Fresh Wort Kits The Future Of Easy HomeBrewing ?
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- Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2022
- Fresh Wort Kits The Future Of Easy HomeBrewing ?
Fresh wort kits are becoming more and more popular.
This video explains and the details, as well as providing a guide to making one and the equipment you will need to get started.
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Channel links:-
groups/Brewbeer
www.teespring.com/stores/davi...
Introduction music:- Drink Beer (Till The Day That I Die) by Dazie Mae
Channel links:-
groups/Brewbeer
www.teespring.com/stores/davi...
Introduction music:- Drink Beer (Till The Day That I Die) by Dazie Mae 
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I'm a brewer at All Inn Brewing in Australia, we regularly brew over 15 hec of fwks weekly, very popular here
Cheers, great to hear from you. Yes, certainly going that way now elsewhere too 🍻🍻🍻
Thanks, David for the video. I think it is a nice concept, especially during summertime when u want to spend the time out not brewing. I will finish my winter brews and will give the kit a try
Great, these certainly offer convenience when you need it.
Useful, informative and interesting video (as always, I may suggest)!!!. Thanks a lot for this and much more, David. Cheers!👏
Thank you, great to hear 🍻🍻🍻
Always good to hear from you David :)
Cheers 🍻🍻🍻
Also another Aussie chiming in, we now have a supplier here in Australia that’s producing 20 litre fresh wort kits without the need to water them down, for me it allows more time to do other things so for me a fresh wort kit is a keg filler when time is short to brew all grain.
Thats how I see them as a brewer for sure.
The tragic loss of beer 😢😂 interesting products. Not too many options in the UK atm but something id consider for a speedy 'brew day'
Yes, these are popular for when time is an issue for brewers.
As you mentioned, FWK's are quite popular here in Australia. We've done quite a few of them and always get excellent results. It's also a good way to be sure that your cold side processes are on point - if you make one and it doesn't turn out awesome, you can be fairly sure it wasn't the wort itself since it's been made in a brewery with high end equipment
They’re easy as and a great substitute for when time is short or kegs are empty 😂
Yes for sure 🍻🍻
For sure
Great video, I started out brewing FWKs at the beginning covid lick downs when beer was in high demand and prices went up. Its a great way for beginners to get i to home brewing. This led me on my all grain brewing journey, and i haven't looked back since. I have a couple of local breweries who make FWKs that i brew regularly still.
For the record, Covid lick downs sound like a terrible idea, lol.
@Dorri Williams depends whos doing the licking :)
Thanks Heath, great to hear. Those lick downs never came my way sadly! :p
Hehe
I have been brewing fresh wort kits in Canada for 7 years. I recently started all grain because I needed more variety and now that I am retired I have more time. I have never seen a kit like this stout. Great Video!
Cheers, great to hear 🍻🍻🍻
Where in Canada? I’m in Toronto. Which kits are you using? I’ve seen magnotta wines has their FestaBrew kits.
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Haven't seen these in the US but would love to try one out someday
They are available in the US and Canada too.
Brilliant. And like another comment mentioned tweak with your own ingredients, maybe corn. Now we’re going places .
For sure, lots you can do cold side. 🍻🍻
I would totally try this when I can find it here in the US.
They are out there, Canada too.
Very interesting thank you :)
Cheers Paul 🍻🍻🍻
David great content thank you. I own a Grainfather but only had time to do an AG brew once this year! Kits have been an alternative and produced excellent beer, but this looks very interesting. I assume you could split the wort down into smaller batches to brew at different times? I don’t generally like drinking all of one type of beer. Also am assuming could be a great basis for experimentation: different yeasts, dry hops, extracts, etc.
Thanks Andy. There is no brew here, simply fermenting .
No the brewery has taken care of that but the wort could be used as a canvas for a little creativity. Certainly the worts that are more vanilla than the one discussed in your video. Something for everyone depending on their circumstances: fresh wort, extract, partial mash or full on all grain. Keep the videos coming & wishing you all the best for the festive season.
Cheers Andy
FWKs have been available in Australia for at least 20 years. They are comparatively expensive compared to the traditional entry point of using cans of hopped liquid extract and combining that with extra dry malt and sugar. However the results are far superior using fresh wort and help ensure beginners continue with the hobby.
I also see some complain about shipping costs - this is less of a problem in Australia where retail homebrew stores are in all large towns and so many consumers don't need to have the kits freighted.
Yep I’m in Newcastle/Lake Macquarie, they’re easy to get here with a few LHBS around
Cheers Brad. Interesting.
Great, sounds ideal
well it is a good thing if you wants to explore fermentation, and don't have the time or patience to brew.
