Ok this has probably come uo 1Mil tilmes !

[TheDog]

The boys want me to make a beer that "Really tasts like VB"
what are your suggestions and can it be done ?

[TheDog]

That would be Up ! not uo ! Sorry

[beerboy]

Vommit Bombs....Why would you want too!!!

[Evo]

Get some new mates

[TheDog]

LOL you non Victorians !
OK, then Carlton Colds. or XXXX. Something like a purchased beer....
Give me a clue boys, i am new to this

[beerboy]

Ok if you must. Have a look at this site. http://www.liquorcraft.com.au/wawcs0113 ... cipes.html

[Guest]

i did a Kit brew, canadian baverian larger with 500 grams of honey 1 Kg of brewing sugar No 2. tasted a bit like VB not as bitter though mates thought it did as well

[Evo]

Yeah, alright. A serious answer. If you're new to brewing, you're going to have a tough job. Not saying that it would be difficult for a beginner brewer to brew something on a par with or better than CD/VB/XXXX, but to brew something that tastes like the afore mentioned would be tough.

You could chose a lager kit (Morgans, Coopers, whatever), add to it half a kilo of light dried malt extract and half a kilo of dextrose. The tough part is you're going to need a lager yeast (I'd suggest Saflager) and you're going to have to brew it cold (below 15 degrees). Lagers are a lot harder to brew than an ale. Do a search. You'll find heaps of info on brewing lagers.

All said, if I went to the extra effort of brewing a lager and it came out tasting like the standard CD/VB/XXXX, I'd be wanting to punch someone.

[gregb]

I would suggest a can Draught kit (Morgans or Coopers etc) with a bag of Brew booster (500gm Dextrose, 250gm Light Dry Malt, and 250gm Maltodextrin). If they want higher alcahol content up the dextrose and light malt by an extra 250gm each. Yeast as supplied, this time of year sit it on the kitchen bench and let it rip.

Tell them it is beer, good beer, cold beer, free beer and they will be wrapped. Some may even come to realise that it is better than the CD/VB/XXXX that they are used to. Some may even become brewers themselves. Good luck.

Cheers,

Greg.

[thehipone]

apparently the morgans blue mountain lager is a top pick with the VB, carlton crowd. I've never made it, so I can't vouch for it. Probably a good time of year to brew it, get a saflager yeast packet and ditch the one that comes with the can, try to ferment at 10-12C if you can.

Cane sugar does play a role in most australian lagers, probably something like 250-500gm cane sugar, 500g dextrose added to the kit.

[gregb]

The Hipone wrote:

morgans blue mountain lager is a top pick with the VB, carlton crowd.

Niether have I, and if that is the recomendation, it may stay that way for a long time.

Cheers,

Greg.

[the Baron]

XXXX makes home brew kits now, Have not tried them nor do I intend to, but they may help.

[Friar]

this is a "without prejudice" response and you do so at your own risk

This taken directly from Brewcraft pamphlet, Beer Recipes No5.

Australian Regional Favourites

Victoria Bitter

Kit - Bermakers Draught
Brewblend/converter - #42
Yeast - Saflager
Final Volume - 21 Litres

Friar

[Sacredsite]

The boys want me to make a beer that "Really tasts like VB"
what are your suggestions and can it be done ?

Morgans have an Australian bitter kit that tastes very close, look in their pamphlet and it has the type of hops and mix to use.

[Sacredsite]

XXXX makes home brew kits now, Have not tried them nor do I intend to, but they may help.

Try it or you'll never know what you are missing.

[Terry]

I nearly bought the XXXX Gold kit from Brewcraft, only because they came with a free pair of thongs. However when rational thought took over I bought a nice Pilsner instead. I don't think yellow thongs are that cool, especially in winter.

[grabman]

good grief making VB, what next trying to brew Swan Lager or maybe Hahn Premium Light



Seriously though most HBS will have a recipe of some sort to brew main stream commercial style brews.