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Homebrew - Starter Kit

  • 20-06-2007 4:13pm
    #1
    Huffer1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭


    I've been reading about making your own beer, cider and wine but am really confused with what equipment etc etc that you need.

    Anybody know somewhere to get a simple easy starter kit ? I have been looking around and found the following two websites but not sure....

    www.thehomebrewcentre.ie
    www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk

    Preferably I would like to try brewing Cider or Wine , any suggestions


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  • #2
    oblivious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    Hi Huffer1979

    You should come over to the Irish homebrew forum www.irishcraftbrewer.com, there lots of people that can give you good advice on starting. Here is link to Getting started: Brewing beer, with beer kits by guildofevil who set up the site.

    I don’t have any experience of wine making but I have made cider, it’s even easier than beer making. You can use apple juice bought in the supermarket; it can be the ultra cheep or the non-concentrated stuff found in the chill cabinet, just check there are no preservatives in it. Add it to your fementor, add your ale yeast and let sit for a month till its fermented out. This will be dry cider a bit like dry blackthorn, but refreshing on a hot summer’s day. There are more advanced method to produce sweet ciders, but they involved killing/inactivation of the yeast.

    I also would avoid add sugar or honey for your first one’s till you see if you like it or more and any what apple juice will produce a cider of around 6%!


  • #3
    oneeyedsnake
    Closed Accounts Posts: 175 ✭✭oneeyedsnake


    Hey,this sounds class!Is this cheaper than actually buying beer?
    Also could you point me in the direction of where you get the required material for cider brewing?
    Do you have to buy it on the internet?Anywhere in dublin sell it?
    Thanks a mil.


  • #4
    happy_acid_face
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 256 ✭✭happy_acid_face


    I'll side with oblivious, www.irishcraftbrewer.com (started up from right here on boards.ie!) is the way to go...

    Along with great starting out instructions available there, the guys on the forum are very friendly and will help you with anything you with any more advice you need!


  • #5
    guildofevil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 552 ✭✭✭guildofevil


    Making your own Beer, Cider or Wine is definitely cheaper than buying it.

    If you want to make a cheap and cheerful cider, all you need is apple juice, some yeast, some food grade disinfectant, a plastic fermentor, a syphoning tube, bottles, bottle caps, a bottle capper and hydrometer and test jar, so you know when it's ready to be bottled.

    Grape N Grain deliver homebrew supplies in the Dublin area. http://www.grapengraindublin.com/ grapengrainhomebrew@yahoo.co.uk

    01 285 9226 or 086-3795404


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