DIY beer brewing

[Verve]

can i ask, to brew say 25 litres how much would the ingredients cost (i know it depends but can anyone give me a range), might want to consider the brewing option, now only thing is to convince the drinking kakis to come my house for drinks instead , everyone save money and happy lagi best.

[Seabass_sg]

me too thinking of getting one then can be like 'Drink Beer Save Water'

[Layangman]

Go to either www.ibrew.com.sg or www.homebrew.com.sg

Stay away from Mr. Beer kits which is more costly per brew (only 9L per brew kit compared to 23L per brew kit as about same price.)

[Layangman]

Depending on what you want to brew, as low as $30/23L to $60/23L.

 

Channelnewsasia, today's edition has an article about homebrewing.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin.../322300/1/.html

Even PA is running a beer brewing course! I'd rather save the course fee and buy a starter kit, nothing difficult about brewing beer.

Edited January 14, 2008 by Layangman

[Tunge]

thoght i'll post a pic of my beer.... so far finished 5-6 bottles with friends and family already...

 

one thing i realised.. adding ice to the beer really spoils the taste... cos yesterday at friend's place i open 1 bottle but don't wanna wait t chill it so just pour into a cup of ice and the beer tasted bad. i thought what happende so i chilled on bottle overnight and now drinking n it taste fine...

hmmm....

 

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[Layangman]

Hey, nice head! Beer is meant to be served chill NOT with ice. Any beer with ice is just not right.

Anyway, nice beer you got there, cheers!

[Genie47]

Ice always spoils the beer. To keep it cold, use beer glasses that are ready chilled in the freezer. Makes a huge difference!

[Tunge]

did a count and realised only got 17 bottles left.. haha guess i was drinking more than i remember.... time to start on my 2nd brew... hmmm

any suggestion which concentrate i should go for next... still not ready to start from malt yet. this one i did was canadian blonde

[Seabass_sg]

wow . . . really interested to get one kit liao . . . anyway raymond place is 5 mins walk from my parents place . . . is his residence is it? Did he have a room set aside as a showroom

[Layangman]

Raymond's place is an HDB dwelling, the sitting room is the showroom. Lots of brews to try out before u decide which kit to brew.

[Layangman]

haha...must be good beer to finish so fast.

Take your time, try out many kits before u jump into all grain.

Although I do AG, once in a while I do a quickie kit when I am short of time.

 

Cheers!

[Seabass_sg]

wow . . that is but if i get the basic one what brew will it be ah?

[Layangman]

I am not sure what Raymond offers, but I think as long as the value is same, I recommend that you start with an Ale instead of a Lager. Lager requires very low temp during fermentation, the styrofoam box will not be very effective.

 

There are several ales available, so taste them at Raymond's first, like it, brew it!!!

[Dwoon]

Taste is one thing....... but any idea of the potency of the home brews? Will it knock one of the chair after just 2 beers?

 

For that matter, is the alcohol level controllable and without affecting the taste of the brew?

 

Thanks

[Layangman]

It is safe to say that on average, home-brews are about 4.5% to 5.5% ALC.

However, there are so-called "big beers" that can kick up to 10%-12% ALC! However, most high ALC beers then to go on the sweet side with a "cidery" or apple taste which is not good.

 

Yeast, the organism that ferments the malt will die once the beer reaches certain alcohol content. Most beer brewing yeast cannot tolerate beyond 9% or 10%. Big Beers are brewed with a strong strain of yeast, specially cultured to withstand up to 15% or more.

 

Unless you are brewing rice wine, you may use "Chew Piah" from local Chinese medical shops, that'll get you slightly above 9% (but please don't use on beer hor....taste horrible).

 

So its safe, nobody's going to get knocked off the chair or get drunk faster on homebrewed beer, it depends on individuals.

 

Cheers.

Edited January 21, 2008 by Layangman