Easy Home Brewing – Black Rock Taste Test
Here we have a taste of the Black Rock beer kit we brewed earlier. Below are some links to home brewing products from a very reputable online home brew store. (click “more info”)
Sodium Metabisulfite Contact Sanitizer:
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1133&idaffiliate=18
Sodium Metabisulfite Contact Sanitizer:
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1132&idaffiliate=18
Star San No Rinse Sanitizer:
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1649&idaffiliate=18
Brew Belt:
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1686&idaffiliate=18
Mini Auto Syphon:
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=2539&idaffiliate=18
Purchase airlock:
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=326&idaffiliate=18
Rubber Stopper for airlock:
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=2747&idaffiliate=18
Basic Brewing DVD: Introduction to Extract Home Brewing:
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1820&idaffiliate=18
Home Brewing Equipment you’ll need – The whole kit!
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=2800&idaffiliate=18
Cooper’s Lager Malt Extract:
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=2341&idaffiliate=18
Cooper’s Draught Malt Extract:
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=2275&idaffiliate=18
Carboy – Better Bottle 5 Gal.
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=2569&idaffiliate=18
Cooper’s Irish Stout (highly recommended):
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1283&idaffiliate=18
Fermenter lid with hole for airlock:
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1373&idaffiliate=18
Fermenter Bucket 6.5 US Gal:
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=652&idaffiliate=18
Tubing (3/8″ for bottling)
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=361&idaffiliate=18
Bottle Filler:
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=347&idaffiliate=18
Long Stir Spoon:
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=515&idaffiliate=18
Hydrometer Thermometer Combo:
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=467&idaffiliate=18
Duration : 0:14:6
How to build a Home Brewery Part #1~ Please rate the video with 5 stars
Hey Craig,
I was …
Hey Craig,
I was wondering if you have ever used corn syrup as your fermentable. I was thinking about using karo light corn syrup. I can get 3 16 oz. bottles for under 5 $. alot cheaper than DME. But, would it give it a cidery taste? or would it even be worth the savings? I would probably be using it with a coopers lager or Muntons american light. Thanks…
Comment by kwaidonjin — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
nice add of your …
nice add of your music vid lol
Comment by deathrider030675 — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
Thats why they are …
Thats why they are called lawnmower beers.
Comment by eedwards74 — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
maybe uploading the …
maybe uploading the video and making it private for the first 2 days will help ? I dont know for sure but that might be worth trying.
Comment by AlcoholLevel — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
LMAO!!!!!
Craig: ” …
LMAO!!!!!
Craig: “It’s a ladies beer”
Comment by KillerGX — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
Regarding the …
Regarding the single-stage vs two-stage debate – I usually don’t bother putting my ales into a secondary, but I do with my lagers. Lagers are generally a more clear beer and this helps a lot. Unless youleave them in too long, there’ll still be plenty of little yeasties in there to help carbonate the beer. I think temperature has more to do with that anyway. Interesting vid as always Craig – thanks!
Comment by spaar503 — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
Your home brew will …
Your home brew will clear on it’s own after sitting for a few weeks.
Comment by CraigTube — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
Complaints? Well I …
Complaints? Well I guess you can’t please everyone all of the time. That’s life. But I and many others have taken a little or a lot from your vids so I say thank you. As i always say “If you like it….drink it”
Comment by Arcane7707 — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
Glass shape has …
Glass shape has some impact on head retention. High Ball style glasses are not the best. Good trick to get any glass to keep a head is to get a small piece of sand paper and tape it to the top of a pencil or anything thats long enough to go into your glass. Then right at the bottom of the glass, scratch the surface gentle a bit. works a treat!
Comment by hoopztube — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
hey craig…i had …
hey craig…i had coopers draught for my first batch…is it a normally “darker ” beer?, or do i need a clarifier? what do you suggest for “clearing “a beer? cheers craig
Comment by ACTeslaMachineDC — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
Well, the best way …
Well, the best way to talk online is Skype. It’s free and that’s what I use. You need a microphone. My user name is craigtalk1. Let me know when you’ll be on. If you have a web cam, that’s even better.
Comment by CraigTube — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
I started out with …
I started out with the the wife trying to get my beer drinking cheaper, I just go at things like a bull at a gate and as a by product i learn . I have been brewing for less than a year but as i and all my mates that drink my brew say im at the top of my class . I do have u to thank for some of what i have picked up and in no way are your vids crappy . i m not sure how we can talk perhaps you could sort that out .
Comment by slaam01 — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
Great vid Craig, …
Great vid Craig,sounds like a good kit to try.
Comment by jakeanddar — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
Oh my god. They’re …
Oh my god. They’re putting commercials before my videos! Ahhhh! They better pay me good for that!
Comment by CraigTube — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
I”ve been thinking …
I”ve been thinking about mead, but honey is so expensive. I have to find a cheap source first. Eather that or I might just do a small batch.
Comment by CraigTube — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
drunk at 3:53
drunk at 3:53
Comment by pillazilla — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
Hey Craig,
Nice …
Hey Craig,
Nice video! I’ve been watching your videos for a while now, first time I comment though. I’m from holland and you might know ‘Heineken’. It’s a very famous beer, at least in Europe. (I don’t like it =P) but I think that Black Rock is a bit like Heineken and that you need to drink it ice cold, when it’s hot outside.
I’m thinking of trying homebrewing this summer, to see if I like it, so I’d really like you to do that remake of the easy home brewing series.
Cheers, keep it up!
Comment by Pantoffelsalade — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
Hey Craig,
Good …
Hey Craig,
Good video, thanks for everything you are doing for us beginners. I’ll bet you are happy you’ve finally found a brew that didn’t tickle your fancy =P
I’m looking forward with much anticipation regarding your maple syrup brew, I hope that it goes well.
Finally I just want to throw in a push for you to make some mead, I’m really hoping to make a batch for this summer and I would love to have your comments/input/experience on hand before I begin the brew.
Cheers !
Comment by archangel1x — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
Good video, liked …
Good video, liked that mix of your music you added . Three in the morning dang you up early or just a night owl .LOL Cheers Craig
Comment by d123p61 — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
love ur vids i …
love ur vids i brewed my 1st beer because of u thanks so much keep making great vids and expermenting.
Comment by xjdawg323x — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
Now that’s the …
Now that’s the spirit. So many complaints on home brew forums about how “CraigTube is a disgrace to the home brewing community”. Yet here we have one of many who started out watching my silly old videos. If there is something you have to offer, I would love to talk. Cheers.
Comment by CraigTube — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
i would love to …
i would love to help u as much as your vids have helped me , your vids were the first that helped me on my home brew way and my thirst for info has made my bres so much better . would lobve to talk .
Comment by slaam01 — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
Well I do that …
Well I do that because I have a small beer fridge. If you have a bigger fridge, put them in when they’re ready if you can. Longer chilling is better.
Comment by CraigTube — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
Never thought of …
Never thought of that. Hmmm.
Comment by CraigTube — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
Hi Craig. Thanks …
Hi Craig. Thanks for another nice review. Do you leave your beers to sit in bottles in worm place and then before you drink you put them in the fridge? Did I get it right?
Thanks again.
Comment by VitiokasMozart — March 5, 2010 @ 11:51 pm