Homebrew

[tigger]

As long as you're careful with cleaning and sterilising equipment there's no reason why you shouldn't be drinking a nice brew right from your first attempt.

There are some good products on the market now such as Stellar Clean and Stellar San, which is a no rinse sanitiser. The no rinse part takes a lot of the work out of brewing and it doesn't leave any residual taste like some of the old home brew sterilisers did.

I was lucky, my eldest son had been brewing for years and got me involved in it. So the first couple of brews I did he was on hand to help and advise. (Yep, learning from the kids).

But as others have said here, start of with the extract kits and just follow the instructions. It's not that hard.

 

[tigger]

Also, if you do ever get into all grain brewing, you will find that there are plenty of all grain recipes on line. Google "Founder's Breakfast Stout Clone Recipe" and you'll see what I mean.

 

[old_man_tiger]

Also, if you do ever get into all grain brewing, you will find that there are plenty of all grain recipes on line. Google "Founder's Breakfast Stout Clone Recipe" and you'll see what I mean.

Yes saw the recipe but it was largely jibberish to me.
Thanks for the tips. I will start simple.

 

[cochise]

Also, if you do ever get into all grain brewing, you will find that there are plenty of all grain recipes on line. Google "Founder's Breakfast Stout Clone Recipe" and you'll see what I mean.

Yes saw the recipe but it was largely jibberish to me.
Thanks for the tips. I will start simple.

Yes use an extract to start with, over time you can start adding different grains to improve your brew. Just grab a stout extract and if you want a strong thicker stout use 18 L of water instead of 23.

 

[old_man_tiger]

Also, if you do ever get into all grain brewing, you will find that there are plenty of all grain recipes on line. Google "Founder's Breakfast Stout Clone Recipe" and you'll see what I mean.

Yes saw the recipe but it was largely jibberish to me.
Thanks for the tips. I will start simple.

Yes use an extract to start with, over time you can start adding different grains to improve your brew. Just grab a stout extract and if you want a strong thicker stout use 18 L of water instead of 23.

Thanks mate. If I have questions it's great knowing there are experts here.

 

[cochise]

Also, if you do ever get into all grain brewing, you will find that there are plenty of all grain recipes on line. Google "Founder's Breakfast Stout Clone Recipe" and you'll see what I mean.

Yes saw the recipe but it was largely jibberish to me.
Thanks for the tips. I will start simple.

Yes use an extract to start with, over time you can start adding different grains to improve your brew. Just grab a stout extract and if you want a strong thicker stout use 18 L of water instead of 23.

Thanks mate. If I have questions it's great knowing there are experts here.

Yeah, any questions just pop them in here and I am sure someone will answer them.

I pretty much only drink stouts so have been making them for years.

 

[old_man_tiger]

Also, if you do ever get into all grain brewing, you will find that there are plenty of all grain recipes on line. Google "Founder's Breakfast Stout Clone Recipe" and you'll see what I mean.

Yes saw the recipe but it was largely jibberish to me.
Thanks for the tips. I will start simple.

Yes use an extract to start with, over time you can start adding different grains to improve your brew. Just grab a stout extract and if you want a strong thicker stout use 18 L of water instead of 23.

Thanks mate. If I have questions it's great knowing there are experts here.

Yeah, any questions just pop them in here and I am sure someone will answer them.

I pretty much only drink stouts so have been making them for years.

Do you buy many? I've been through several this winter but always looking for recommendations.

 

[cochise]

Also, if you do ever get into all grain brewing, you will find that there are plenty of all grain recipes on line. Google "Founder's Breakfast Stout Clone Recipe" and you'll see what I mean.

Yes saw the recipe but it was largely jibberish to me.
Thanks for the tips. I will start simple.

Yes use an extract to start with, over time you can start adding different grains to improve your brew. Just grab a stout extract and if you want a strong thicker stout use 18 L of water instead of 23.

Thanks mate. If I have questions it's great knowing there are experts here.

Yeah, any questions just pop them in here and I am sure someone will answer them.

I pretty much only drink stouts so have been making them for years.

Do you buy many? I've been through several this winter but always looking for recommendations.

Yeah but I mainly buy Guinness, I tried the 4 pines Nitro Stout recently for something different. I also like the White Rabbit Chocolate Stout

https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_379005/4-pines-stout-330ml

https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_679379/white-rabbit-chocolate-stout-bottle-330ml

 

[old_man_tiger]

4 pines nitro didn't do it for me but I'll keep an eye out for WR. Cheers

 

[cochise]

4 pines nitro didn't do it for me but I'll keep an eye out for WR. Cheers

Yeah I wasn't a huge fan either.

 

[weststigers]

Nothing yet. I got a kegerator but get someone else to brew. Any tips on where to start and a rough cost?

