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CraftBeerBanter TV
Australia
Приєднався 24 лют 2019
Yeah, beer and that.
On this channel you can expect the following:
Home brew recipes...
Brew day videos...
All grain brewing...
Mates of mine pretending to know what they’re talking about when it comes to beer...
If any of this sounds appealing, have a view...
On this channel you can expect the following:
Home brew recipes...
Brew day videos...
All grain brewing...
Mates of mine pretending to know what they’re talking about when it comes to beer...
If any of this sounds appealing, have a view...
HBW 1 - Getting back into it.
Kicking off a bit of a Homebrew Wednesday thing, but calling it like Homebrew Weekend/Homebrew Weekends because of the children.
Getting back into it.
Recorded on Friday, the 30th of August, 2024.
Music by Lidérc.
Getting back into it.
Recorded on Friday, the 30th of August, 2024.
Music by Lidérc.
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Відео
Introducing: Homebrew Weekends.
Переглядів 184 години тому
It's Homebrew Wednesday style videos, I've just go no chance of doing these on a Wednesday so I called them Homebrew Weekends. Introducing: Homebrew Weekends. Recorded on Wednesday, the 1st of January, 2025. Music by Bronson Bragg. Mario 3 Soundtrack Cover Compilation. Toad's House. Find it here: bronsonbragg.bandcamp.com/album/mario-3-soundtrack-cover-compilation
Moon Bear Dark Ale. A Hoppy Twist on the Dark Session Beer.
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Introducing our short, sharp podcast: CraftBeerBanter Reviews. We give various craft beers a rating out of 5 by assessing their Overall Impression, their Sessionability, their Accessibility, their Price, and finally their CBB Factor. On this episode we discuss the Little Bang Brewing Co. - Moon Bear Dark Ale. We rated the beer 2.5/5 CBB's. Overall Impression: 0 Sessionability: 0 Accessibility: ...
Brewing a Dunkel Weissbier - Short and Shoddy
Переглядів 4921 годину тому
I'm brewing a couple of beers for a Brew Competition in a few months. They need to be German. And they need to be Wheat. Hello Dunkel Weissbier. I also brewed this short and shoddy style. Have a crack yourself and tell me what you think. You can find the recipe here: www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1530762/10-b-dunkles-weissbier Music by FASSounds.
10B - Dunkles Weissbier - Recipe & Tasting - Homebrew Challenge
Переглядів 2121 годину тому
As per the title. My buddies and I are taking on the 'Homebrew Challenge' and are attempting to brew all styles as defined by the BJCP Guidelines. This video relates to style 10B, Dunkles Weissbier. Have a chat on Insta: @DocBrewingCo Check out our Podcast: '"Yeah, Beer & That..." on Spotify, and iTunes. Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4qPAVzpvPkinOklQ2yEdq9?si=SLUr7WXAQ4qkSCvOukAhXA Find the re...
3 Minute Brew Day - Brewing A Fresh Wort Kit
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Hello all. I'm an 'All Grain' brewer, but due to the time restraints of having a full-time job as well as an infant child (and a five-year-old), I'm finding it difficult to brew as much as I'd like. I don't mind 'Extract' brewing, but I do find that regardless of how well I brew, the beers don't taste quite as good as I'd like. In comes the 'Fresh Wort Kit'. Real wort, from real breweries. I've...
CBB Reviews: 301 - Ministry of Beer - New England IPA
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Introducing our short, sharp podcast: CraftBeerBanter Reviews. We give various craft beers a rating out of 5 by assessing their Overall Impression, their Sessionability, their Accessibility, their Price, and finally their CBB Factor. On this episode we discuss the Ministry of Beer - New England IPA. We rated the beer 3.5/5 CBB's. Overall Impression: 0.5 Sessionability: 0.5 Accessibility: 0.5 Pr...
The Book of Ale
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After 2 and half years. It's finally here. The first book in the 600 book series. The Book of Ale. Book #1 in the Yeah, Beer and That.. Bible of Beer.
Su Legno Nero. A Classic South Australian Stout.
