rustyarchs
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
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anyone ever tried it? how did it taste if you have?any advice 
me an a few lads at work wanna have a go and see who can make the best tasteing
and the thought of refils of 40 litres at only 6 quid sounds darn good to me 
looking at maybe this kit on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Homebrew-Kit-Making-40-Pints-Of-Lager-Beer-Bitter-Brew_W0QQitemZ150023742057QQihZ005QQcategoryZ38172QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Marc
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Theres a home brewing shop near me, my mate used to brew his own bitter and lager. It cost him about £40 for a brewing bucket and the ingredients. He used to make around 6ltrs at a time, and it tasted pretty good! The fermenting process is smelly though!
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JadeM
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Registered: 9th Feb 06
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My dad used to make wine 
Thrown all his stuff out now though
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tooolbox timmy
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sloe gin is good iffyou have patience my dad brews his own sloe gin,its basically flemented wild berries.Its not been touched in ten years but he assures me it is the ultimate rocket fuel
[Edited on 19-08-2006 by tooolbox timmy]
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mk4_astra
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quote: Originally posted by tooolbox timmy
sloe gin is good iffyou have patience my dad brews his own sloe gin,its basically flemented wild berries.Its not been touched in ten years but he assures me it is the ultimate rocket fuel
[Edited on 19-08-2006 by tooolbox timmy]
thats what im doing at the mo, my folks have a huge jar of it tucked away thats 2 years old and ive got a jar thats nearly a year old. tried some the other day and it certainly had a kick to it, so the stuff your dad has will probably blow your head off
turns the gin really sweet and is easy to drink neat
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tooolbox timmy
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yerr thats right,we have a big jug with a swing top,the berries sit at the top and it all seperates after time,smells so strong itd get you off your face.A reckon well be testing soem soon il let you know the outcome
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Dan B
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Used to make quite a few different things, ages ago...
My dad used to make beer (not brilliant), wine (80% decent stuff), vodka (awful), cherry brandy (nice), cointreau (nice), and a few others...
I've made peach schnapps, a few years back, and it came out tasting like schnapps but with the strength of spirits......it had somewhat of a kick!
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aim1
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Registered: 26th Jun 06
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I had a go at it once, runined it and didnt try again. With practice im sure most people could make a reasonable beer.
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
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me and mates tried makin soime and one night we ran out of beer and broke into the homebrew, it tasted mingin and had bits in it
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