I saw some previous threads for homebrew, but they were locked.

My dad owns a homebrewery in Mississauga, and we make homemade batches of beer and wine. Do any OTer's go to a similar place, or do you brew in your home?

I was in canning some Grolsch this afternoon, thought I'd share some pics:







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Cheers.

We go to a home brew store in Hamilton for all our wine. Been doing it for close to ten years. I have all the stuff in the basement to make my own beer and wine but i'm just too lazy for that now lol.

i make mine in the tub, 9.4% alcohol

Has to be fresh as hell tho. Looks good. Cheers!

I brew at home, but I like the idea of a BOP. I like the idea of being able to use equipment to can. Cans would be better than bottling 22s. They are less conspicuous on the golf course. Also, bottle conditioned ales can get pretty yeasty. I've only done one lager and it was a lot of work to keep the temps right and took a long time to get through secondary fermentation.

 

Originally Posted by sssssssivarT

how much does all this set up cost?

i think you can get started on a basic home brew set up for around $250 but obv. it gets more expensive the more complicated you want to get with filters, etc.

You can brew your own wine at a store for around $75 to $150 a batch depending on what type of kit you get. They provide all the filters, bottling equipment, etc... you just need to supply the bottles.

yomama - have you ever tried to brew your own root beer?

I tried it once, and one night sitting upstairs i can hear all these bottles popping after the final fermentation. I rush down and my entire cold cellar is covered in root beer and bottles burst open everywhere. Finnicky shit that root beer is lol.

 

Originally Posted by saxman

yomama - have you ever tried to brew your own root beer?

I tried it once, and one night sitting upstairs i can hear all these bottles popping after the final fermentation. I rush down and my entire cold cellar is covered in root beer and bottles burst open everywhere. Finnicky shit that root beer is lol.

No I've never tried it, but I bet there are some great recipes out there. Every once in a while I like to buy one of those expensive types of root beer. I don't usually drink the stuff but I like to splurge when I get a rb craving.

That sounds like a pretty crappy clean up, glass and sticky everywhere, lol.

12 to 14%. stuff is surprisingly good when aged 1+ year.

i made a small batch out of raspberries once, that hooch tasted like boones farm.

i lied: 85% of my posts come when i'm drinking gin martinis. thats where i get the bottles. i scrape off the label and throw on one of those "hi, my name is _______" labels you get at an office supply store.

sadly i had to drink all of my cellar before moving to nevada a few years ago, freezing out while moving. so i only have 4 batches to choose from now. my stuff is not going to win any awards but its good table wine. think white zin but not nearly as sweet.

 

Originally Posted by pistol45

I brew at home, but I like the idea of a BOP. I like the idea of being able to use equipment to can. Cans would be better than bottling 22s. They are less conspicuous on the golf course. Also, bottle conditioned ales can get pretty yeasty. I've only done one lager and it was a lot of work to keep the temps right and took a long time to get through secondary fermentation.

Yeah, the cans are clutch on the course, for sure.

We have a lot of customers who prefer glass bottles. However, bottling takes about 3x longer than canning a batch. Cans take about half an hour to do up a full batch (~51 litres).

Here's a pic of some Cabernet-Shiraz that my sister made recently at my dad's place:

 

Originally Posted by Popperhead

Salut!!!!!!!

You should stop by and check out the brewery sometime buddy. We can probably make you a Busch-style lager.

My brother gave me a Mr. beer home brew kit for christmas. I made a batch of beer and it tasted like piss. Never again.

I've been thinking about getting a wine kit for the first time. What is a decent price to pay for a kit? Also, will it make alot of smell if I et it up in a spare room since I don't have a basement for it to be out of the way?

 

Originally Posted by killingbird

currently attempting my first home brew. Attempting an IPA. Have NO idea if it is going to come out right, but ill let you know if a few weeks.

Make sure you dry hop enough. My IPAs were very flat, regardless of the amount of hops in the boil if I didn't dry hop enough. That's where the most aromatic elements seem to come from.

Hey Unforseen,

As an update - I'm going to talk to my dad about arranging a tour of the brewery when we're doing some canning or something, potentially as a piece on BOP (brew on premises) places for your friend.

Right now he's on vacation in Florida, so I'll definitely run it by him when he gets back.

Cheers,

Brian