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And a Classic it is. Similar to the world famous, Coopers Foreign Extra Stout, (which is also recommended as a perfect example of the style according to the BJCP) this Barrel Fermented Stout, Su Legno Nero, is as good as it gets. Chris and Andrew drink. And talk. And drink. And talk. Grab some Su Legno Nero and fill your mouth holes with this dark, chocolatey, biscuity goodness. See you at the ...
Su Legno Primo. A Barrel Fermented Amber Style Ale.
Переглядів 12Місяць тому
From one Barrel Fermented Ale to another. The Primo, similar to it's younger, more Golden brother, Oro, is oaky (is that a word), with notes of vanilla, and caramel sweetness. Unlike it's younger, more bitter brother, Oro, Primo is sweeter, smoother, and silkier; a more mature, and perhaps, more approachable Barrel Fermented Ale. Chris and Andrew pretend to know what they're talking about, spou...
Su Legno Oro. A Barrel Fermented Golden Ale.
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Have you ever tried a Barrel Fermented Beer? Like, I'm sure you 've tried something Barrel Aged but Barrel Fermented? No? Neither had we. And we have sampled 100,000 beers (probably). Chris and Andrew chat about this amazingly original, unique, delicious Barrel Fermented Golden Ale, Oro, produced by Adelaide Brewery, Su Legno. Grab some Su Legno Oro and sip along with us as we discuss tasting n...
Let's Make Beer - A Kits and Bits English Bitter
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I found a really old can of Extract in my garage and wanted to see if I could make a beer that didn't taste like total shit using it. The can was rusty, and it was over two years old. I made a beer. I drank the beer. Was it good? You be the judge. Music by Bronson Bragg. Sonic The Hedgehog Soundtrack - Cover Compilation Spring Yard Zone
Level 3.
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Mess. Chris and Andrew chat about a Bespoke Barrel Aged British Ale. They make some sense sometimes (in between long bouts of slurred nonsense). Grab something barrel aged and try to keep up. We'll see you at the bottom. Music by Bronson Bragg. Mario 3 Soundtrack Cover Compilation. Toad's House. Find it here: bronsonbragg.bandcamp.com/album/mario-3-soundtrack-cover-compilation
English Beer is Bitter. English Bitter is Better.
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We're shaking and shaking but the rust appears to be holding firm. That happens (I guess) when you are (apparently) trying to break the world record for most alcohol consumed in 30 minutes. Chris and Andrew chat about ESBs. Why we like them and why we don't. We discuss the WSET Level 2 in Beer, and (eventually) compare the homebrewed American IPA to it's commercial equivalent. Grab an American ...
Fresh Wort Kits. Friend? Or Foe?
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Nothing like a 2 year and 11 month break to really get rust into all the nooks and crannies. We're not sure how long it's been exactly, but it's something like that. Chris and Andrew chat about Fresh Wort Kits. What they are. How to brew one. What they taste like. All of the good stuff. Grab an American Pale Ale, and sip along as we try and shake off the rust. Music by Bronson Bragg. Mario 3 So...
Season 3 - Episode 5 - What is a Philly Sour?
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Season 3 - Episode 5 - What is a Philly Sour?
