Has anybody made homebrew beer or alchohol while on the road? We make all sorts of hooch here. with beer going at 28cents a bottle(but rather strong- you don,t want to drink too many) and home made rum(good for what ales ya). The rum is also good for cleaning surgical instraments and fuel tanks.We call it "Hardys Home made Hooch " . I even made some stickers for the bottles. After a few glasses of that you start speaking in new tungs- Swahili comes to mind, and rolling about on the floor.I keep a bottle handly for snakebite, just in case.Has anybody tried to make homebrew beer on the road?
goinsoon said
09:32 AM Jan 20, 2010
I make scotch as good as JW bourbon as good as JD baileys better than baileys gin as good as gilbeys
But im buggered if I can crack the flavour of rum, dont get me wrong I still make a nice spirit, but I'm stuffed if I can get that rum flavour
twobob said
09:51 AM Jan 20, 2010
Hey JS How about a quick run down on how you make this stuff. What equipment is needed, how much trouble is it to do, where you get supplies, and how long from packet to mouth, so to speak
I am not looking for a long reply, as I could look it up on the net to study, just the overview and any pit falls for beginners.
I have made beer, use 20lt coke kegs, but they seemed to get 'empty' too quick.
bill12 said
10:54 AM Jan 20, 2010
I would be interested , also. I use an 13 gal keg for beer, and put it into plastic 2ltr soft drink bottles. Used to do it on the yacht, when too far from the pub. You can buy brew kits from any reasonable supermarket. Haven,t made rum yet myself, but trade fish for it. seems to be a good swap. Bill
Hylda&Jon said
11:47 AM Jan 20, 2010
I can answer that, sorry if it's a bit long but hard to explain short You need a 25ltr plastic drum with lid & breather cut into the top, bought from Bunnings or similar A still, 5ltr single reflux ones are sold at home brew shops for about $350 Around a 15ltr container to put the distilled product in temporarily to flavour An alcohol tester Used bottles to decant into I don't use a hydrometer or carbon filter but find other opinions.
To make a batch you need: yeastI use express turbo yeast bought at home brew shops sugerabout 6kg water.from tap flavouringbourbon,scotch or whatever you wish, experiment with brands & combinations to suit your taste, many brands available at home brew shops Wood chips, I soak the alcohol in Jim Bean woodchips before flavouring to enhance authenticity(different woodchips available coming from used spirit casks & sold at home brew shops). PROCESS: Water yeast & sugar in fermenter for about a week depending on weather, then distilled taking a few hours, distilled result is about 90% alcohol so water down to about 40% & add wood chips for 10 days, strain and add flavours, ready to drink but mature for smoother taste Makes about 10 bottles at about $7 a bottle Hope that helps & if you get into it then email me as I have detailed instructions from start to finish Cheers Jon
twobob wrote:
Hey JS How about a quick run down on how you make this stuff. What equipment is needed, how much trouble is it to do, where you get supplies, and how long from packet to mouth, so to speak
I am not looking for a long reply, as I could look it up on the net to study, just the overview and any pit falls for beginners.
I have made beer, use 20lt coke kegs, but they seemed to get 'empty' too quick.
-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Wednesday 20th of January 2010 11:04:45 AM
Terro said
12:41 PM Jan 20, 2010
Well, I find that the brews I make are generally decaffienated so I go to Dan Murphy's for everything else!!!! He does a great selection of beers, wines and spirits.......Much easier as I am basically a lazy bathbun and impatient too so I wouldn't be able to wait for the brews to mature....
Terro
ibbo said
03:01 PM Jan 20, 2010
Don't Talk to me about Home Brew,still fighting civil actions after the last onslaught.Bill from the SES was $780.00 alone.Tread carefully Brothers and Sisters.Cheers.Ibbo.
bill12 said
08:53 PM Jan 20, 2010
what happened , ibbo? I know its explosive stuff . but aren,t you supposed to drink it ? Perhaps its what happeNs after you drink it. I learned a new language, swahily, after a bottle of triple H (hardys homemade hooch).
I make scotch as good as JW
bourbon as good as JD
baileys better than baileys
gin as good as gilbeys
How about a quick run down on how you make this stuff. What equipment is needed, how much trouble is it to do, where you get supplies, and how long from packet to mouth, so to speak
I am not looking for a long reply, as I could look it up on the net to study, just the overview and any pit falls for beginners.
I have made beer, use 20lt coke kegs, but they seemed to get 'empty' too quick.
-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Wednesday 20th of January 2010 11:04:45 AM
Terro