Comments on: Bottling our homemade beer

By: Nik

Nik — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:30:12 +0000

That sounds like an excellent idea. We already have an end for our syphon tube that stops the sludge coming out of the bottom of the brew, so long as you don’t entirely submerge it. An auto syphon is an interesting idea, though…

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:08:54 +0000

For next bottling day, you might consider an auto siphon to prevent having to suck on the tube, and an attachment that only lets the brew out the bottom of the siphon when pressed into the bottom of the bottle. Will eliminate any oxidation and you certainly won’t waste any!

By: sal broughton

sal broughton — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:26:01 +0000

I bought my husband a kit & we have enjoyed the process it tastes great, however we have found the beer to be very gasey!!! Has anyone got any suggestions? Please.
Sal.

By: Nik

Nik — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:05:01 +0000

It’s surprisingly good, actually. We’ve drunk about half of our stocks so far and are stacking up the bottles for refilling with the next batch, which might have a fruity twang to it, depending on what the hedgerows have to offer up.

By: Gav

Gav — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:20:06 +0000

Oooooh no answer… Probably means that it didn;t turn out too good!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:11:53 +0000

Hi Nik
Have you tasted the Beer yet?
Hope you will leaver some for me, for my birthday.
Dan

By: Warren

Warren — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:15:59 +0000

Hi Guys
Nice site – very informative and fun.
I just wanted to tell you about the ‘gunk’ at the bottom of your beer fermenter. It is yeast (excess). Theoretically it can be used as yeast to bake bread and I recomend that you try it next time you brew.
method:- pour of excess beer and then collect the ‘brown sand’ keep in the fridge over night and pour of any liquid which collects on the top. Then it should be ready to use. You have to use a lot more of this yeast than shop bought yeast(experiment). One can also ‘wash’ the yeast by shaking it up with clean water, then putting it into the fridge and waiting for the yeast to settle to the bottom and toss the ‘impurities’ but this is not necissary.
have fun.