Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Kevin Wood]

All the more reason to brew your own 

The cost of what you need to make some from a kit is what you saved would you have bought the same number of beers.  I brought one of my first brews to Newent last year and even though it was quite green there were no complaints.  I now brew from grain which  costs more to setup but the ingredients cost less and the end product is a lot better.  You need several hours for each batch of grain though as opposed to a couple of hours for a kit.

My latest batch has yet to be sampled as it was too green before I left.  This one should be special and is based on an American Ale, they do pale ale better than us any day.  I will no doubt be supping lots of it when I get back in a few days 

So do I, at last.

[Jimbob]

All the more reason to brew your own 

The cost of what you need to make some from a kit is what you saved would you have bought the same number of beers.  I brought one of my first brews to Newent last year and even though it was quite green there were no complaints.  I now brew from grain which  costs more to setup but the ingredients cost less and the end product is a lot better.  You need several hours for each batch of grain though as opposed to a couple of hours for a kit.

My latest batch has yet to be sampled as it was too green before I left.  This one should be special and is based on an American Ale, they do pale ale better than us any day.  I will no doubt be supping lots of it when I get back in a few days 

I had a few of those.....lovely stuff

[Gaffers]

All the more reason to brew your own 

The cost of what you need to make some from a kit is what you saved would you have bought the same number of beers.  I brought one of my first brews to Newent last year and even though it was quite green there were no complaints.  I now brew from grain which  costs more to setup but the ingredients cost less and the end product is a lot better.  You need several hours for each batch of grain though as opposed to a couple of hours for a kit.

My latest batch has yet to be sampled as it was too green before I left.  This one should be special and is based on an American Ale, they do pale ale better than us any day.  I will no doubt be supping lots of it when I get back in a few days 

So do I, at last.

 

Which recipe did you try first?

[Kevin Wood]

All the more reason to brew your own 

The cost of what you need to make some from a kit is what you saved would you have bought the same number of beers.  I brought one of my first brews to Newent last year and even though it was quite green there were no complaints.  I now brew from grain which  costs more to setup but the ingredients cost less and the end product is a lot better.  You need several hours for each batch of grain though as opposed to a couple of hours for a kit.

My latest batch has yet to be sampled as it was too green before I left.  This one should be special and is based on an American Ale, they do pale ale better than us any day.  I will no doubt be supping lots of it when I get back in a few days 

So do I, at last.

 

Which recipe did you try first?

As on this place... Followed the HOWTO. 

http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=493

This is how it went...

http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=24471

Been having a few crafty tasters and, although it's probably not at its' best yet, it's Very tasty indeed.

Not exactly a session beer, though. That would certainly end in tears.

So, I decided to keep it simple for #2 and do a SMASH. Just Marris Otter and some East Kent Goldings.. then I spotted the dried elderflower in the home brew shop and I remembered how nice Cheriton Village Elder was, so simplicity went out of the window and I went off piste. That has now been fermenting for a week and a half, so will get racked into a King Keg at the weekend.

What I have tasted already is SO much better than any kit beer I've brewed it's unbelievable!