[n0tsane]

Yea i know - bikers and their drink - but in this time of recession - Anybody interested in homebrew - would love to hear your tales -

On brew at present

Aus IPA with Vanilla and Cinnamon ( christmas brew part 2)

Aus IPA standard

next up

Midlands Cider :-) already taken - doing this for a friend.

Hope to hear form you :-)

Brian

[Tripleman]

Jall, on 23 September 2011 - 06:34 PM, said:

Hi guys,
I am from Croatian, I ride a motorcycle and I have been brewing for some time. I plan to visit Ireland in the spring, so I wonder what I as a biker and the brewer must visited in Irland?
THS and cheers with one O hara's red.

The death of surrealism has been greatly exaggerated.

[Boabie]

Wherry & a Milestone IPA, nice n easy & throw in a dry hop makes it well tasty! Better than €2.50 for a bottle of London Pride etc

This post has been edited by Boabie: 27 November 2011 - 01:59 PM

[petecourtney]

How am I only seeing this thread now?!?!

ridertraining, on 10 March 2011 - 07:02 PM, said:

...where do you source your kits?

There's a shop in Rathmines

sutty, on 31 March 2011 - 03:30 PM, said:

What kind of % are the beers/Ciders?

I've made my first batch of Canadian Blonde (lager) from a kit about 2 months ago, it came in at around 5.5% - strong enough and very pleasant to drink. You wouldn't need to drink much of it

Boabie, on 27 November 2011 - 01:52 PM, said:

Wherry & a Milestone IPA, nice n easy & throw in a dry hop makes it well tasty!

Sounds good, is it comparable to any commercial ales? (taste-wise)
How long does it take to brew before it's drinkable?

I'll starting another batch of Coopers Canadian Blonde this evening. The handy thing about lager is that visitors/friends are likely to share a few bottles, ale is more of an acquired taste (that'd mean more for me!)

[Boabie]

Well the Wherry is a bit like London Pride, but that's only after about 2-3 months conditioning. Before that is has a bit of a Zing from the hops. The Milestone IPA with a cascade Dry Hop is well tasty very refreshing, in a citrussy kind of way! Anyone that's ever had it has gone home from here happy & sometimes have to bring some with them! & you can drink it after a coupla weeks in the bottle!

[doctor_jones]

Brewed a Muntons Wheat beer as my first, 1 month turn around. Made 42 500ml bottles of a fairly tasty beer,
Will get better with age but I don't think it'll last that long,was ready to drink Friday last week Ive
been steadily working my way through the batch every night.
Currently have a Youngs Harvest bitter fermenting, bottle it some time next week, then get a German Bock beer is going on.
After that an IPA, Brown ale and a strong Belgian beer...

[PaulB]

doctor_jones, on 27 November 2011 - 04:07 PM, said:

Brewed a Muntons Wheat beer as my first, 1 month turn around. Made 42 500ml bottles of a fairly tasty beer,
Will get better with age but I don't think it'll last that long,was ready to drink Friday last week Ive
been steadily working my way through the batch every night.
Currently have a Youngs Harvest bitter fermenting, bottle it some time next week, then get a German Bock beer is going on.
After that an IPA, Brown ale and a strong Belgian beer...

I love wheat beer and find it hard to get a good selection at a good price.
Do you mind me asking, how much did it cost to make make your 42 500ml bottles?
Ive often thought about home brew but never got around to it, Id love a nice dunkel wheat beer and I think home brew seems to be a good option coz its very hard to get.

[Boabie]

Roughly €25 or cheaper... excluding equipment altho the equipment is fairly cheap now

[PaulB]

Hmmm tempted, a nice reasonably priced santa present!!

[dayo_dd]

PaulB, on 29 November 2011 - 09:27 AM, said:

Hmmm tempted, a nice reasonably priced santa present!!

i have a kit for sale at the moment its on adverts could do a better price than its advertised there if yur interested

http://www.adverts.ie/1139227

[doctor_jones]

PaulB, on 29 November 2011 - 09:27 AM, said:

Hmmm tempted, a nice reasonably priced santa present!!

I could have made a few more bottles if I added more water
As Boabie said about 25euro for the ingredients, there is a fair number of online suppliers now.
I have been using Homebrew West and found them very good.
Dayo has all you need to start,same kit as myself except the bottle washer (i use the dish washer).

[Dermot]

I used to make it years ago. Had a few friends over one night but when one tried leaving via the kitchen window and then seeing the heads the following day and then the following day after that, I thought best not to brew it again.

[Gasman]

Tried it myself years ago, brewing beer, a total disaster.. gave up and never tried it again

This post has been edited by Gasman: 02 December 2011 - 11:07 PM