Home Brew B33r...

[Monkey]

Anyhoo i'm just wondering if any GU peeps do home brewing of beer or other beverages.

I have purchased a coopers home brew kit and will attempt to create massive amounts of high octane tastey golden nectar.

My 1st attempt was about 5 years ago and I failed miserably. Following instructions was secondary in my attempt to wring the most powah from the brew. Most of it sat for 2-3 years and got chucked.... it didn't get better with age.


But now...... a new age has dawned....... THE BEER AGE!!!!

BEHOLD MY CREATION...

MAD DOG PALE LAGER

1x Coopers Original Lager Kit
1x 1kg Coopers Brewing Sugar
1x 1kg Coopers Dextrose
1x Dregs from Coopers Pale Ale stubbie
1x Brewers Yeast (as supplied in kit)

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a. Mixed brewers sugar and dextrose in 2lts boiling water.

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b. Added Lager brew kit stirred well.

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c. Poured wort into fermentor.

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d. Added water until 23lt.

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e. Hydrometer reading = OG 1050 (estimated 8% alcohol content)

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f. Added yeast and dregs of Pale Ale bottle.

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g. Stood back and marvelled at my creation.

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I will be bottling in a few days and leave to age for 2 weeks before consuming...

30 tallies of 8% beer for australia day celebrations should be sufficent.
Will update with taste test when wait is over.

[Knight Of Nih]

http://www.gamers-underground.com/fo...t.php?p=249980
i have made 3 batches
the 1st being the one that comes with the kit, was not too bad
2nd being the coopers mexican one, was good but i want something mroe like a corona
3rd was meant to be a crownie but failed

might be time to have another go, might go get some supplys tomorrow and try a ginger beer

dude use the plastic bottles with the reuseable plastic lids, its easier

[Lataf]

I tried home brew a few years ago.

Failed at it.

Good luck if you can get it to work.

[Milenko]

Homebrew is the bomb monkey. Dad used to have a really nice system setup with a spear-keg sitting inside a fridge, with a C02 dispenser attatched to the front fridge door (so it was on tap!).

Craig - I tasted the second batch you did while I was at Fetty's and I thought it tasted pretty good man.

[phatboi]

girly men drink cruisers? what beer is stronger then a cruiser black praytell?

[Milenko]

People call them girly drinks becuase they're like cordial

[mepm]

i notice there is no poll option for REAl mans drinks like bourbon and scotch :P
kinda beer biased methinks.... :P

WHISKEY FTW!

[PapaDom]

mepm i notice there is no poll option for REAl mans drinks like bourbon and scotch :P kinda beer biased methinks.... :P WHISKEY FTW!

*Pulls out bathtub*

Let's make some moonshine!

[Milenko]

I've been getting into the Chivas Regal.
Such a smooth drinky.

[mepm]

evan williams...mmmmm