DIY home brewing

[kent]

I wonder if today's annoucement of a minimum price for alcohol will revive the ancient DIY practice of home brewing!

[The Other Mike]

ancient DIY practice of home brewing!

Home distillation took off some time ago.

[Jethro]

Revive ? Did it ever go away ... there are a few home brew shops near me (I love little artisan niche shops) and a massive online presence.

The thing is, the people the minimum price is aimed at, are also the least likely to actually do it - because it's sooooooo uncool.

[jgharston]

I've got a removed HWC that I've been thinking of using for home brewing ;)

JGH

[Brian Gaff]

Moonshine is coming to the UK...... again? However as I noted some weeks ago, this idea is en route to be law in Scotland already, and they have a rich tradition of illegal booze so maybe they will corner the moonshine market?

Brian

[Jethro]

Hardly moonshine. You can openly buy stills and essences, and have one dripping away in the comfort of your own kitchen ...

[jgharston]

Oo, so I don't need to hide it in the cellar and surround it by infra-red insulation so the helicopters can't see it through the roof?

Suspicious heat spots, ossifer? what suspicious heat spots? Here, have a drink.

JGH

[Adam Aglionby]

e the ancient DIY practice of home brewing!

One of the local Tescos has reintroduced a small range of beer kits. It is Scotland ;-)

But homebrewing has advanced , waiting weeks for undrinkable pi...er, now ready in days:

apple juice is apparently one of the finest precursors.

Super yeasts mean that distillation not always neccessary, five gallons of vodka for under 20 quid;

But beside the coffee maker is the ,er ,` water purifier` what they were orginally designed for and sold as in less liberated areas

Adam

[grimly4]

ancient DIY practice of home brewing!

It never went away.

[grimly4]

I was knocking out wine from Lidl (and other) fruit juices ten years ago and more. Some of it quite drinkable; not in a wine connoisseur wary, but a get drunk and fall over without tasting of homebrew way - quite pleasant in fact. The best one was undistilled saki - just a v.strong rice wine; not much taste, but kicked like a mule.

[Jethro]

Well you can, if you want to be a numpty :)

All the policeman I know have said they haven't a clue what they would do someone for, if they did find a still. It seems to be an HMRC area, although I'd guess there are specialist coppers working with HMRC.

[Windmill]

Last time I investigated, it seemed that the material costs would make home brew more expensive than bought. Unless maybe there's an easy and efficient way to convert some kind of cheap starch into sugar for the yeast to ferment?

[grimly4]

What? Where can you buy a bottle of drinkable plonk for 40p?

[grimly4]

How can you manage to get it so high?

Pound of sugar Carton of juice Pinch of yeast Handful of sultanas Gallon of water Patience

[Martin]

Boots Mouthwash available in a dozen fruity flavours.