Music We Borrowed for Yeah, Beer and That... Presents
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Music We Borrowed for Yeah, Beer and That... Presents
Music We Borrowed for CraftBeerBanter: Reviews - Season 2
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Music We Borrowed for CraftBeerBanter: Reviews - Season 2
Brew A Chocolate Raspberry Porter At Home - How To Make Beer
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Brew A Chocolate Raspberry Porter At Home - How To Make Beer
11B - Best Bitter - Recipe & Tasting - Homebrew Challenge
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11B - Best Bitter - Recipe & Tasting - Homebrew Challenge
19A - American Amber Ale - Recipe & Tasting - Homebrew Challenge
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19A - American Amber Ale - Recipe & Tasting - Homebrew Challenge
28C - Wild Specialty Beer - Recipe & Tasting - Homebrew Challenge
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28C - Wild Specialty Beer - Recipe & Tasting - Homebrew Challenge
31B - Alternative Sugar Beer - Recipe & Tasting - Homebrew Challenge
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31B - Alternative Sugar Beer - Recipe & Tasting - Homebrew Challenge
7A - Vienna Lager - Recipe & Tasting - Homebrew Challenge
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7A - Vienna Lager - Recipe & Tasting - Homebrew Challenge
3B - Czech Premium Pale Lager - Recipe & Tasting - Homebrew Challenge
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3B - Czech Premium Pale Lager - Recipe & Tasting - Homebrew Challenge
Trailer: Snapper Point Brewing - Brewer's Edition
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Trailer: Snapper Point Brewing - Brewer's Edition
Snapper Point Brewing - Brewer's Edition
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Snapper Point Brewing - Brewer's Edition
Yeah, Beer & That... Presents: The Craft Beer King
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Yeah, Beer & That... Presents: The Craft Beer King
CBB Reviews: 210 - Ballistic Beer Co. - Water Me Lawn Watermelon Gose
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CBB Reviews: 210 - Ballistic Beer Co. - Water Me Lawn Watermelon Gose
Nice Cheers from Norway
Thanks heaps for watching, mate! Cheers! Brewing anything good at the moment?
I love Homebrew
Me too, mate. Me too.
What was the Original Gravity? did you put an Airlock on the lid of the HDPE Fermenter?
OG was 1.045 - airlock went straight on as soon as we hit the FV!
@@CraftBeerBanterTV gotcha, just didn't see the airlock on screen is all.
Also kits & bits brews don't taste worse necessarily as Ive recently switched from kits and bits to FWK's, and tbh i find little to no difference.
Totally agree. Kind of... Haha. I guess what I meant was for the work put it - a FWK is like 3 minutes and a Kits and Bits is still an hour or so. For the effort and time - FWK is a winner for us.
@@CraftBeerBanterTV for me the only win for a FWK is the time saved, everything else about a FWK is a cop out, but that is just my opinion of course lol.
top notch stuff, Should give Nowronian Kits a go next I highly recommend their Summer Ale
Absolutely will do, mate! Thanks so much for the comments and the suggestion!
great stuff guys
@@williamwoods477 thanks so much for watching and your kind comment, mate!
"see you at the bottom" has to be the best drinking slogan ever! Cheers!
@@cringeworthyhomebrewer4351 see you at the bottom almost had me seeing the bottom of the staircase real quick… haha. Thanks again, mate! Appreciate you!
Yes, I agree the return to authentic styles is so refreshing
@@cringeworthyhomebrewer4351 we have a couple awesome Adelaide Breweries doing some awesome stuff with beer. Leaving the DDH stuff and focusing on Lagers and stuff. So good. Any recommendations by the way?
Only caught on today that you have more of these again. Welcome back!
@@cringeworthyhomebrewer4351 Hellooooo mate! It’s been a long, hard couple of years! Haha. Very happy to be back - let’s catch up soon! And thank you!
@CraftBeerBanterTV yes let's! Got locked out of ig so we'll have to connect some other way ..
@ email me and we’ll set something up. Would love to do another poddie if you’d be keen. yeahbeerandthat@gmail.com
ua-cam.com/video/_jNGZsvvyD0/v-deo.html
Haven't brewed a czech before and I'm researching to do such a thing, i liked this vid so i've subbed. cheers!!
Thanks heaps, mate. Czech Dark Lager is a favourite of ours!
Did you get to finish brewing? Kegged? Tasted..? wondering why it got a bit silent at the end of this video.. really looking forward to it
Hey mate. Follow up video is in the link here: ua-cam.com/video/-R2TABAYnFM/v-deo.htmlsi=h55MLCfNtSZAo1D5 Thanks heaps!
Thanks for video, very informative. Do run gas lines as well please? Wasn’t sure want method you used to dispense the beer.
Thanks, mate. Yes. Gas line from the CO2 bottle via a regulator. Normally serving at 10PSI.
Keep ‘em coming chief!
