The range of yeasts and hops available to the home brewer is fantastic
I tried that recipe several times. Tried lots of variations, inverting the sugar, racking and maturing. Even made it with freshly collected silver birch sap one spring.I don't brew beer but I make a very nice wine out of supermarket fruit juice. I gave my friends a bottle of it and they couldn't believe how nice it was. It's a tweaked version of wurzels orange wine that you can find on the internet. Mine comes out like a nice rose but about 16% (it knocks your block off) I make 10ltrs of the stuff for £8. I've been making it for about 15 years now but it took me 5 years to perfect it.
Was looking at pressure barrels, how much is the gas to keep them topped up?.
We've bottled this one for easier storage but I'm sure I could find room for a pressure barrel full of stout!.
Fancy doing a nice Belgian wheat beer, they're a bit pricey though so need to get the practice in first!.
If you like porters and want to do a kit, the Woodforde's Nog is a lovely dark beer, not quite a porter but dark and rich. I've done a couple of kits of that and still have half a barrel to work my way through.Porter sounds nice!.
Think we'll get a few boxed beers under our belt before doing anything fancier.
If you like porters and want to do a kit, the Woodforde's Nog is a lovely dark beer, not quite a porter but dark and rich. I've done a couple of kits of that and still have half a barrel to work my way through.