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Oliver
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Worst homebrew advice you've had ...

Post by Oliver »

Hi guys,

What's the worst bit of homebrew advice you've ever had?

I think I would have to rate this pearler that the former owner of a homebrew shop in Geelong, Australia, gave Geoff and I:

"After you bottle your beer, put it somewhere where sunlight can shine on it and gas it up nicely."

Now, as we all know, heat and light are the enemies of beer, and gassing up doesn't have anything to do with light.

I was a novice when I received his advice. Thank god I didn't follow it.

Any other contenders for worst homebrewing advice?

Cheers,

Oliver
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Beer Krout
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Post by Beer Krout »

Since i've been only going less than a month.

I would have to say using the metabisulphate cleaner as perscribed by one hbs website. Must get into the plastic, cause the smell won't go away, no matter how many washes and brews go through it.

BK
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rain
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Post by rain »

"Don't waste your time. It's all crap"
I know better now, and I'm thinking of producing a bumper-sticker:

"Save water and money - drink homebrew" :roll:
EVERYTHING is worth my interest!
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Post by Dogger Dan »

Take the bread yeast and sprinkle it on a slice of bread, float it in your brew.

Dogger
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Post by Oliver »

If I didn't know you Dogger I'd think you were kidding.

Who the hell told you that gem?

Oliver
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Dogger Dan
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Post by Dogger Dan »

A long in the tooth hermit that came into town and bought about 50 cans of the cheapest malt available and fired it up in 45 gallon batches (4 at a time) He was happy

Dogger
"Listening to someone who brews their own beer is like listening to a religous fanatic talk about the day he saw the light" Ross Murray, Montreal Gazette
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Post by Schooner »

" You put too much water in the airlock "

" Wait till it touches the green mark on the hydrometer before you bottle"
( this advice was for all kit beer )

" only use your bottles a few times and throw them out, they do go bad "

" Keg's are great - once fermentation is done you gas it and can drink it the same day "

Some of this advice comes from a person that in the winter will use low temp yeast and put a heat belt on it - and yes dumps many batches of beer and can't figure out why :lol: :lol: Too much more to list ...
Cheers Schooner
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Post by Danzar »

Schooner wrote:" You put too much water in the airlock "

" Wait till it touches the green mark on the hydrometer before you bottle"
( this advice was for all kit beer )
Yep! Had these ones.

I was also told to:

"Pour your beer THEN mix it with a teaspoon of sugar before drinking" - a workmate's definition of priming.

"Two months? It would be off by now. You should have drunk it after five days" - the SAME DUDE.....
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Post by lethaldog »

OMFG Have these ppl ever brewed??
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Re: Worst homebrew advice you've had ...

Post by AlcoMoo »

Oliver wrote: I think I would have to rate this pearler that the former owner of a homebrew shop in Geelong, Australia, gave Geoff and I
OMG!! I have gone to the Geelong HBS......I'm trusting that the owners have changed hands, 'cause the guy I had was quite good!

Some of those are pearlers!!! LOL
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Post by r.magnay »

yep, "double up the priming sugar" was the worst bit of advice I was ever given, and though I didn't double it, I did increase it enough to get rid of 135 stubbies!.............I was new to the game :oops:
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Post by Emo »

A mate told me not to waste my time homebrewing as most brews get infected and the ones that don't taste crap anyway.

:roll:
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Post by azaj »

haha some very nice hints for everyone to be had..
i also live very close to geelong and i use the homebrew store quite frequently now, and the bloke that serves me usually is a legend so i really hope it is not him lol.
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Post by Chris »

The worst homebrewing advice ever? Read the Coopers booklet...
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Post by 111222333 »

it goes so much quicker at high temps ...
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Post by Chris »

And that sucrose "brewing sugar" is great...
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Post by Chris »

One last go.

...and dry enzyme is top stuff...
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Post by Beerpig »

Shonky advice?

Who ya gunna call?

http://www.homebrewdoctor.com/

And you pay for the privilege

Cheers
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Post by derfly »

Gees, the Doctor doesn't even crack a smile for free ........
Convert Number 1093
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Post by muddy »

1/ Relayed to me by a friend,

All you need is a can and a kilo of sugar. If it is gassed too much mix it with 100ml of cold water for each schooner. Bloody beautiful mate!

2/ Although this is not advice, it was from a HBS owner (I will admit the shop had been recently purchased and is run by this guys wife , but it doesnt get much better from her) :

"What do you do with the grain mate, just chuck it in the fermenter with the can and the sugar?"
MUDVAR BREWHOUSE
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