Beer thread
-
@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
Anyone had any success/experience in brewing low alcohol beers? Any low sugar recipes or kits available? Need some for Christmas and New Year visitors.
I've drunk a bunch and brewed some.
No alcohol beers are at best average. I'd describe them as a cousin to beer... They're similar, but quite different. You wind up with hops, but to get any sort of mouth feel without alcohol some form of unfermented sugars are present. Basically it tastes like pre fermentation wort. It's not bad, can be refreshing, but struggles to be beer
Strong preference to brew low alcohol beers. Table beers or an English bitter type are good. I can dig up a table beer recipe I really rate if you like.
As to why bother, it's great for lunch, post exercise, or just if don't want to get drunk.
Good luck
-
@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
Anyone had any success/experience in brewing low alcohol beers? Any low sugar recipes or kits available? Need some for Christmas and New Year visitors.
Just add half the mix.
Wouldn't that water down the flavour?
( not sure why you’d bother to be honest )
Not all people are piss-heads and/or Fern members....
But you repeat yourself...
-
Strong preference to brew low alcohol beers. Table beers or an English bitter type are good. I can dig up a table beer recipe I really rate if you like.
That's what I'm after so that'd be great.
TBH, I'm not a huge beer connoisseur to judge alcohol levels and taste. It's more for some health conscious people we're hosting over Christmas & New Year and it'd be nice to serve them some home brew.
That said, I'm finding some of the 1-2% beers really good (there's a couple of Adnam's low strengths beers I really like)
-
@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
Strong preference to brew low alcohol beers. Table beers or an English bitter type are good. I can dig up a table beer recipe I really rate if you like.
That's what I'm after so that'd be great.
TBH, I'm not a huge beer connoisseur to judge alcohol levels and taste. It's more for some health conscious people we're hosting over Christmas & New Year and it'd be nice to serve them some home brew.
That said, I'm finding some of the 1-2% beers really good (there's a couple of Adnam's low strengths beers I really like)
A mate of mine has given up drinking and brought round some Bach brewing non alcoholic beer. Tasted surprisingly awesome I must say given how awful most 0% beer is.
I offered to brew some 0% but then realised how time consuming and costly it is ( apparently you have to brew it as per normal then run it through some filter system to remove the alcohol ? Fuck that ) so had to respectfully withdraw my offer.
-
@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
Anyone had any success/experience in brewing low alcohol beers? Any low sugar recipes or kits available? Need some for Christmas and New Year visitors.
Just add half the mix.
Wouldn't that water down the flavour?
( not sure why you’d bother to be honest )
Not all people are piss-heads and/or Fern members....
But you repeat yourself...
Not a bad thing when you have so much awesome stuff to say like I do.
-
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
Strong preference to brew low alcohol beers. Table beers or an English bitter type are good. I can dig up a table beer recipe I really rate if you like.
That's what I'm after so that'd be great.
TBH, I'm not a huge beer connoisseur to judge alcohol levels and taste. It's more for some health conscious people we're hosting over Christmas & New Year and it'd be nice to serve them some home brew.
That said, I'm finding some of the 1-2% beers really good (there's a couple of Adnam's low strengths beers I really like)
A mate of mine has given up drinking and brought round some Bach brewing non alcoholic beer. Tasted surprisingly awesome I must say given how awful most 0% beer is.
There are some seriously good low alcohol beers about (as opposed to zero alcohol). You can go out and have 3-4 pints and still be OK to drive
I offered to brew some 0% but then realised how time consuming and costly it is ( apparently you have to brew it as per normal then run it through some filter system to remove the alcohol ? Fuck that ) so had to respectfully withdraw my offer.
From what I've read, 0% really isn't viable.
-
@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
Strong preference to brew low alcohol beers. Table beers or an English bitter type are good. I can dig up a table beer recipe I really rate if you like.
That's what I'm after so that'd be great.
TBH, I'm not a huge beer connoisseur to judge alcohol levels and taste. It's more for some health conscious people we're hosting over Christmas & New Year and it'd be nice to serve them some home brew.
That said, I'm finding some of the 1-2% beers really good (there's a couple of Adnam's low strengths beers I really like)
A mate of mine has given up drinking and brought round some Bach brewing non alcoholic beer. Tasted surprisingly awesome I must say given how awful most 0% beer is.
There are some seriously good low alcohol beers about (as opposed to zero alcohol). You can go out and have 3-4 pints and still be OK to drive
I offered to brew some 0% but then realised how time consuming and costly it is ( apparently you have to brew it as per normal then run it through some filter system to remove the alcohol ? Fuck that ) so had to respectfully withdraw my offer.
From what I've read, 0% really isn't viable.
