wooo beer.
I have nearly run out of stout :(
(PsychoChomp, Fri 17 Aug 2012, 11:21, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

Time to get a strong, dark ale on the go, ready for Christmas.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 17 Aug 2012, 11:23, Reply)

Really? Mine are usually ready in a month tops.
Except lagers, they take a while.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 17 Aug 2012, 11:26, Reply)

Oh fuck I just remembered I left a bottle of stout in the freezer last night.
That'll be fun to clean up.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 17 Aug 2012, 11:27, Reply)

I meant you, not me.
They can be ready in a month, but can't you brew them for longer too?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 17 Aug 2012, 11:28, Reply)

I've got a nice pack coming down this afternoon.
But I think I'll try to find a St Peters Ale pack or two and do them for christmas.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 17 Aug 2012, 11:31, Reply)

I like St Peters' beers.
Do the kits turn out much like the real thing?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 17 Aug 2012, 11:42, Reply)

Apparently they're very good,
but they're also some of the most expensive around. £25ish for 40 pints.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 17 Aug 2012, 11:43, Reply)

A guy I know has taken it on to the next step
Proper equipment, separate ingredients, pick different hops to add, etc.
It ceases to become a cheap way of producing beer if you get obsessed with it as he has.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 17 Aug 2012, 11:47, Reply)

Well per batch doing it from ingredients is dirt cheap.
But the equipment is £200-£500 so you need to make a lot of batches to get the money back.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 17 Aug 2012, 11:50, Reply)

I don't think he will be satisfied until he has given up his job and set up his own brewery.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 17 Aug 2012, 11:51, Reply)