Brewing your own beer.

[CaNsA]

I have instructed the missus that i want a "Brew Your Own" beer kit.
Has anyone tried these out?
If so, what one and how did it go?

Cheers

[growler]

depends on what you want to drink
I do real ales or brown ales
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[CaNsA]

I want to have a stab at the Lager

[iCraig]

I used to brew beer, I gave up cos it fucks up your health!

Its like 27p a pint, so you end up drinking atleast 4 pints a night or you end up drinking it just for the hell of it.

Having said that its good fun and as long as you keep everything clean the beer should come out ok.

[Carl_steveo]

Infact I fancy a home brew kit for my birthday next month, it's been talked about on here before and there was whole kits on a website mentioned. I'll go looking for the site now.

EDIT: Just found it . Brew-It-Yourself
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[CaNsA]

Battle of the brewers i think laddio.

My bday is in dec, so i guess ill have to wait til then.

[Carl_steveo]

I'm up for a battle mate lol. Don't need an excuse to brew and drink beer lol.
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[CaNsA]

I was looking at this kit.

https://www.menkind.co.uk/gifts-and-gadgets-c112/drinking-and-smoking-stuff-c34/home-bar-equipment-c35/youngs-brew-buddy-40-pint-beer-starter-kit-lager-p111162?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=ppc&utm_term=111279&utm_campaign=froogle#111279

Also, how do you change the flavour? is it to do with how long it ferments for?

Also,
https://www.menkind.co.uk/gifts-and-gadgets-c112/drinking-and-smoking-stuff-c34/home-bar-equipment-c35/the-beer-machine-2000-p111237

But it seems more "pre-mix" then brew your own.

[c_dug]

Hey CaNsA

I work for Menkind, drop me a PM if you are going to buy one of those brew buddies and I will try and sort you out on discount
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[AL-]

Chris Red done it a few months ago

Here is the thread:

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=197171&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=homebrew&start=0

[Benson_JV]

Hey, I brew my own ale, but I don't use kits. I mash the grains then boil the wort with the hops.

Stay the hell away from that beer machine thing if you want to drink anything better than dirty dishwater.
The kit is what determines the flavour, the brew buddy 40 pint lager kit is a good starter (hey it's what I started with) Basically, a kilo of pre-hopped wort that's been boiled down and "40 pints" of water. But I would suggest you use closer to 30 pints of water, sure you get less beer in the end, but the beer you do get has a deeper stronger flavour, with the added bonus of being closer to 6% instead of 4%.
Message me with anything you want to know mate, I've got several thousand litres of beer brewing under my belt!
HTH.
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[Gone]

If you can get them in the UK, then the Aussie 'Coopers' kits are the best I've tried. About 1kg of brewer's sugar is a good starting point for a decent balance of abv and taste.

Really must drag my lazy self back to making a few batches, this Finnish lager is not doing me any good at all!

[Benson_JV]

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[Benson_JV]

Indeed, although if you are going to do it, I must recommend using this stuff instead of sugar of brewers sugar. Gives it a much finer taste. Or failing that, brew it from scratch, even better!

https://www.muntons.com/homebeer/other-products/spraymalt_dark.asp
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