Ireland's single biggest collective of homebrewers, with representation in all four provinces.
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Capital Brewers / Sept 2024 meet: Thur 26th Sept...
Last post by beerfly - September 20, 2024, 05:45:18 PMLocation
Underdog
Date:
Thurs 29th August 2024
Start time:
7.30pm
All new members welcome
If you have some brews for tasting, bring along ~1 Litre of each.
To show some thanks to our hosts for allowing us to drink home-brewed beers in their pub, it is customary to buy some drinks from the house.
1. Ronan - I should have something this time
Underdog
Date:
Thurs 29th August 2024
Start time:
7.30pm
All new members welcome
If you have some brews for tasting, bring along ~1 Litre of each.
To show some thanks to our hosts for allowing us to drink home-brewed beers in their pub, it is customary to buy some drinks from the house.
1. Ronan - I should have something this time
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Kerry Brewers / Re: Homebrewing in Kerry
Last post by Vintage - September 19, 2024, 12:14:33 PMHi Dempsey,
I'm 10 miles out of Tralee, heading for Knocknagashel. Great location for homebrewing.
I'm 10 miles out of Tralee, heading for Knocknagashel. Great location for homebrewing.
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Kerry Brewers / Re: Homebrewing in Kerry
Last post by DEMPSEY - September 18, 2024, 05:48:45 PMWhere are you based in Kerry, BIG county it is. 
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Cider, Perry, Wine & Mead / Should I add bitter apples?
Last post by Motorbikeman - September 13, 2024, 07:03:04 PMI have 3 producing trees this year. 50 percent taste like Gala apples 25 like granny smiths and the other 25 percent are bitter cooking apples with a little bit of sooty black fungus. The ones in the big bucket. Its only surface mould.
probably 45kg altogether.
Should I add bitter apples to the juice for cider? Will it give it balance or make it horrible. I got a press and a plaster mixing whisk to pulp.
cider newbie
probably 45kg altogether.
Should I add bitter apples to the juice for cider? Will it give it balance or make it horrible. I got a press and a plaster mixing whisk to pulp.
cider newbie
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Kerry Brewers / Re: Homebrewing in Kerry
Last post by Matt DBrewer - September 13, 2024, 06:44:40 PMHey, sorry... just saw this now... there's a fledgling Kerry club we set up last year that communicates via a WhatsApp group... if you're interested, send me a dm and I can get you hooked up!
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The Beer Board / Re: Choosing CO2 volume for a ...
Last post by pob - September 10, 2024, 09:52:26 AMAs it's in the keg, you can try either easily enough.
I would start it at about 3 vols, which may be very frothy if you don't have flow control taps/disconnect or long enough beer line.
If too high then just burp the keg & reduce pressure.
I would start it at about 3 vols, which may be very frothy if you don't have flow control taps/disconnect or long enough beer line.
If too high then just burp the keg & reduce pressure.
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Kerry Brewers / Homebrewing in Kerry
Last post by Vintage - September 09, 2024, 10:39:38 PMI'm a new member. I took up brewing again a year go, after a 25 year lay-off. Getting great pleasure from making and drinking homebrew. It would great to chat to others in the locality. I could use some help in sourcing materials and equipment. Initial contact through WhatsApp would be good.
"Is there anybody there?"
"Is there anybody there?"
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The Beer Board / Choosing CO2 volume for a fran...
Last post by spl - September 05, 2024, 09:03:08 AMThanks to some help in this forum I've figured out how to carbonate my corny keg with beer or wine and dispense through a decent bar tap, and it's working great with two successful barbecues down and one to go!
Now I have a Brewferm Cherry Ale ready to carbonate. I brewed it to 15 litres, However I found it a little bitter so I sweetened it with 600g sugar and acidified it with phosphoric and citric acids to produce a mock-lambic style beer which is very nice sampled flat.
Now I'm trying to select a carbonation level using [the carbonation chart here.][1]
But I'm uncertain if I should choose the volumes of CO2 suitable for what the beer tastes like (Lambic ≈ 4) or the type of beer the kit was supposed to make (Ale ≈ 2).
If I choose based on the style I've created and carbonate at 4 volumes, will the beer come out all frothy if it still identifies as an ale in protein content and composition?
How would you choose?
[1]: https://www.kegking.com.au/blog/post/how-to-carbonate-beer-in-a-keg
Now I have a Brewferm Cherry Ale ready to carbonate. I brewed it to 15 litres, However I found it a little bitter so I sweetened it with 600g sugar and acidified it with phosphoric and citric acids to produce a mock-lambic style beer which is very nice sampled flat.
Now I'm trying to select a carbonation level using [the carbonation chart here.][1]
But I'm uncertain if I should choose the volumes of CO2 suitable for what the beer tastes like (Lambic ≈ 4) or the type of beer the kit was supposed to make (Ale ≈ 2).
If I choose based on the style I've created and carbonate at 4 volumes, will the beer come out all frothy if it still identifies as an ale in protein content and composition?
How would you choose?
[1]: https://www.kegking.com.au/blog/post/how-to-carbonate-beer-in-a-keg
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Garden County Brewers / September 2024 meet
Last post by pob - September 04, 2024, 11:18:31 AMSchools are back, back to routine
Location: Parlour (behind the bar) in The Harbour Bar, 1 Strand Road, Bray (opposite the harbour).
Date: Thursday 12th September @ 8.00pm
All welcome, come down whether you have a beer or not.
Good to see new & old faces; bringing a beer, 1 litre should do.
1. Dave - Rye ale and Baltic porter
2. Andrew S - nothing
3. Peter - nada
4. Oisin - American Amber
5. Ed - nothing
6. Pawel - nothing
7. Leon - Black Forest Gateau & Carrot Cake Ale
Come on in for an evening of talking & tasting anything home-brewed/fermented.
Location: Parlour (behind the bar) in The Harbour Bar, 1 Strand Road, Bray (opposite the harbour).
Date: Thursday 12th September @ 8.00pm
All welcome, come down whether you have a beer or not.
Good to see new & old faces; bringing a beer, 1 litre should do.
1. Dave - Rye ale and Baltic porter
2. Andrew S - nothing
3. Peter - nada
4. Oisin - American Amber
5. Ed - nothing
6. Pawel - nothing
7. Leon - Black Forest Gateau & Carrot Cake Ale
Come on in for an evening of talking & tasting anything home-brewed/fermented.
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Capital Brewers / Re: August 2024 meet: Thursday...
Last post by MichaelE - August 29, 2024, 05:32:29 PM1. Aaron - DIPA
2. Steph - Nugget Nectar clone and kveik NEIPA
3. Austin - Watermelon Wheat
4. Rich - fresh stuff from Prague
5. Ronan - slightly less fresh stuff from Canada
6. Michael- Belgian Triple
2. Steph - Nugget Nectar clone and kveik NEIPA
3. Austin - Watermelon Wheat
4. Rich - fresh stuff from Prague
5. Ronan - slightly less fresh stuff from Canada
6. Michael- Belgian Triple