JT! Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Killing time before my shift started at work and saw a 'Mr Beer' home brewing kit reduced down from $50 to $30. It's cheap, but comes with everything to make a couple of gallons of Pale Ale inc bottles. Did it all today and now I have to let it sit for a couple of weeks before bottling and waiting another two week but looking forward to the results. Anyone else have any experience? I believe I remember someone on here telling me they nearly killed themselves with home made cider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Tasted shit, made me feel ill and was messy. The measures and times are all wrong, and the ingredients aren't usually fresh enough to work, so you get a powdery pint of piss. If you enjoy a nice pint then move along, if you just want 15 cheap pints then it is good. Prawns dad makes a wicked home brew, there is not a single person alive who has sampled it and will not testify that that shit f**ks you up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted April 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Well we'll see how it turns out in 28 days. I don't think it can end up powdery as the only powder used was dissolved into boiling water. It was quite good fun putting it all together. Serializing everything was a bit of a pain though. Although they do say it'll only be 3.6% AVB which is a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 A few guys in my halls tried it as it was on offer in wilkis. I think they forgot about it or did some stage wrong and it went really bad and they wasted their hard earned money grant moneys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 A guy I lived with in my first year at uni had about 5 massive buckets of the stuff. Then he decided to be a complete and utter douche so we spiked every single one with assorted hideousness. The one with half a litre of pasta sauce in tasted remarkably good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-Finger-er Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 never done it in a kit, just doesnt seem worth the effort, one of the blokes at work made a cider press out of an old bottle jack and some bits and bobs. we generally trade apples for cider with him(just windfalls etc). it may of been me that your thinking of, as we had some one year that was around 15% from memory JT, if you want it stronger, add more sugar.(but thats cider based knowledge, not beer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 My dad used to make his own beer years ago, was doing it for quite a while and that stuff was rocket fuel though he could handle his beer. I wanted to dig his brewing stuff back out a while back but he got a good offer on it so sold the lot, gutted as he had about 8-10 cases of bottles so could make a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
err Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 (edited) slightly off topic but my wife made a batch of elderberry wine a couple of years ago, that stuff was lethal Edited April 8, 2012 by err Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted April 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 f**king thing was leaking the other day so i had to reach my arm in there elbow deep to sort it out. So much for the sanitization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted May 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Ok so today was the day I tried it. Bottle opened with a 'tsssssss' meaning I dind't f**k it up 100%. Poured it into a frozed glass, 95% head. Waited for it all to settled down and bam! First try and it tatses great! Honestly tastes just like any unfiltered beer out there. Next batch will be noral strength so i can get a little drunk off of it which clearly hasn't happened tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss-Higgy Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Lol that's one way of saving money i have tried people's home made wine and it's lethal stuff!! And a friend of mine makes her own wine every year ready for christmas it's surprising some of the flavours you can capture.. From a bottle of fermented liquid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Haha give someone a bottle of fermented semen wine as an april fools joke. Youd. have the last laugh withartadoubt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsGilly Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Never tried brewing myself but if you like Gin, then Sloe Gin around September time is quality to make and so simple. Leave it till Christmas to mature and it tastes so good. One of my friends has tried this recipe (below) for cider, and it was lethal due to the fact he upped the sugar content. Nice easy way to start though as it only takes a couple of weeks from start to finish. http://brewuk.co.uk/store/recipes-turbo If you want to start brewing from home the trick I have always been told is make sure everything is extra clean. If it's not then the taste will be effected. The economics of it does not really make sense, so if your looking for cheaper beer then don't bother. Just pop off down to tesco, buy yourself a 4 pack and forget about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted May 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 It not only has to be super clean, but everything needs to be sterilized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 Never tried brewing myself but if you like Gin, then Sloe Gin around September time is quality to make and so simple. Leave it till Christmas to mature and it tastes so good. One of my friends has tried this recipe (below) for cider, and it was lethal due to the fact he upped the sugar content. Nice easy way to start though as it only takes a couple of weeks from start to finish. http://brewuk.co.uk/...e/recipes-turbo If you want to start brewing from home the trick I have always been told is make sure everything is extra clean. If it's not then the taste will be effected. The economics of it does not really make sense, so if your looking for cheaper beer then don't bother. Just pop off down to tesco, buy yourself a 4 pack and forget about it. My mother in law makes sloe gin all the time, she finished a batch off the other week. Sadly I think it tastes horrible, it's just about bareable with some lemonade but I'd rather go without! Now, moonshine is where it's at! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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