I hope that I one day will make all the recipe my self, I only made three recipe my self and they are not to be bragged about I think, they were not bad but I like your recipe much more David😊
Thanks Allan. It takes a lot of practise and patience for sure
Very interesting David. I live in the U.S.A. and am interested. Looks like all of the fresh wort products are made over seas. I am surprised that this hasn't seem to catch on with breweries here, hopefully it will.
Cheers. You can find this in the US and Canada. 🍻🍻🍻
Can you recommend any suppliers of fresh wort kits like this one in the US?
I personally cant, im not in that market.
@@FrankGenoBruno I've looked on the web and have not found any in the U.S.A.
Try searching for “fresh wort usa”. Worked for me 🍻🍻🍻
I started out extrac brewing and made great beer. I'm a all grain now being I have a way better setup than when I first started. If you want to be a purest and do all grain that's cool but I think some people don't have the money for equipment or the time. Hey, whatever windes your clock.
Cheers 🥂
Yes, for sure. Cheers 🍻🍻🍻
It's not for me, but I can certainly see the appeal for beginners or people who'd prefer to avoid the mess from the brewing process. But how do you present the finished product? "Hey, you gotta taste this amazing beer I made!" Except you didn't. The yeast did. You didn't even make the wort. Someone else did. Personally, to me whole point of homebrewing is the process from grain to glass. And like someone already jokingly pointed out, why not just buy beer?
The main market for this is for brewers who do not have time to brew but still want all grain quality at a homebrew price. As for how to present it…just be honest. Whats the problem really? 🍻🍻🍻As for buying beer as an alternative, well that is going to cost a lot more for a start.
I get what you're saying, however I think there's something romantic and fulfilling about doing some of the process by yourself, just like the case with boxed cake mixes for example. I find it great that everyone has more options about how deep they wanna go into the process.
Now, I don't know if there's actually a market for this or not, time will tell.
@@alvaronavarro4890 "some of the process"
There's a thought.
Don’t have to pay alcohol duty !
Haha true 🍻🍻
Is the solo guy there? Nice
Yes, thats Kjetil 🍻🍻🍻
Thanks for the video David. You mentioned that you use mineral water to top up the fermenter. Wouldn't this water also need to be boiled to ensure it's sanitised and free from potential nasties? I do this for yeast washing too, but maybe I've been boiling and cooling water in vein all this time!
Thank you. Mineral water is safe stuff to use, no need to boil it.
@@DavidHeathHomebrew this is a game changer. Thanks David!
Cheers. 🍻🍻🍻
@@DavidHeathHomebrew David, since this is already work, can't I just use RO water? I assume that I'd need to boil/cool it before use
Sure you can. If you know you water to be very good then no need to boil either.
Brewing beer is an art! U won't never sell me such kits!
In no way would these replace my brewing either but great in an emergency.
How did you get the wort from the bladder to the jug. In the past fwk's have been in plastic cubes and were easy to pour out n one go. The bladders would seem tricky to me with spillage etc.??
Its easier with two people but it can be done solo too.
I live in Herakleion, Crete and love Solo beer. Do you know where i can find the kit you unboxed? I have tried the protagonist and it's an amazing beer.
That is great to hear. This was a limited run and it was just sold in Norway.
I think fresh wort kits are brilliant!
Cheers Ken. I think they certainly offer a great option for many types of people and brewers.
Your company looks like it puts out great kits. The ones here are good, but they don't have much info on the beer and they basically tell you to throw away the instructions and do it differently. I may have missed it, but you should warn people that the fresh wort kits are a gateway drug to spending too much money on homebrewing! Cheers!
Thank you. I guess we are going about it in a different way.
Making that myself right now and was thinking of adding 2 vanilla strings, coconut and mokkabønner(chocolate). You think that will work?
Cheers Håvard, I would go with the vanilla and chocolate but coconut can provide tricky with beer as its an oil as such.
David is there anyway to add fresh wort kits to brewfather? Or should I just toss in my tilt hydrometer, record the OG and then keg it once it’s hits FG and is stable.
I guess here really is no need for brewfather? Lol
Yes, no need for Brewfather with fresh wort kits.
Never heard of FW kits before. It sounds like a brilliant idea (if you can solve the logistics of delivering heavy fluids of course).
My friends would certainly be interested in them. They don't fancy the idea of doing all-grain brews like me and this could be the perfect way for them to start making their own beers.
Certainly its something easily solved in some markets and homebrew stores face the same costs with many other heavy items for shipping.
Well at this rate I wonder whether it wouldn't be easier to buy already-fermented beer, you know, the one they sell in bottles. 😂
That would be a lot more expensive though of course. This is very easy also so im not sure why you say “At this rate”?
