trekka Posted October 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) Evening all, I've been tempted to get back into making my own beer for quite some time now. I used to do it quite often. I had kits for wine, spirits and ales (my uni days were the stuff of kings! I was a tad OCD about putting in the right amount of finnings etc, few more teaspoons of sugar for that right amount of kick and knowing when my plastic bottles were about to explode ). Anyone do home brew (or thinking of getting into it)? I'm hoping to get some ale on the go once more in time for Christmas but know now that things have become slightly more expensive than that they once were! Anyone got any tips? Good sites to order from who generally know their stuff? I had a good long chat with a guy in the Brew Monkey shop in Cradley Heath a while ago but I'm looking for options. If memory serves me right, I used to get all my stuff from the Art-of-Brewing website but wondering if there are others/better seeing as I haven't dabbled in it for 10 years. Ta! Edited October 5, 2014 by trekka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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leemond2008 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 never done home brew but when I grew up it was normal for me to go into the bathroom for a piss and see 3 giant barrels of beer that me dad was doing. I actually said a few years ago that I was thinking of doing it and me mom said she wouldn;t speak to me if I started on the home brew, apparently it nearly ended my mom n dads marriage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted October 5, 2014 Author VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2014 40 pints for about £12 (if you buy the cheapo kits), then add in a bit more, erm, glucose etc and you've got rocket fuel if done right. I can see why people are turned to it. Personally, I want to start it again as a hobby (not just to get wasted on the cheap - admittedly, that was my plan for Christmas ) and I'm even letting my old man look after it whilst away from Brum (he better not drink it all!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 as I say I have seen the dark side of home brew and it aint for everybody, I recon if I got started on it then it would probably end me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xann Posted October 5, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) ... I have seen the dark side of home brew... Edited October 5, 2014 by Xann 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 6, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 6, 2014 DId Irish Stout at Uni. Here's my tip. Don't try to make it twice as strong. We succeeded in making it stronger, but it tasted like arse as a result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa_shere Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Was looking into it, but got a bit much on at the moment to start it. Theres a shop near Gospel Lane in Acocks Green/Hall Green. Website is www.brewgenie.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I've done Larger and Cider. Both were too stronk. I don't like drinking stuff that burns, because of the stronk-ness. Too much stronk-ness is a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 If you want to use the kits where you just add water and sugar, Brewferms is worth a try. They do an excellent dark ale called Oud Vlaams Bruin which unfortunately takes 3 months in the bottle to mature, and a good amber beer called Gallia which is ready quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 23, 2014 Moderator Share Posted October 23, 2014 My mate got so obsessed by it, he quit his job as a wine salesman and started his own brewery, which he's currently setting up now The Parker Brewery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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