Thread: Going to make an IPA

Always had a yen to brew me some Ozmerican Tennessee whisky. American oak aging barrels might be a problem. Cept its illegal in Oz and I wouldn't do it. (If anyone asks) Would like to have a go in Thailand but probably harder to get ingredients there than Oz.

Originally Posted by Hugh Cow

American oak aging barrels might be a problem.

Shouldn't be hard to come by because when making bourbon they are only used once. The Scots tend to buy them from US distillers. Interesting info;

When it became more difficult to source sherry casks during the Spanish civil war in the late 1930s, use of bourbon casks became much more common. Nowadays, somewhere between 300 and 400 thousand bourbon barrels are shipped to Scotland for second use, compared to somewhere around 18,000 sherry casks.
A little over 90% of the 8.5 million casks in Diageo’s inventory in Scotland are ex-bourbon or rye American Oak. At Bruichladdich, their figure is closer to 97%.
The stability of bourbon production in the U.S. means that second-use American oak is sure to remain a prime choice for Scotch distillers, regardless of whether they keep the barrel or turn it into a “hoggie.”

http://thewhiskeywash.com/whiskey-st...hisky-barrels/

Originally Posted by bobo746

Hey Brisie if your in Brissy i can help you test the brew.

Where are you at Bobo

Originally Posted by Hugh Cow

Always had a yen to brew me some Ozmerican Tennessee whisky. American oak aging barrels might be a problem. Cept its illegal in Oz and I wouldn't do it. (If anyone asks) Would like to have a go in Thailand but probably harder to get ingredients there than Oz.

found this for you.

One of the most asked questions regarding home brewing in Thailand is 'IS IT LEGAL?'
In a nutshell 'NO'. It is illegal to home-brew alcohol whether it is fermented or distilled for personal consumption / sale.
However please see below for the official stance on it.
"Section 5 of the Liquors Act (1950) states that it is illegal for anyone to brew their own alcohol, or even have the equipment to do so.
The maximum penalty for contravention of this section of the Act is six months in jail, or a fine of 5,000 baht, or both.
If the offender sells the liquour, the maximum penalty rises to a year in jail or a 10,000 baht fine, or both.
Those are the maximum penalties and can be imposed for making and / or selling distilled alcohol (spirits).
The maximum penalties for brewing or fermenting alcohol - wine or beer, for example - are lower: 200 baht for making it and 5,000 baht for selling it.'
Source: Payoon Poolsuwan - Phuket Excise Office
So from the above, it can be seen that provided you are not distilling (making spirits) and selling alcohol, i.e. you are only making beer / wine for personal consumption and get caught, you can expect a 200 baht fine.
I have also heard a rumour that people who wish to make their own home-brew liquours legally can apply to their local excise office for a licence. I am going to look a little further into this and then report back on this when I know more.

Where to Buy
Some prices are a little expensive compared to OZ.

this is the reticulation pump I haven't got around to finishing the idea is it takes 1 hour (technically 20 mins) for starches to turn into sugars at around 150F or 66c you want to keep it as consistent as possible. If your looking for more body in the beer mash at 68c 155f less alcohol but at 66c 150f you will get more alcohol but not so much body.

Not sure what the % difference is but that goes back to endless learning something i might know when i'm 150 all I do know if you where doing his commercially you'd need to keep the flavour consistent.
All it is is a 2" pipe with a 1500W stainless steel hot water heater at the end of the tee is the thermometer pt100 and that connects to the PID temperature gauge if the temp goes below set value the PID sends power to the solid state relay and that pulses open the hot water heater without scorching the fluid until it reaches back to set value.

Hi-tech brewing for the modern age. Great stuff. I like the home brewing software idea. Is it BeerSmith?

I'd be lost with out it. Remember when I first started out made a beer with 200 IBU thats about 5x more bitter than an average ale miss calculated the brew friends didn't mind it but gave me a massive migraine.