Thanks so much, mate. We're taking a little break at the moment - heavy school and work commitments - but we plan on starting to upload again really soon! Thanks heaps for watching!
@@CraftBeerBanterTV I hear you. Good luck with school! Dont work to hard friends!
All those mics around and you're using the in-camera mic? 🤮
Hahaha. That’s a brilliant point. We are working on improving all of our videos. We will definitely use the mics in the future!!!
i wanted to watch but im turning off the music makes me sick
That is fully understandable. A lot of people hate this music - might have to re-release it with better tunes. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Just picked up a liter of fruited peach lambic made from a local here in NZ.... Its amazing! After watching this i really wish i could try yours just to compare. Awesome stuff bro and keep it up!
Dude, Lambic is one of those beers that you just need to try to appreciate, hey! We wish we could send it out, mate, but it all got drunk really quickly.. hahaha. Keep brewing that good stuff. Thanks so much for watching, and commenting. You're too kind, and we really appreciate it!!!
So good to see you guys again! Can't wait to see what you brew up for season 4 either. Cheers!!
Thanks so much, mate. It's been a hell of year, thanks so much for all your support. Genuinely, it's people like you, mate, who make this worth it for us!
@@yeahbeerandthat8925 also, I didn't know about the patreon, but if you ever do that again lmk, I'm happy to chip in my share too!
@@cringeworthyhomebrewer4351 - You're the best, mate. No need! Just stoked to have been able to make mates like you through our stuff!
Hi. IS the length of line important? I'd like to keep it as short as possible.
Not really. You may just need to adjust your serving pressure. You need a certain line length for the pressure you serve. I calculated my line length for the pressure I serve at, but it doesn’t really matter. I recommend having a look for ‘beer line length calculator’ or something - they have great calculators out there which can help.
@@CraftBeerBanterTV Thanks for the speedy reply. Very helpful.
@@GavM - Anytime!
That music wtf
Haha. I have not had good feedback regarding the music. I have drastically altered the music in all future videos. Thanks heaps for watching!
Good lord those are some annoying sounds in your intro. Take my downvote.
Hahaha!!! Thanks, mate. I’ve been told the music isn’t great. One of my very first videos - I’ve made sure to get better music since then. Thanks for the feedback.
The "rubbish at the end" is the best part
Hahaha. Cheers, mate!!!
Love it! Not gonna lie, I'm really going to miss these videos, but I'm happy you'll be on to bigger and better things!
Thanks, Dude!!! But the vids aren’t stopping... we’ve got new stuff coming up with the new brewery!!!
@@CraftBeerBanterTV hell yeah! You know I'll keep watching! I love being able to see the podcasts on video too! Also, if you do ever come this way, you know we're going to have to brew a collab beer, right?
@@cringeworthyhomebrewer4351 - Dude, we've been so slack with the podcasts. Everyone's had things on. So stoked to hear you like them - and, yes. Keen as for a collab!!!
A better title would have been "How to set up your pluto gun".
I agree. I’m gonna change it. Thanks bud!!!
Done.
@@CraftBeerBanterTV most excellent!
Honey as a secondary with a beer/wine mash is brilliant! Subbed and liked. I hope you are still alive and haven't whistled yourself out in front of a car mate. You have an awesome setup.
Hahaha. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Still very much alive!!! Thanks heaps, mate!!! 🍻
Some of my favourite beers to just have a few pints of are the British dark milds and bitters! Damn I wish I could try your versions! Cheers!
Dude, you've got the best taste in beer. Apologies for missing your comments, mate!
We have a handful, but only a couple breweries actually do them well! But thanks for the recipe and brew notes! Cheers! 🍻
I wish we had a handful. Genuinely couldn't find one from an Australian Brewery in my bottle-o, let alone a South Australian Brewery.
Love you sharing this! So no funky yeasts or anything to give sourness? All fruit?
Hey mate! Nah - so what I did was mash my base malts for 1 hour, then added 800g of acid imaged malt (20% of grain bill) and mashed for an additional hour. That dropped the pH enough to make the beer tart but was alkaline enough to allow normal yeast. Worked really well!!!
