Just though I'd see how much if any interest there is in discussing all things home beer (or cyder) micro brewery / home bewing related.
I'm just in the process of restarting a long-lapsed interest, mainly because whilst I find it tough to find anything that beats my favourite Paulaner Original Münchner Hell - I always use to brew real beer type that always tasted as good or better than I could buy in a pub.
So my initial setup is six Kingkeg top tap kegs with a couple of fermenters and I plan to make two beers at a time to give some continuity and variety and slow condition them in the kegs in the garage. I'll keep them harm-free and fresh with gas. I plan to use kits until I get "my eye" back in .... and then may move on to the whole natural process from scratch if I feel the urges.
As soon as I return the first three brews will be a cyder and
Woodforde's Wherry real ale kit - supreme champion beer of Britain. Brews 40 pints. Made with malt, hops, water & yeast. Wherry Bitter, an aroma of malt and citrus fruit is the prelude to this award-winning offering from Woodforde's. Woodfordes Wherry Best Bitter is probably the best beer kit that money can buy! Developed in conjunction with the award winning Norfolk based Woodfordes brewery, this kit uses the brewery's own grist formulation and brews a beer that any landlord would be proud to serve.
some reviews
and as I like Golden Ales ......
A top of the range beer making kit made using just malt, hops, water and yeast. This kit brews 40 pints of thirst quenching Golden ale and does not require additional sugar for the fermentation process
some reviews
I'm back home in a couple of weeks and I'm currently monitoring temperatures. When we're there I've found a room that I can easily keep to between 17 and 22 c to ferment and start the conditioning.
The garage is going to be a bit more interesting. This has been a real cold spell and these two seven day charts show external and garage temperatures in the unheated garage. I'm going to work out how these conditions will effect conditioning.
Outside Temperature 7 days
Garage Temperature 7 days
