DIY beer brewing

[Poortraveller]

sounds like fun... n not too ex leh... hmmm can consider, but scared taste CMI...

 

i am very keen ... just like you, afraid that the taste CMI

 

but layangman words give me a boost in confidence

[Layangman]

Lager is the dominant beer type in SG.

I prefer Ales over lager or pilsner. (Ales are more tolerant and easier to brew as it does not require very low temperature during fermentation).

 

If you do have "fish" and "tanker" crowd, brew up very high alcohol beer, depending on malts and yeast used, some big beers can be had. For normal drinking, 4.5 - 5.5% alcohol is easily achievable.

 

Again depending on your preference, you may wish to add more hops to bitter your brew, like the famous India Pale Ale from Brewerkz which is heavily hopped to give a hop nose and bitterness.

 

I am sure the more you brew, the more you will want to create "that special" beer you can proudly call your own and serve with pride to your select friends, fishes and tankers alike!!! hick..hick...cheers!

[Chisiang]

lol! Didn't know there's so many beer lovers here

 

I'm getting sick of people looking down on beer drinkers. Everyone wants to look atas drink Chivas and Martel... machiam machiam only.

[Poortraveller]

something to ask you ... it states that it need 21

[Layangman]

Of course if you can have lowered temperature, it will ferment better.

Most newbies into brewing use large styrofoam boxes filled with cold water and frozen PET bottles (filled with water).

 

I have used the above successfully before. Some of of my brewing kakis still does that. The styrofoam box (free from the backyards of NTUC and other supermarkets) must be large enough to fit a fermenter. You'll need to change the frozen PET bottles every 24 hrs to achieve mid-20s temp.

 

I have now upgraded to a modified fridge with an external thermostat that maintains an even 20C throughout.

 

Take it one step at a time. Just the starter kit, foam box and some elbow grease to start off first, then progress to better equipment if you feel that homebrew is SHIOK-TER than store bought beers.

[Tunge]

eh bro u work for Tiger Brewery issit u damn pro man... must bookmark this thread next time if i do buy the kit can come for advice.

[Chisiang]

lol Too bad Oktober Fest Over liao

[Tunge]

I'm getting sick of people looking down on beer drinkers. Everyone wants to look atas drink Chivas and Martel... machiam machiam only.

 

talk abt Chivas ah, i have a bottle at home, tried to drink it on the rocks a few times but somehow just cannot get used to the "taste" leh, too strong. so usually mix w green tea or coke...

 

 

really cannot understand how people seem to enjoy drinking hard liqour on the rocks leh.. anyone here can? really can enjoy like wine ah?

[Layangman]

Chivas is blended malt whisky, acquired taste:)

Beer is made from same base ingredient - malt (derived from malted barley).

Whisky and other hard liquors are usually distilled, hence the higher alcohol content.

Beers and ales are only fermented, yeast can only go so far to convert sugars to alcohol, hence the lower alcohol.

 

No, I don't work for any commercial brewery, just an avid homebrewer.

Just about anything that has sugar can be fermented by yeast into alcoholic beverages!!

[Chisiang]

eh... brother, after so much talk a bit thirsty liao leh *hint* *hint*

 

It's about time I do some evaluation of your beer

[Layangman]

Actually if u guys are keen, I suggest u visit http://www.ibrew.com.sg at Clementi.

He's got good selection of beers on tap for tasting. That'll give u an idea of how homebrewed beers taste like before you take that jump into homebrewing...

Raymond, the owner is a very friendly guy who can give u the best advise on beer brewing

Edited December 13, 2007 by Layangman

[Booboon]

how do I know if a beer is good?

[Layangman]

beers can be as complex as wine!

Depending on the type of beer, combinations of malted barley, yeast, hops and water

makes each beer distinctive.

I can't tell you what's a good beer, taste is very subjective, and it depends on categories of beers and ales, dark or light etc...

[KapitanE]

It does not matter whether its a homebrew beer, or a can beer, or even american beer, as long as the beer makes you drunk, it is a good beer........

[Chisiang]

spoken like a true sailor

 

Just like sotong can substitue pus*y. As long as can c*m can liao

[Genie47]

Breadmaking and beer brewing expertise go hand in hand.

 

The reason why you lower the temperature is because yeast like that temperature. 28 deg C is the max they can actually tolerate. Furthermore, at that temperature and above. They go crazy multiplying like hell.

 

Explains why when I make my bread, I go through this stage call retardation. First rise is at room temperature. Give or take 29-30 deg C. The dough rises like a volcano. Then you punch down and put the dough in the refrigerator overnight.

 

Lots of strange things happen. One thing for certain, the dough keeps the heat so it cools down to the fridge temperature very slowly. At the meantime, the yeast munches on the starches and then realize things are getting colder. They start to behave in a strange way and starts doing things chemically different.

 

New flavors are given off.

 

Trust me. Once you make pizza or focaccia dough at home, Pizzahut and all their ilk don't measure up.

 

Just like the Jack Daniels advertisement long time ago that I remember. "At Jack Daniels, we've got time, plenty of time." To make good fermentation products, you need time. Lots of time.

[Genie47]

That's really gross but for a good get off, anything goes at sea.

[Lala81]

I wld like to brew my own beer. Want to make a wheat beer like erdinger dark. However the large volumes are turning me off. no place for storage!

 

13L is a lot of beer to polish off if it just tastes ok