Does it smell...

Oiseau

Hi all,

looked into home brew a while back but if i recall i pulled out because I dont have a shed & it would have to be kept @ room temp indoors. (a) am i right in thinking this & (b) if i do keep it indoors (live in a flat) it'll smell?

thanks in advance

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A brewing kit won't smell at all.

When I've done the kits, I've kept them in my own bedroom while fermenting.

Shiny

Temperature is more of an issue for Lager's while ales are fairly tolerant from what I have been reading. All my kits have fermented in anywhere from 18 up to 24deg without any negative results. While temperature regulation will improve beer I don't think it is something that someone starting out should get too fussy over IMO.

When your kit is fermenting it will be pushing out CO2 constantly so there really isn't a way for the smell to "get in" at the beer. The only time this might happen is when you are lifting the fermenter. Sometimes it sucks in air when it is deformed. I live in a tiny apartment so I am acutely aware of space limitations and suitable fermentation spots.

Oiseau

That settles it! Move over ironing board, you're getting a lodger... cheers

qazxsw1

a.f.a.i.k you only get smells if boiling, i.e. if boiling dme to hack a kit or brewing beer using dme + other ingredients OR if going the all grain route.

If sticking to a standard entry level kit there is virtually no smell, except when adding the contents of the softened kit can, and that's a fairly pleasing one which disappears farily quickly as the cold water is added to bring your wort up to the common 23L.

Shiny

Oiseau wrote: »

That settles it! Move over ironing board, you're getting a lodger... cheers

We store our ironing board in the hot press......It wouldn't be a good idea to put it in there! :pac:

I have also seen photos on the american brewing forums with their fermenters in bathrooms...I assume (hope) that the toilets were not in use....

Oiseau

thanks all for advice.
Think i'll start with Coopers kit
http://www.homebrewwest.ie/coopers-diy-beer-kit-new-with-vwp-sterilizer-246-p.asp

qazxsw1

When you have that under you belt you could do worse than try this version of the same lager "hacked" to simulate a wheat beer


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&v=DNnpmhvKhgU&src_vid=IuYPPhMiZyc&annotation_id=annotation_773298

cut 'n paste link to browser

I have it brewing at the moment - will let you know how it goes if you're interested...