I love home brewing. Been doing it for years. I usually brew semi mash brews by getting pure malt, boil up the crystal grain in a boiler with either fresh saz hops or pride of ring wood hops then keg them up after a few weeks of racking and aging. Comes out great on tap and have put this brew on many 21sts and engagement parties for friends and it alway goes before the commercial beers do.
Can brews are good and convient but you can pep them up abit with finishing hops in the top of the brew etc.
I have done a few full mash brews with malt grain as the base and then slow ferment them for 5 to 6 weeks at a constant 10 degrees in a warmish fridge, they turned out excellent but just too much work now for me.
Done alot of spirits as well but beer brewing is my favourite. Been a licsensed beverage / refrigeration tech by trade has had its advantages in setting up my chilled beer on tap on my bar at home.
My wife gets annoyed sometimes trying to get rid of my drunken mates
sometimes.
Brewing can be a satisfying hobby that you can also enjoy the fruits of your labour
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Cheers and bottoms up
Matt.