@@CraftBeerBanterTV oh awesome! I'll have to try that sometime. I didn't know that would actually contribute to a tart perception!
bottle a couple and let me taste <3
Yeah, absolutely mate. I’ve got a few different beers I reckon you’ll like. Bottling next weekend! I’ll drop some into you!
Is this going to be a 99 brews in 99 weeks, challenge? Ie The Homebrew Challenge channel. 🍻
Nah dude. We thought we came up with something original and then we found that dude’s channel. He’s amazing, we’ve got no idea how he’s doing it. We’re just trying to brew every beer style we could find in the BJCP - we’ve got 120 beer styles to try and perfect. The ‘challenge’ part is us actually brewing each style perfectly.
Man ,you have some instalation....! But in small quatites ( 4 or 5 )liters max. ,at mi home ,you tell mi the recepie , please ?! From Roumania ,whit respect ,💕 !
For me - about 100g of Ginger per 5L works well. I’d say use 2 Large Limes and maybe 400 to 500g of Sugar. Best of luck!!! Let me know how it turns out!!!
very high count on the F bombs <3 it
Hahaha. Yeah mate. Could’ve got out of hand real fast... 😂
i got to get some snapper point beer
Highly recommend!!!
How can this be stored if I don't have a keg?
Hey mate. If you don’t have a keg you’ll have to bottle condition. It’s a bit of a science but we use approx. 5g of sugar per Litre to prime the fermented wort, then put the sugary mixture into bottles. Leave them at room temp. For 2 weeks and then you should be able to drink! Any other questions please feel free to ask!
@@CraftBeerBanterTV ,Thanks..will it continue to ferment if it is not consumed after the two weeks?
@@henrynyabuto4892 - No. Once the initial fermentation is complete, you only add enough sugar to carbonate. That’s the 5G per Litre. If it’s your first time bottle conditioning, I’d recommend plastic PET bottles to avoid any possibility of blowing up glass bottles.
Stupid Music🤪
Haha. Yep. If I knew it was gonna be watched more than 10 times I would have put some better music in... 😂
What water profile did you use for this? Mash temperature and time?
Hey mate! Adelaide water is fairly hard - we only filter through a charcoal filter. It’s one of the filters you see on caravans. Mash temp. 67 Celsius, mash out at 72 Celsius. Mash for 60, mash out for 15. Hope that helps mate!
@@CraftBeerBanterTV Thank you, looking to brew a Brown Ale and this looks good
@@nh1662 - Awesome mate! Yeah we really enjoyed this. If you use this recipe let us know how you go and what tweaks you would make!!!
@@CraftBeerBanterTV cool...will do🤙
Good video. That music is *intensely* annoying though
Hahaha! Thanks heaps mate. I’m sorry about the music!!! I’m making a new video now with way better music!
@@CraftBeerBanterTV lol all good bro
good review, i think all gose beers are smashable for an hour, or two, then its time to drink a stock beer, keen to try your raspberry gose CM
Thanks heaps, Wayne! Well overdue for a catch up. I’ll drop in some beer and some of the Gose into the city office at some stage!!!
@@CraftBeerBanterTV funny you reply now, on the Franklin now having the ballistic watermelon on tap, I am in agreeance with one of you three, I can't taste the watermelon 🍉 😂
@@splitfountain - Hahaha! Legend!
Thank you for the video! Did you have any negative effects due to the pectins in the fruits? or does it not matter when using frozen fruits?
Hey mate! I didn’t have any negative effects with this batch, and I’ve had success using frozen fruit in other beers too. I’ve tried fresh fruit - boiling it, then cooking it, and that’s worked fine but it was heaps more work for the same result. How do you fruit your beer?
@@CraftBeerBanterTV Im brewing for 1 year now and this year im planning to do my first kettle sour. i love fruited sours so thats what i am aiming for. I've heard about puree working aswell but frozen fruits just look so easy to handle. Just to get it right: you dont have to prepare the frozen fruits and just put them in the sanitized fermentation tank?
