Brewing beer at home

[Dayvo]

I've highlighted the problem with that sentence for you

OK, the degenerates who were there last summer, then.

 

[rich p]

Okay, thanks. So now I need to drink 40 pints of bottled beer to store my 40 pints of homebrew!
I suspected that the wine bottles were not strong enough.
Maybe I'll wander round the recycling bins like an old dosser - it'll amuse the neighbours at least.

 

[Archie_tect]

Beer at home by Davenports... and Watneys Party 7... those early 70s family get togethers always used to thrill.

 

[slowmotion]

Maybe I'll wander round the recycling bins like an old dosser - it'll amuse the neighbours at least.

 

[MossCommuter]

Rich, IMO, avoid crown caps/corks. They fail and they're a faff. I used to use plastic caps from the homebrew shop (possibly Wilkinsons too).

 

[threebikesmcginty]

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[rich p]

Need any help with that? I can start saving bottles for you if you like. I have a couple of Adnams Ghost Ship bottles this week for a start.

I'm thinking clear ones may be best to see what the state of play is.

 

[The Brewer]

Clear bottles are fine, but store in a cool dark place.
If you dry hop or use any hops that haven't been isomoerised then you have to use brown bottles or risk skunking.....horrible smelling undrinkable beer ( a bit like Cooper kits)

 

[ceepeebee]

Clear bottles are fine, but store in a cool dark place.
If you dry hop or use any hops that haven't been isomoerised then you have to use brown bottles or risk skunking.....horrible smelling undrinkable beer ( a bit like Cooper kits)

and old speckled hen......

 

[rich p]

Clear bottles are fine, but store in a cool dark place.
If you dry hop or use any hops that haven't been isomoerised then you have to use brown bottles or risk skunking.....horrible smelling undrinkable beer ( a bit like Cooper kits)

I'll be using a kit of some description. I'll dry hop down to the cellar then. Cheers!

 

[ushills]

Clear bottles are fine, but store in a cool dark place.
If you dry hop or use any hops that haven't been isomoerised then you have to use brown bottles or risk skunking.....horrible smelling undrinkable beer ( a bit like Cooper kits)

How bad are the cooper kits, the English bitter seems to get good reviews, would a wood food be better, I generally go for pale ales.

 

[The Brewer]

To be fair Coopers are okayish, their stout is pretty good brewed with black treacle, but two can kits where you don't have to use sugar are always going to be better as the natural sugars have been extract from malted grains.
Woodfordes are an excellent brew and well worth a few extra quid IMHO

 

[rich p]

The beer I brewed first was Woodforde Wherry which I got from the local shop for £20. It's a bit pricier online with delivery.

http://www.woodfordes.co.uk/html/shop_online.html

 

[stu9000]

Just want to second the advice not to use wine bottles. They are not designed to take pressure
. a bottle bomb is no joke. That said, champagne bottles are great. Labels are a bugger to get off though. Beer kits are so easy these days, and get great results . I'm login Diabolo at the moment. I always bottle. Just ask your mates to hold onto the nice glass ones and you will soon have loads. If you are in a hurry the 2L pet bottles can be gt from math supermarket for pence.
Personally my home brew holy grail is a decent red wine. I've been known to get quite obsessive abut degassing

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgB-H7bRGl0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[The Brewer]

Blackberry's after two years have always been my favourite red wine....Country wines don't have shortcuts