Yeah you do need to be careful to check the alcohol % when out for a couple of cheekies ESPECIALLY at this time of year, loads more checkpoints around.
-
@Victor-Meldrew I'll try and paste below. If you need more explanation, sing out
Grainfather G30
72% efficiency Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.035
Batch Volume: 23 L Vitals
Original Gravity: 1.039
Boil Time: 60 min
Final Gravity: 1.015
Mash Water: 14.03 L
IBU (Tinseth): 36
Sparge Water: 17.09 L
Colour: 7.5 EBC
Total Water: 31.12 LBoil Volume: 28 L
Mash
Temperature — 74 °C — 60 min
Malts (3.9 kg)
3.5 kg (87.5%) — Maris Otter Pale Malt, Maris Otter — Grain — 5.9 EBC — Mash400 g (10%) — Briess Oats, Flaked — Grain — 2.8 EBC — Mash
Other (100 g)
100 g (2.5%) — Oat Hulls — Adjunct — 0 EBCHops (145 g)
5 g (8 IBU) — Pacific Jade 13% — Boil — 60 min10 g (8 IBU) — Pacific Jade 13% — Boil — 15 min
20 g (11 IBU) — Pacific Jade 13% — Boil — 10 min
30 g (9 IBU) — Pacific Jade 13% — Boil — 5 min
40 g — Citra 12% — Dry Hop — 3 days
40 g — Mosaic 12.25% — Dry Hop — 3 days
Yeast
1 pkg — White Labs WLP001 California Ale 80%Fermentation
Primary — 20 °C — 14 daysCarbonation: 2.4 CO2-vol
-
Can’t upload an image for some reason…..
But over a six week window I’m brewing….
Mangrove Jack American IPA, Red IPA and Hazy IPA…..
Followed but Black Rock IPA and finally Black Rock Stout.
By mid to late December I’m going to have more awesome beer than I’ll know what to do with.
-
-
@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
more awesome beer than I’ll know what to do with.
I'm sure you can figure something out.
RIP MN5 Liver
I’m making beer, not spirits. I’ll be ok
-
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
more awesome beer than I’ll know what to do with.
I'm sure you can figure something out.
RIP MN5 Liver
I’m making beer, not spirits. I’ll be ok
100L of beer. I'll be fine, until I"m not
seriously, good brew calendar. Have fun! I smashed out a 75L pilsner last weekend, which was enjoyable to brew. Passing it all on to mates for Christmas beersies... happy summer
-
@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
more awesome beer than I’ll know what to do with.
I'm sure you can figure something out.
RIP MN5 Liver
I’m making beer, not spirits. I’ll be ok
100L of beer. I'll be fine, until I"m not
seriously, good brew calendar. Have fun! I smashed out a 75L pilsner last weekend, which was enjoyable to brew. Passing it all on to mates for Christmas beersies... happy summer
Yeah with a few social functions coming up a shitload of it will go.
I find I can’t do too many in one go these days anyway, gives me a bit of a headache.
-
-
@nzzp said in Beer thread:
@MN5 said in Beer thread:
I find I can’t do too many in one go these days anyway, gives me a bit of a headache.
for me, it's not sleeping and then turning into fat bastard that's a bigger issue.
I think a few beers is fine if the rest of the lifestyle is in order.
But homebrew can be pretty fattening, yes.
-
What a fucken bunch of girls you lot have become, oooh can’t have too many I might put a kilo on, might not get my beauty sleep…fucks sake, it’s true what they say, craft beer is a fucken curse, get some Double Brown into you and a dirty kebab and stay off the fucken scales
-
@voodoo said in Beer thread:
What a fucken bunch of girls you lot have become, oooh can’t have too many I might put a kilo on, might not get my beauty sleep…fucks sake, it’s true what they say, craft beer is a fucken curse, get some Double Brown into you and a dirty kebab and stay off the fucken scales
yeah, it's not the kilo, it's the 10 kegs I put on the first year I had beer on tap in my house.
Honestly, I've achieved a lot in my life - professionally, marriage, housing, kids, etc ... but the first time I had beer on tap I felt like 'I've made it lads'. Buuuuut it's not good for you. Finding moderation important as I get older, which sucks.
Edit: clearly we're not Palmy Hard like @voodoo
-
-
@voodoo said in Beer thread:
@nzzp I am mightily impressed by some of the shots of homegrown beer on here - looks absolutely delicious. I just don’t have the time to have a go at it, and if I’m honest, I know I’d totally screw it up anyway 🤦♀️
Lame excuses, I expect better.
Putting a brew on takes 10-15 minutes with a ready made kit.
Just follow the instructions, you’ll be fine.
I will admit bottling can be a bit of a pain in the arse but my brewing partner and I have a system which works and it’s easier with two people.