@@stollkopf1 - Correct mate! What I normally do is have a second sanitised fermenter ready - I bag up the frozen fruits in a muslin bag because sometimes the pulp and seeds can block up your racking cane - and rack your wort onto the fruit so you take the beer off of the yeast! Good luck - let me know how you go!
@@CraftBeerBanterTV much appreciated! i am guessing im going to do the sour beginn of april. i will let you know how i did! :D in germany we say "Gut Sud!" which is basically "happy brewing"
Awesome mate! Yes, please let me know how you go! Gut Sud!!!
The video is great!! Beautifully produced Lemondrop Moonshiners Beer!!! Homebrew is produced with a brewing method that moonshiners use. Lager and ale are produced with a different brewing method. To produce cleaner extract skim off hot break until it dissipates and when that happens add hops. Boil the wort for at least one hour skimming off second break as it forms. Less hops are needed and hop utilization improves when the extract is clean.
Cheers. 🍻
I liked your content so much! I've been trying to research for a video like yours that educates the ideas in this UA-cam video. 👨⚕️Your tip totally is similar to the videos of this awesome Dr. Ethan. His demonstrations are knowledgable and I really learned a lot for school. He is a respected Dr. I recommend you see his YT out and give the medical student a like! ➡️ #DrEthanOnUA-cam
Thanks heaps for the kind words!!! Always looking forward awesome YT Channels - thank you for the recommendation. We’ll give Student Dr Ethan a follow for sure!
the label is illustrated by an Aussie Ken Taylor
Which label, mate???
@@CraftBeerBanterTV the Narwhal by Sierra Nevada
@@splitfountain - ah wow dude! I had no idea, that’s amazing!
Cheers to great beer that’s why we brew ,
Absolutely, mate!!! Cheers and stay safe!!!
Have you used old beer kegs in your brewery set up. Looks great! Nice vid man, easy to follow 👍.
Hey! Yeah we have mate! Using one as a HLT and one as a Mash Tun! Glad you like the video and thanks for watching!
@@CraftBeerBanterTV That's a great effort! No worries man
Super informative like always! Thanks for sharing! 🍻
Thanks heaps, dude!!!
this video should be called how to get a headache in 3 minutes. absolutely dreadful music
Hahahaha - yeah you’re not wrong. Should definitely change the music hey!
It sure sounds like a nice brew .cheers
Yeah it turned out great!!! Hope you’re staying safe! Great to see your still brewing heaps!!! 🍻
I just bought myself a nano as well. Still waiting on my element and immersion chiller to arrive but it's a good bit of kit
Josh Sinnott - I’ve been heaps happy with mine mate!!! Actually ordering up some bigger kit soon!!! Let me know how yours goes when you get it!
I just like the flexibility of the pots, can either use an element for electric brewing, or can use it on the gas. Plus there's no technology that can fail and all the parts are replaceable Seems like a smart investment so far and I haven't even used it yet aha
Josh Sinnott - I like the way you think mate. They also hold their value really well!!! Keen as to see your setup!!!
It'll just end up being a 50L pot with a basket, recirculation, a whirlpool arm and a heating element. Trying not to over complicate it. That's enough for my needs Maybe one day I'll have a 3 vessel system like you aha
Josh Sinnott - That’s awesome man! Please let me know once you’ve put your kit together!
