Homebrew Beer

[Keith Jordan]

Anyone make their own homebrew beer? I just bottled my first batch should be ready in a couple of weeks. Hopefully it will be drinkable!

[Annoying Twit]

I don't really drink alcohol. During lockdown I made my own ginger beer, using bread yeast It worked better than I expected. It must have had some alcohol in it, but so little that I couldn't taste it and didn't feel any effects. It was very fizzy indeed.

Beer takes weeks to make? In warm weather my ginger beer was ready in about two days.

[Keith Jordan]

I do like a ginger beer, nice with a gin.

My beer brewing has been taking 4 weeks.

[Annoying Twit]

I do like a ginger beer, nice with a gin.

My beer brewing has been taking 4 weeks.

What takes the time? Is it due to the yeast taking a long time to ferment? Or are there additional steps in the process?

[Keith Jordan]

The initial brew day is quick: simmer the malt for an hour, then boil with bittering hops for an hour. Then its into the fermenter bucket with yeast for two weeks, dry hopping after a few days to add more flavour. Then its into the bottles for two weeks with a little sugar water where it bottle conditions and carbonates.

My first batch of homebrew should be finished by 28th November so looking forward to having some. I hope I did it right and it doesn't taste like 2 week old beer drip tray filth!

[drafsack]

The initial brew day is quick: simmer the malt for an hour, then boil with bittering hops for an hour. Then its into the fermenter bucket with yeast for two weeks, dry hopping after a few days to add more flavour. Then its into the bottles for two weeks with a little sugar water where it bottle conditions and carbonates.

My first batch of homebrew should be finished by 28th November so looking forward to having some. I hope I did it right and it doesn't taste like 2 week old beer drip tray filth!

So how was it???

[Keith Jordan]

I must say it turned out decent considering it was my first batch.

I have another 2 five litre batches on the go as I type ready for Xmas. £0.40p a pint is much better than £4.80 down the pub!