New Posts For Thread: Home Brewhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536071/home-brewAnyone tried this?Recently I've got back into it, not to save money but for a hobby. I've got well into it and brew from scratch. I've just bottled a Chocolate Stout and an experimental Stout, both of which tasted amazing and far better than any kitSNAFUhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536071/home-brew?post_id=545643353#545643353SNAFUSat, 25 Jul 2015 14:40:30 -0500Chilled by chucking in 3L of ice. In hindsight it watered the beer down too much but I should still end up with a session beer of 3.5 - 4%, slightly darker in colour than I expected but it will probably clear. The temperature is still too high, 29°,https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536071/home-brew?post_id=545641083#545641083Chilled by chucking in 3L of ice. In hindsight it watered the beer down too much but I should still end up with a session beer of 3.5 - 4%, slightly darker in colour than I expected but it will probably clear. The temperature is still too high, 29°,Sat, 25 Jul 2015 11:44:56 -0500I've noticed my beer making skills improve with every beer. My first kit was horrible but my Chocolate Stout astounding. I'm hoping good things from this brew. I was given a boiler by a kind person on the Homebrewforum and he supplied me with some grhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536071/home-brew?post_id=545639393#545639393I've noticed my beer making skills improve with every beer. My first kit was horrible but my Chocolate Stout astounding. I'm hoping good things from this brew. I was given a boiler by a kind person on the Homebrewforum and he supplied me with some grSat, 25 Jul 2015 09:55:08 -0500TBH my main problem with it was a lack of attention to detail and impatience.On reflection it is no surprise it was horrible.GL with yours but I still have those two weaknesses and would only botch it again.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536071/home-brew?post_id=545639201#545639201TBH my main problem with it was a lack of attention to detail and impatience.On reflection it is no surprise it was horrible.GL with yours but I still have those two weaknesses and would only botch it again.Sat, 25 Jul 2015 09:46:12 -0500The kits you can buy are a simple way to get into it (that's how I started) but they don't taste great. I'm drinking a Scottish Heavy from a kit now which is OK but has that Home Brew twang. The difference is clear when you move to all grain. If you'https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536071/home-brew?post_id=545639061#545639061The kits you can buy are a simple way to get into it (that's how I started) but they don't taste great. I'm drinking a Scottish Heavy from a kit now which is OK but has that Home Brew twang. The difference is clear when you move to all grain. If you'Sat, 25 Jul 2015 09:39:39 -0500I tried it in the 70s and it was woeful.No doubt the stuff will be more sophisticated now but back then it put me off the home brew for life.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536071/home-brew?post_id=545638529#545638529I tried it in the 70s and it was woeful.No doubt the stuff will be more sophisticated now but back then it put me off the home brew for life.Sat, 25 Jul 2015 09:13:44 -0500Remember my Dad making his own booze 25 years ago. Sterilisering all those bottles took awhile although. Tasted ok but you had to watch out for the sediment at the bottom of the bottle. I've always fancied the idea of having a go. Sounds a good hobbyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536071/home-brew?post_id=545638267#545638267Remember my Dad making his own booze 25 years ago. Sterilisering all those bottles took awhile although. Tasted ok but you had to watch out for the sediment at the bottom of the bottle. I've always fancied the idea of having a go. Sounds a good hobbySat, 25 Jul 2015 08:54:16 -0500I remember Stan Butler making some home brew - with hilarious resultshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536071/home-brew?post_id=545637169#545637169I remember Stan Butler making some home brew - with hilarious resultsSat, 25 Jul 2015 07:44:08 -0500Just put on 40 pints of a Blonde Lager.3kg Maris Otter Malt (£3.60)1kg Irish Pale Malt (£1.00)15g Columbus 90 mins (50p)30g Fuggles 15 mins (70p)Youngs Ale Yeast (£1.10)I'm mixing the malts (first 2 ingredients) for 60 minutes at 68° with 17L ofhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536071/home-brew?post_id=545637051#545637051Just put on 40 pints of a Blonde Lager.3kg Maris Otter Malt (£3.60)1kg Irish Pale Malt (£1.00)15g Columbus 90 mins (50p)30g Fuggles 15 mins (70p)Youngs Ale Yeast (£1.10)I'm mixing the malts (first 2 ingredients) for 60 minutes at 68° with 17L ofSat, 25 Jul 2015 07:37:30 -0500Anyone tried this?Recently I've got back into it, not to save money but for a hobby. I've got well into it and brew from scratch. I've just bottled a Chocolate Stout and an experimental Stout, both of which tasted amazing and far better than any kithttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536071/home-brew?post_id=545307157#545307157Anyone tried this?Recently I've got back into it, not to save money but for a hobby. I've got well into it and brew from scratch. I've just bottled a Chocolate Stout and an experimental Stout, both of which tasted amazing and far better than any kitSun, 28 Jun 2015 12:21:09 -0500