Thread: Gotta keg system for chrissy

No not from there

20l Stovetop All Grain Aussie Lager - Partial Mash Brewing - Aussie Home Brewer

This is the method i used to get into all grain brewing, the bulk of the equipment cost is 2 19L stainless pots from big W = about $30

I bought 25kg of joe white ale malt and got grain and grape to crush it and divide into 5kg bags for me

I wouldn't mind trying that, he seems abit anal about having a crystal clear beer, I don't care if its a tad cloudy. I'll have to study it in depth then try it,

I learnt from Nick JD as well, a lot of people on AHB are fussy about crystal clear beer. I was making awesome beer and it wasn't clear. Just the fact that you control it all the way makes it taste amazing.

i don't worry about how clear my beer is either, although i'd like to try adding gelatine to the keg one day

using this method, i finally made a beer that my girlfriend actually enjoyed

it was a A SMASH (Single Malt And Single Hop) using Joe White ale malt and Cascade hops, she was never convinced with my kit beers

I have a similar dilemma of trying to brew a beer that my father in law will like. He's a vic bitter drinker for 50 years very set in his ways but I am determined to brew an ale that he would like. He's hated every brew I've made so far. I'm not really sure why I want to make a beer that he likes...hahaha yeah dunno I guess I see his manky 50 year old pallet as a challenge.

The last 2 brews I've made have been fantastic. My plan is working in that I drink the keg first which allows me to age the beer in the bottles. I took 3 bottles of APA to dinner last week they had been in the cellar brewing for approx 6 weeks and they were brilliant. I also have a pilsner which is about 4 weeks old and it's the first beer that the mrs actually likes, pretty happy about that.

i've found that people are hesitant to like beers that are 'too hoppy' etc, they might not be extreme for your tastes but it is hard to convince people that aren't used to something different

me personally, i bought 3 1/2lbs of hops from the US (way cheaper than homebrew shops) and use a heap of them in my brews, because i have an open mind about different beer types, most people don't although it is changing

as for your father in law, something with pride of ringwood hops would be the way to go, as it is the hop used in most of the big name aussie beers, the recipe in the link i posted for the beginner all grain brew is close, but i didn't add sugar to the recipe and i think it needs it to become closer to the real thing, to take a bit of body out of the beer and bring the alcohol level up a touch

all this talk makes me want to fire up the stove and get another brew down, but i'm on a self imposed ban for the next few months at least!

The father in law prob loves your beers, but would never let u know as you're his son in law!!!! I have a wife who loves my beers... She bought me the kit, trouble is, working fifo I get home to try the last few bottles of the last brew! Happy wife though so not all bad!!