TarJak's new hobby

TarJak · 07-16-11, 07:04 PM

Beer making. Not traditional home brew but at a beer factory: http://www.thebeerfactory.com.au/

Me and a few mates go select the type of beer we want to brew, get the ingredients and cook them up then leave the fermentation storage and clean up to the guys at the factory. 4-6 weeks later we turn up and bottle it while tasting a sample or two. Can't think of a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

@ Jim, loot what the beer of the month is: http://www.thebeerfactory.com.au/beer_of_the_month.html

Bloody good fun and tasty too.

joea · 07-16-11, 07:41 PM

Very cool idea. Dad used to make beer years ago-though now he really would not be able to lift the huge jug. I do recall my uncle telling me about a u-brew place in Hamilton Ontario they used to brew at similar to what you did at the factory TarJack. Mighty fine stuff on both cases and you know exactly what goes into it.

TarJak · 07-16-11, 07:42 PM

My father used to home brew too and I helped both make and drink it. The biggest problem was the smell whilst the brew was cooking and all the cleaning up afterwards. Now that stays at the factory. FTW!

razark · 07-16-11, 07:53 PM

Nice. What size batches are you brewing?

TarJak · 07-16-11, 09:03 PM

About 50L a brew. We got about 140 375ml bottles out of the last brew so it was around 52L. It's a lot cheaper than buying retail beer, even at the premium end of $192 per brew. I Australia you would pay around $6.60 per litre, for retail premuim hand crafted beers.

This way we pay around $3.60 per litre, for very similar quality beers. Splitting it 4 ways means we can brew pretty regularly without breaking the bank and get a variety in the brews we make and drink.

07-16-11, 09:15 PM

Thank God your brewing beer!

You have no idea what images went through my mind when I saw the title of this thread!!

TarJak · 07-17-11, 12:24 AM

Jimbuna · 07-17-11, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

Beer making. Not traditional home brew but at a beer factory: http://www.thebeerfactory.com.au/

Me and a few mates go select the type of beer we want to brew, get the ingredients and cook them up then leave the fermentation storage and clean up to the guys at the factory. 4-6 weeks later we turn up and bottle it while tasting a sample or two. Can't think of a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

@ Jim, loot what the beer of the month is: http://www.thebeerfactory.com.au/beer_of_the_month.html

Bloody good fun and tasty too.

Now that is a hobby to behold

Novocastrian eh?

I still remember introducing Jeff and Todd to the old broon dog at The Flying Saucer in Houston only to find out it didn't travel too well

I've only ever made wine but Kratos makes a mean brew when he's in the mood.

I wonder if this beer factory idea has ever been tried in the UK?

TarJak · 07-17-11, 06:35 AM

We bottled some Uncle Toby's Canadian Brown Ale yesterday. Quite a nice drop and only 7.3% Alc/Vol.

Had half a dozen of them this afternoon and am feeling well lubricated.

I recall that day. I think I introduced you guys to Coopers Sparkling Ale while we were there as well and got Jeff a taste for Paulaner Pils.

If you move quick it could be a good little earner for you if you can get it up and runnign cheap enough.

Jimbuna · 07-17-11, 06:44 AM

Is it a new idea/recent enterprise in Oz?

TarJak · 07-17-11, 08:22 AM

Kicked off down here about 2006 I think.

Jimbuna · 07-17-11, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

Kicked off down here about 2006 I think.

2006!!

I'd be a life member of the AA by now

papa_smurf · 07-17-11, 09:42 AM

Any possibility you could brew me some Real Ale

nikimcbee · 07-17-11, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by privateer

Thank God your brewing beer!

You have no idea what images went through my mind when I saw the title of this thread!!

This!

Does the new hobby involve a Kiwi, a scouser (midget), 2 wallabies, rubber gloves, and hot, scented candles?

Yeah, it is a good thing you explained everything.

Penguin · 07-17-11, 04:14 PM

mhhh, beer...

Looks like a good way to waste your spare time!

They have a nice selection of beers there, I just wonder who would try to brew a Foster's - except for tourists

07-16-11, 07:04 PM	#1
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	TarJak's new hobby Beer making. Not traditional home brew but at a beer factory: http://www.thebeerfactory.com.au/ Me and a few mates go select the type of beer we want to brew, get the ingredients and cook them up then leave the fermentation storage and clean up to the guys at the factory. 4-6 weeks later we turn up and bottle it while tasting a sample or two. Can't think of a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon. @ Jim, loot what the beer of the month is: http://www.thebeerfactory.com.au/beer_of_the_month.html Bloody good fun and tasty too.

07-16-11, 07:53 PM	#4
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	Nice. What size batches are you brewing? __________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Is it a new idea/recent enterprise in Oz? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Any possibility you could brew me some Real Ale __________________

07-16-11, 07:41 PM	#2
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Very cool idea. Dad used to make beer years ago-though now he really would not be able to lift the huge jug. I do recall my uncle telling me about a u-brew place in Hamilton Ontario they used to brew at similar to what you did at the factory TarJack. Mighty fine stuff on both cases and you know exactly what goes into it.

07-16-11, 07:42 PM	#3
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	My father used to home brew too and I helped both make and drink it. The biggest problem was the smell whilst the brew was cooking and all the cleaning up afterwards. Now that stays at the factory. FTW!

07-16-11, 09:03 PM	#5
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	About 50L a brew. We got about 140 375ml bottles out of the last brew so it was around 52L. It's a lot cheaper than buying retail beer, even at the premium end of $192 per brew. I Australia you would pay around $6.60 per litre, for retail premuim hand crafted beers. This way we pay around $3.60 per litre, for very similar quality beers. Splitting it 4 ways means we can brew pretty regularly without breaking the bank and get a variety in the brews we make and drink.

07-16-11, 09:15 PM	#6
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Thank God your brewing beer! You have no idea what images went through my mind when I saw the title of this thread!!

07-17-11, 12:24 AM	#7
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8

07-17-11, 06:35 AM	#9
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	We bottled some Uncle Toby's Canadian Brown Ale yesterday. Quite a nice drop and only 7.3% Alc/Vol. Had half a dozen of them this afternoon and am feeling well lubricated. I recall that day. I think I introduced you guys to Coopers Sparkling Ale while we were there as well and got Jeff a taste for Paulaner Pils. If you move quick it could be a good little earner for you if you can get it up and runnign cheap enough.

07-17-11, 08:22 AM	#11
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Kicked off down here about 2006 I think.

07-17-11, 04:14 PM	#15
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	mhhh, beer... Looks like a good way to waste your spare time! They have a nice selection of beers there, I just wonder who would try to brew a Foster's - except for tourists