The home brew thread

[dangerous]

Been 20 years since I brewed at home, last weekend I called in on the one and only Ghost Bullet and checked his shit out (drinkable shit) things have changed in 20 yrs like instead of a teaspoon of detrose its a carbon drop or something.
Right so 20yrs back I was doing the hell brew people came for miles to get a slurp, but then it all went wrong, duno why evey brew tasted like it was burnt, any hows...

curently building a man cave secretly descised as a bikers bar, and soon as I have finished it Ill be brewing again... spill the beans guys, tell us ya sucesses and balls ups, 'bikers rest' needs to get this shit right, who likes what brands and why, how do ya do it and what tips ya got...

[Drew]

You talking spirits, or beer?

Because I have NEVER tasted a home brew beer, that I'd pay for...or recommend to anyone I like.

[dangerous]

You talking spirits, or beer?

Because I have NEVER tasted a home brew beer, that I'd pay for...or recommend to anyone I like.

mate... I only drink beer in green bottles as a general rule, german, french Iti etc, so Im a picky cunt (well cunt anyway) ... Ghosties brews were bloody good, I rated what I tried as good as 1664 and grosh etc
nothing like the shit I brewed 20 years back... were you even a twinkle in ya old mans ball bag then? LOL

GB also does spirits, had some burbon disteling when I was there the booze was soaking in choped up kegs to get the tast, one this at a time tho 1st the beer then Ill take GB on with the whiskys etc.

[Ghost_Bullet]

Home brew beer is awesome, initially all I wanted was a still to make some bourbon and the like, but the price was a bit high for a decent still, a home brew beer kit showed on trademe last year, and I kinda had to buy it. Now I am working around 14dozen glass 750ml bottles and 30 plastic 750ml bottles, that means can allow brews to mature and the like to get the flavour.

Just lovin it... all ya gotta do it take ya time, keep it all clean.....apart from the dirty girl pics on the man cave walls, and ya be laughing....

Just about to head out for dinner so cant share much more now. But heres a pic of some of the brews in bottles.


Booom Yo.

Pics are Beer in crates, including some cider, Some beer and spirit wash fermenting, and a few spirits made up one night.

[Str8 Jacket]

Been 20 years since I brewed at home, last weekend I called in on the one and only Ghost Bullet and checked his shit out (drinkable shit) things have changed in 20 yrs like instead of a teaspoon of detrose its a carbon drop or something.
Right so 20yrs back I was doing the hell brew people came for miles to get a slurp, but then it all went wrong, duno why evey brew tasted like it was burnt, any hows...

curently building a man cave secretly descised as a bikers bar, and soon as I have finished it Ill be brewing again... spill the beans guys, tell us ya sucesses and balls ups, 'bikers rest' needs to get this shit right, who likes what brands and why, how do ya do it and what tips ya got...

My man makes some bloody good homebrew. Uses fresh hops (even grows his own) and experiments with different malts and yeasts etc. He's a big book reader so has researched all different styles and how things work and don't work. I've really enjoyed some of his beers and some not so much but quite a few of our mates are enjoying his beers now too.

I shall point him in the direction of this thread!

[Ghost_Bullet]

GB also does spirits, had some burbon disteling when I was there the booze was soaking in choped up kegs to get the tast, one this at a time tho 1st the beer then Ill take GB on with the whiskys etc.

Cheers dude..... Hey next time I buy some chunks, I will get some of the whiskey ones and see what we can get out of them.

[Akzle]

huh. I thought we already had one of these.

Drew. You gotta try my shit. If any of it lasts long enough. If you spent more time smoking joints and riding bikes, you'd have less time to fuckup a homebrew prematurely.


I brew kits for 2 reasons. Theyre cheap and im lazy.

If you have the time and inclination, grain brewing gives you heaps more options on profile, finish, abv etc.
That said, use brown sugar instead of white, or malt extracts and you can play with cans a bit.

Still bottle prime with sugar.
The carbo drops will give you fizz faster, but since i age all mine at least a month,idgaf. And i rekn it be cheaper to rack into a 2nd and batch prime instead of drops.

Bottles suck. If you can afford kegs, do.

Build a kegerator. With tapstands, like a badass.

Your burnt beer was probably a young dark ale that you started in autumn (with cracker sugar) and went into bottles in winter, amirite?
If youd kept it 8 months it would have been delicious.

I dont fuck around with heatpads etc, but theyre cheap easy way to get more consistent.

Dont try brewing all your shit 10%
session beers will keep more friends.

Learn the art of pouring.

Stop buying commercial beer.

[Big Dave]

Be careful huh. Three guys died from drinking a crook batch of home brew spirits over here last week.

Nasal vodka:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1226662384206

[Akzle]

Booom Yo.

Pics are Beer in crates, including some cider, Some beer and spirit wash fermenting, and a few spirits made up one night.

so its a bottle off ye be wanting eh...
When its daylight i'm'a post my brag pix...

[Drew]

Drew. You gotta try my shit. If any of it lasts long enough. If you spent more time smoking joints and riding bikes, you'd have less time to fuckup a homebrew prematurely.

Next time I ride to Aukland, I'm coming up to your shanty for one of your beers then niggah!

[Akzle]

Be careful huh. Three guys died from drinking a crook batch of home brew spirits over here last week.

theres a difference between brewing and distilling.
If you drink distilled heads (methanol) you go blind. Or die.
Thus the expression 'blind drunk'

meanwhile, everyone go find 'how beer saved the world'

[scumdog]

Cheers dude..... Hey next time I buy some chunks, I will get some of the whiskey ones and see what we can get out of them.

Now THAT sounds like a grand idea...gimme a yell when it's ready

[Akzle]

Next time I ride to Aukland, I'm coming up to your shanty for one of your beers then niggah!

game on.
crated 2 yetterday. That was yer dry lager. So ready about november. Which is when i hav to get my crop in. Hmm.
Putting down a draught tomorow.
Of course, i do tend to associate with alcoholics, so take yer chances

[mashman]

I've gotz the ingredients, and have had for a couple of months, that are just screaming to be used... yet I can't be arsed until I've done the fridge conversion. Praps I should just do it anyway then Drew can taste some real nasty shit.

[Sable]

Fuck all this beer and spirits bullshit, make some Kilju.