I enjoyed watching the video. You produced distillers beer, not lager. Someone convinced you that distillers beer and lager are the same, they aren't. The single temperature infusion method and high modified, malt are used in grain distillation. To produce ale and lager with the homebrew method malt would need to contain magical properties in order for low temperature activated enzymes to work during a single, high temperature rest without denaturing, which is impossible. Strike and target temperature are useless for producing ale and lager. It is chemically and enzymatically impossible to produce ale and lager by soaking malt at one temperature. The homebrew method produces chemically imbalanced, sugar imbalanced, unstable, extract. When yeast is added off flavors develop during fermentation and conditioning. Homebrew is artificially carbonated with sugar or CO2 and pounded down when it is green, before the beer deteriorates. The shelf life of homebrew is short because the extract is low quality. An entirely different brewing method and under modified, low protein, malt are used for producing ale and lager. Level of modification and protein content are two important numbers listed on a malt spec sheet. A spec sheet comes with each bag of malt and it is used for determining the quality of malt before it is purchased. Weyermann floor malt and Gladfield's American Malt are under modified. To take advantage of the rich malt, at the least, a step mash method should be used, which produces pseudo ale and lager. To take full advantage of the malt a triple decoction method is used, which produces authentic ale and lager. Soaking the expensive malt at one temperature makes distillers beer. Click on Gladfield's website and find American Malt. The spec sheet for the malt is on the page. Part way down on the spec sheet is Kolbach. The Kolbach number indicates level of modification. Malt, 40 Kolbach and lower is under modified. Under modified, malt is much richer in enzyme content than homebrew malt. Malt should contain less than 10 percent protein, the less protein, the more sugar. Homebrew malt is 42 to 46 Kolbach and 12 to 16 percent protein. The higher the Kolbach number and protein content, the less suitable the malt is for producing ale and lager. The malt contains mostly Alpha and it is deficient in enzymes that produces ale and lager. That is the reason why the malt is more suitable for making whiskey. Alpha releases glucose from amylose during liquefaction. Glucose is responsible for primary fermentation. A distiller soaks malt at 66C because Alpha release the highest amount of glucose within an hour from amylose. The more glucose, the more alcohol. The high temperature denatures Beta. Beta adds a week to two weeks onto their process and the types of sugar that Beta forms aren't needed for making whiskey. Beta is responsible for conversion (60C). Beta converts glucose into complex types of sugar, maltose and maltotriose, which are the types of sugar that produces ale and lager. When conversion occurs, secondary fermentation takes place because yeast works on maltose differently than it works on simple sugar, glucose. An enzyme in yeast converts maltose back into glucose during secondary fermentation. When conversion occurs beer doesn't need to be primed with sugar or injected with CO2 to carbonate, beer naturally carbonates during conditioning due to maltotriose. Natural carbonation is much finer that bubbles made from artificial means. Conversion, dextrinization and gelatinization were skipped when the homebrew was produced. Without the steps ale and lager cannot be produced. The conversion rest was skipped. A type of hard, heat resistant, complex starch called amylopectin was thrown out with the spent mash. The temperatures used to make homebrew aren't high enough to cause the starch to burst before Alpha denatures. Amylopectin contains A and B limit dextrin, which are tasteless, nonfermenting, types of sugar responsible for body and mouthfeel in beer. Amylopectin makes up the tips of malt and it is the richest starch in malt. To take advantage of the starch mash is boiled as in the decoction method. When Alpha liquefies amylopectin, dextrinization and gelatinization occurs. The only time dextrinization occurs in the homebrew method happens when amylose contains a 1-6 link in the starch chain, which is extremely, rare. A distiller sells the starch, maltodextrin is made form it. Since, time is time, why spend time on producing low quality, distillers beer, when the time can be spent on producing ale and lager? That way you'd be honest when telling someone that the beer in the bottle is ale or lager. To learn how ale and lager are produced start with deClerks books. The books cost about 175 bucks US. The best books are Wulf's 1958 and 1959 journals, the books cost about 2000 bucks US for each year. Abstracts from the IOB are free, on line. In the 19th century the IOB made malt, modern. The IOB invented the malt spec sheet. In the 20th century a bunch of salesmen invented CAMRA and they renamed distillers beer and Prohibition beer, real ale, and profits soared.
Michael James - Wow mate!!! I enjoyed reading all of that - goes to show how much I’ve still got to learn. Thanks heaps for all of the info man - I’m always looking to improve my beer - I’ll have to have a crack at some decoction mashing!!! Thanks for watching too!
Great set up buddy I still do it the hard way .
Stoneyard Vineyards - Haha!!! Thanks mate - I’m still learning and trying new things with it! Loving your vids too mate!!! Thanks heaps for watching!