Does anyone Homebrew?

[JamesA]

Nice Yeti, I'd like an air still. Where abouts in the world are you if you don't mind me asking? I'm not sure of the rules regarding distilling alcohol here in the UK. I think i read something once about being able to register that you distil for personal consumption or something. Have to look into it again

[The Freck]

Shizzle!

[Bad-Yeti]

Take 24ltrs of water, add 6kg sugar , a bag of activated charcoal, and tripple distilled yeast and leave for 20 days

Bing!! you have 15% alcohol, drain it off and put it through an air still nets you 5ltrs of raw 45-55% alcohol cut it down to 33%, triple filter it through activated carbon to get rid of any nasties once you've filtered 3 times ou can either add essences, or:

As I do now take an Oak barrel (20 ltr size) with a hole cut in the top, get a Muslin bag and add, Vanilla pods, Oak chips soaked in molases, star anisse, cinamon, nutmeg, a little ginger, a small amount of chilli and some cloves.

Leave for 3 months and get trashed on something truly wonderful

[jeepferret]

I brew my own Rum .

I've currently got 22ltrs of rum in a barrel leaching flavours which should be gorgeous (the last batch was) though I like ot make it at 33%. Awesome stuff.

This sounds awesome.... what kind of setup do you need for this?

Gary.

[Lion-O]

im a newbie too so lookin for ideas like you

[The Freck]

Sorry Mr teri, that should be Mr yeti.

[JamesA]

No idea yet Lion, im a cigar newbie.
Will be fun to find out tho

[The Freck]

Mr Teri. I do love a good rum, prefer dark rum like OVD. I take it yours is somewhat inbetween.

[Lion-O]

stout now theres and idea JamesA! what do you smoke with your stout?

[JamesA]

yes i do now making some woodfordes wherry. mmm i stick to the whole home kit rather than dabble in hops etc and heating and all that. 22 quid for 40 pints cant be bad! also looking forward to my first cohiba with my brew.

Wherry is a nice pint, will have to do another batch of that next i think. Stout is also on the list for the near future

[JamesA]

I brew my own Rum .

I've currently got 22ltrs of rum in a barrel leaching flavours which should be gorgeous (the last batch was) though I like ot make it at 33%. Awesome stuff.

Now that sounds good!

[Bad-Yeti]

I brew my own Rum .

I've currently got 22ltrs of rum in a barrel leaching flavours which should be gorgeous (the last batch was) though I like ot make it at 33%. Awesome stuff.

[Lion-O]

yes i do now making some woodfordes wherry. mmm i stick to the whole home kit rather than dabble in hops etc and heating and all that. 22 quid for 40 pints cant be bad! also looking forward to my first cohiba with my brew.

[The Freck]

Just looked at the eBay link. A lot of money for some steel pots and plastic hose. DIY all the way.

[The Freck]

Still to investigate this but would love to grow my own wheat, hops and grapes. I think yeast take a bit of investigating also. I just think it would be great to do it fully home brew. Greenhouse required me thinks.