4 pound? I like this

[Matt]

Might start brewing! What Kits to get!

[lolsteve]

when me and my mates get back to uni we might have to try this haha

do it! If we get this going in our house we'll save a fortune in pre drinks meaning more nights out , hurrah!

Don't buy a kit, mke your own matt. My kit consists of a 5L water bottle atm, got one of those air vent things in the post though since the bottle nearly exploded today when I put lid on too tight lol

[Poodle]

We'll be acquiring some demijohns and the like in the very near future, get some wine on the go...

Done a brewing kit before with some mates and the results were pretty poor. The bloke looking after it wasn't the most attentive in the world though, so maybe it'd be worth trying again... Will have to try some of yours Steve and make my decision from that.

[Matt]

Did you see the link cully put up on fb yesterday?


http://www.yobrew.co.uk/students_brew.php

Could be interesting

[lolsteve]

Did you see the link cully put up on fb yesterday?


http://www.yobrew.co.uk/students_brew.php

Could be interesting

Does look interesting

I'm currently trying the "student brew" and it looks/smells vile but sould hopefully do the trick
http://www.yobrew.co.uk/students_brew.php

But yea think i killed my batch, took the lid off to vent+add sugar and now the froth has gone down. Ordered a proper airlock though off ebay for couple of quid

[Matt]

Didn't even realise it was the same link hahahaha

[samass]

i did this at school once, squashed grapes and yeast. tasted awesome! until our dormparent got wind, then we had to bin about 20 bottles....

[procta]

a exwork mate started making his own home brew, his 1st batch was very sweet he said. didnt realise how strong it was until he tried to walk to work in the evening. so that batch got tossed out to the slugs, next batch he made was like a nice pale ale. tasted nice must have been about 3% as it wasnt very strong. last batch he made he followed instuctions from a home brew kit and his bottles blew up. full works went up the walls and windows in his kitchen. he was in bed at the time and nearly shit him self when he heard the bottles going off.
since then he never made anymore.

[burnmw]

I made 5 Demi-John's full of apple/pear cider just before Christmas. Wasn't too bad but a bit flat

[Jonny81191]

My parents make loads of wine, its normally pretty strong, but tastes great!

But my granddad also makes some, tastes good, then he keeps f*cking with it, adding random shit. When he declares it "finished", it normally tastes like vinegar

[kingy]

if your gonna do it then do the beer and not the larger.

[Dum-Dum]

That student brew looks awesome, might do it with a proper airlock as ive got a few.

I recently made strawbery vodka (ask poodle, hes had a bottle of it) and im gonna start on cider soon.

[lolsteve]

I would recommend using a airlock, since mines looking pretty dead now

would like to get some Ale going though, maybe get it in a local ale pub ...or just stick to the student brew and be off my tits

[ash240970]

Homebrew is great - Just don't think you can drink half a pint and then go out and drive as you will probably be over the limit.

[Poodle]

Hahaha the airlock is pretty essential to the whole process dude.

Dum-dum's strawberry vodka was pretty damn awesome, as was the blackberry vodka my missus made. And i'd agree that the lagers are usually pretty appalling, although the ones you get on tap in the pub are too, so maybe that's not really relevant...

[cully]

it would be rude not to give it a try

   

[Connor]

Hahaha the airlock is pretty essential to the whole process dude.

Dum-dum's strawberry vodka was pretty damn awesome, as was the blackberry vodka my missus made. And i'd agree that the lagers are usually pretty appalling, although the ones you get on tap in the pub are too, so maybe that's not really relevant...

Was that what you had at camping? That shitll knock your head off oh and if anyone wants a test pilot their cider, i might know someone

[Ruan]

My dad used to make lager which in fairness, was surprisingly nice! It's all about the waiting game, too little time and it'll just taste like total jank...

[THE_Liam]

I've made lager and bitter, I'm a bitter drinker but weirdly the home brew lager tasted better. Keep meaning to have another go...

[ash240970]

Homebrew lager is always better than the shit you get in the pubs.
I too am a bitter sinker havin lived in a pub from the age of 5 until I was 12 I had an early introduction to alcohol. Traditional draught bitter is my preference and you can keep your smooth flow John smiths and tetleys shit - id' rather drink a pint of horse piss. Real ale and no chemicals for healthier alcoholism lol.

[lolsteve]

it would be rude not to give it a try

What yeast you using? cause that's looks pretty clear and lively

[THE_Liam]

Smooth flow is evil shit, give me a proper living beer any day

[cully]

it would be rude not to give it a try

What yeast you using? cause that's looks pretty clear and lively

went into the local homebrew shop he seemed interested in my recipe
he recommended a wine yeast comes in a white packet which makes 20-25lts so i divided the pack into 4

the orange one I'm making is 3 squeezed oranges into 4.5ltrs water and 1/2kg sugar
that has took off and is bubbling like mad

the lemon one is 4 squeezed lemons it is bubbling but not as well

Ive also got a hydrometer so can tell the alcohol content once done

[burnmw]

went into the local homebrew shop he seemed interested in my recipe
he recommended a wine yeast comes in a white packet which makes 20-25lts so i divided the pack into 4

the orange one I'm making is 3 squeezed oranges into 4.5ltrs water and 1/2kg sugar
that has took off and is bubbling like mad

the lemon one is 4 squeezed lemons it is bubbling but not as well

Ive also got a hydrometer so can tell the alcohol content once done

So, what exactly are you attempting to make?

[lolsteve]

went into the local homebrew shop he seemed interested in my recipe
he recommended a wine yeast comes in a white packet which makes 20-25lts so i divided the pack into 4

the orange one I'm making is 3 squeezed oranges into 4.5ltrs water and 1/2kg sugar
that has took off and is bubbling like mad

the lemon one is 4 squeezed lemons it is bubbling but not as well

Ive also got a hydrometer so can tell the alcohol content once done

So, what exactly are you attempting to make?

It's like a alcoholic alco pop - like wkd or the like if he mixes sqaush in at the end


A few of mine are running on bread yeast, very bubbly and quick activation leaves a bit of a dirty brown mess at the top though and I've heard/read that bread yeast can survive to 14% vol so it's a cheap alterative im hoping will work. Got a demijohn with champange yeast going as well which has taken a few days to get going but now is bubbling like the breast yeast versions.

Good idea with the hydrometer it'll be interesting to see how much this really produces

[cully]

So, what exactly are you attempting to make?

im attempting to make myself pissed !

without poisoning myself and ending up in A&E as i seem to be a regular there