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Started by G, May 11, 2013, 06:07:34 PM

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G

I'm in North County Dublin and have been doing some cider, wine and beerkit brewing for the last 2 or three years.  I'm at the stage where I should probably be making the plunge to extract brewing.  This looks like the perfect place to find out more! 

Great site and looking forward to rolling up my sleeves and getting more involved in the brewing process.

G.

LordEoin

Welcome G! i hope your first extract goes well  :)

Padraic

It's a bit late for today and for a change we won't have an extract batch! But the capital brewers meet up once a month to brew, on the second Sunday of the month!

Also there is a north county brewers club who meet for home brew tasting in the old borough in swords. Where you will normally find double medal winner from the cider category will d!

I hope you enjoy the site and learn plenty!

Will_D

Quote from: G on May 11, 2013, 06:07:34 PM
I'm in North County Dublin and have been doing some cider, wine and beerkit brewing for the last 2 or three years.  I'm at the stage where I should probably be making the plunge to extract brewing.  This looks like the perfect place to find out more! 

Great site and looking forward to rolling up my sleeves and getting more involved in the brewing process.

G.

Hi G and Welcome. We are indeed haviving a meet next week (Tuesday) at 7pm in the snug of the Old Boro:

http://nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,2319.0.html

You are very welcome. You don't need to bring anything but if you can then great.

Cheers

Will
Remember: The Nationals are just round the corner - time to get brewing

Bubbles

Hi and welcome to the site. For me, extract brewing was a massive step closer to my goal of making something resembling a commercial beer. Here's my top tips for you:

1. Don't try anything too wacky on your first attempt. Go for a tried and trusted, mid-gravity recipe. I'd recommend any of Jamil Zainasheff's recipes. Just google them.

2. You'll get better results with dried malt extract, than liquid.

3. Invest in a wort chiller. It'll save a lot of faffing around on brew day and ensure you pitch your yeast at an appropriate temperature.

4. If you're doing a partial (concentrated) boil, add a portion of your malt extract later in the boil, just to sanitise it. Just google 'late extract method' or 'texas two step'.

Good luck! :)


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G

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Hi G and Welcome. We are indeed haviving a meet next week (Tuesday) at 7pm in the snug of the Old Boro:

http://nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,2319.0.html

You are very welcome. You don't need to bring anything but if you can then great.

Cheers

Will

Thank you, will definitely try to be there. G