I brew in a fermentasaurus, but have used the cooper fermenters in the past and they are fine, especially for someone just starting out. I use a fridge with a temp control to maintain temp for the brew. I then transfer to a keg. I usually have 2 19l kegs of different brews and use a 5l growler for storing in the fridge or taking to BBQ etc. My brew fridge is in the shed lol

I always recommend someone starting out to just start with a kit to get used to the process, avoid the Lagers to start with as they are more temp sensitive. Once you have that process down visit a brew shop and get one of their recipes to start to learn about making your own mash and as you become confident in that start the experiment with the recipe a little.

Pretty much just go get a cheap fermenter and a cheap brew and have a crack, if you enjoy it you can always upgrade the fermenter later. I love nothing more than the smeall of a brew fermenting away.

Cheers. Is that s specific fridge for fermenting?

I have 2 fridges lol, one I have connected a temp control to allow me to control the temp when brewing. I brew a lot of stouts so keep those around 25 degrees, when doing a lager they are around 12 degrees. I wouldn't buy a fridge to ferment in to start, just avoid lagers and use a jumper if it gets too cold or a wet tshirt if it gets hot and store in a dark place while brewing.

Coopers kits fit nicely in a bar fridge that doesn't have a freezer section so I started with one of those.


I use much the same idea, favourite brew , stone and wood pacific ale

How close can you get it?

At $75 a carton, it's worth giving it a home brew a crack

 

[rex2ce]

It is very close taste wise, if you wanted perfection you could use 1 kg of light malt instead of 50/50 dextrose/ light malt, this would make the brew darker, therefore more authentic

 

[rex2ce]

Also, if you do ever get into all grain brewing, you will find that there are plenty of all grain recipes on line. Google "Founder's Breakfast Stout Clone Recipe" and you'll see what I mean.

Yes saw the recipe but it was largely jibberish to me.
Thanks for the tips. I will start simple.

Yes use an extract to start with, over time you can start adding different grains to improve your brew. Just grab a stout extract and if you want a strong thicker stout use 18 L of water instead of 23.

Thanks mate. If I have questions it's great knowing there are experts here.

Yeah, any questions just pop them in here and I am sure someone will answer them.

I pretty much only drink stouts so have been making them for years.

Do you buy many? I've been through several this winter but always looking for recommendations.

Yeah but I mainly buy Guinness, I tried the 4 pines Nitro Stout recently for something different. I also like the White Rabbit Chocolate Stout

https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_379005/4-pines-stout-330ml

https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_679379/white-rabbit-chocolate-stout-bottle-330ml

Have you tried 4 Pines pale ale buddy,lovely drop

 

[gallagher]

Well Ive put out about a thousand hints about a home brew kit for fathers day. Let's see if I'm loved.

 

[cochise]

Well Ive put out about a thousand hints about a home brew kit for fathers day. Let's see if I'm loved.

I did the same for my 1st kit many years ago lol, except for christmas.

 

[gallagher]

Well Ive put out about a thousand hints about a home brew kit for fathers day. Let's see if I'm loved.

I did the same for my 1st kit many years ago lol, except for christmas.

Did Santa come?

 

[cochise]

Well Ive put out about a thousand hints about a home brew kit for fathers day. Let's see if I'm loved.

I did the same for my 1st kit many years ago lol, except for christmas.

Did Santa come?

He did indeed, he also showed up about 3 weeks later to deliver my first batch of homebrew which I drunk while it was very green lol.

 

[jadtiger]

Well Ive put out about a thousand hints about a home brew kit for fathers day. Let's see if I'm loved.

Good luck

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Best pale ale to kick off with for an amateur? The Coopers kit?

Also, any good websites specifically for beginners for tips and traps for young players?

I've been wanting to do this for a couple of years now, just been putting it off while we made more important decisions. I've always appreciated craft brewing and understand it's not something to can just dive into, would rather start small and work my way up. Get the basics right first.

 

[tigger]

Best pale ale to kick off with for an amateur? The Coopers kit?

Also, any good websites specifically for beginners for tips and traps for young players?

I've been wanting to do this for a couple of years now, just been putting it off while we made more important decisions. I've always appreciated craft brewing and understand it's not something to can just dive into, would rather start small and work my way up. Get the basics right first.

It's been many years since I brewed from extract. I remember that ESB kits we're pretty good and easy to use. They're a little bit more expensive than others but I recall that there was nothing else to buy. Some kits require additional malt and hops but I think that everything comes in the ESB wort.

There are plenty of brewer's websites and forums. I like Brewers Friend, although most of what is on there relates to all grain brewing or brew in a bag (BIAG) brewing.

I had a quick look at the Brewer's Friend site and it does have a beginners section that spells out some of the equipment you might need.