@@DavidHeathHomebrew Just some well-meant banter. But this kind of product does raise the question for me, why do we homebrew? I guess the answer to that question is different for everyone, if indeed saving money is your goal this might be a good choice. Me personally I come to home brewing from a self-sufficiency/off the grid kind of standpoint (being a farmer, barley and hops are something I could grow and turn into beer) and I am willing to accept a certain degree of difficulty to produce a good product "from scratch". The search to make brewing easier is a good one for sure, but there is probably a cut-off point where just buying beer is the easiest of all.
Hey, I agree with your thoughts here. For me, as a brewer, this is reserved for emergencies only. When I do not have time to brew and need more beer. Its not a replacement, its a supplementary option as such.
I recently bought carbonated tablets for my beer but they're different from my usual what I get. They're called bsg carbonation tablets. I'm kinda lost of how many to put in my beer because I'm using 16oz bottles and not 12oz bottles. I'm doing a stout but I want about medium carbonation not so high. I'm thinking of doing 3 in a half for possibly low to medium carbonation. Anyone ever used these before and could give me a good recommendation?
Hi Paul, I would suggest contacting BSG.
Can anyone recommend a place to purchase fresh wort kits in the US?? Thanks!
I dont live in the US, so I cant. Check online would be my suggestion.
Quick question, i have had the first pack of sugar in the worth almost 1 week ago, i just messured it to 1.050 i am a litte afraid that it wont ferment down to desiered fg if i put in the second bag of sugar. Do i need to worry?
That is slower than I would expect.
It went down from 1.080 to 1.072 fast and after that it has gone down with 1-3 point every day. Think i will skipp the second bag of sugar.
Thats certainly slower than I would expect. You might want to reach out to the company customer service. The guys there are very helpful and can guide you along with options.
Fresh worth kits can be popular if brew market near. In my country cargo fees so much, fresh worth kits failed.
Certainly shipping costs are important to get realistic.
Hi David, I'm (back) in France. I can't seem to (easily sniff out) / find fresh wort kits. Do you know of any distributors in France?
Hi David, its not a market I know sadly.
I'm in France too. Nothing to be found yet even at the big continent wide distributors like Brouwland. The Malt Miller in the UK has a few fresh wort kits and they ship to France but even slow shipping will run you 20 euros or so for a 20L fresh wort kit.
Yes, international shipping will kill it.
I would have used these instead of extract but now I'm into all grain it takes the fun out of brewing.
Fair enough. Great for when you do not have time to brew.
@@DavidHeathHomebrew 100% and I totally get that. Between work, my wife & kid and the dog I've got to plan my time like a brew ninja. Usually a 6am brew day start 😂
Yes, its the same for me too! Mostly I manage but not always 🍻🍻🍻
This is the microwave meal of home brewing.
Its much better than that in fact.
@@DavidHeathHomebrew Perhaps I should have said the 'Marks and Sparks' microwave meal of homebrewing, undoubtedly the quality of worts on offer varies, but for the cost they seem to occupy an awkward price point within the market.
The cost certainly seems to vary a lot in the world market.
I think that David should have declared an interest at the start of this video. What do you think David? Keep it as clean as your fermentation tank please, we will respect you all the more for it.
Hi Stephen, Surely everyone knows by now that I work in the industry and share things I recommend? The kit I used as the example was quickly identified and declared as it was shown. I cannot see anything wrong with that personally. You think thats not clean? What would you have preferred? The kit used was a very limited special run which is very close to sold out and is only available in Norway, so its not a promotion as such.
Certainly not HomeBrewing. Maybe HomeFermenting? :)
True enough really.
Sorry, but it's not a good idea to pay for the shipment of heavy fluids.
I guess it depends on that actual shipping cost. Certainly many homebrew stores will have deals on this, including free shipping. They are used to shipping heavy items, including grain and all grain kits. This is very similar.
Might as well buy beer directly
How so? This is far cheaper and still allows you to customise.
the arguement is similar to frozen pizza vs ordering delivery. Can it be customised? sure. By why not just get delivered professionally made pizza off the menu with add-ons?
Not really, frozen pizza is an inferior product in general , where as fresh wort is usually going to be a professionally brewed quality wort. As I also mentioned the difference in cost vs finished professionally brewed beer is going to be a big money saver.
@@DavidHeathHomebrew maybe not pizza, but there are a lot more frozen prep food out there that are arguably taste better than normal home cook.
Ok. I still do not see your original point though 🍻😎
"Complaints from your wife or girlfriend"..... I'm sorry but there are many female brewers these days....
Very true Fin, this was meant as a tongue in cheek joke though of course. My audience is over 99% male according to RUclips.
@@DavidHeathHomebrew tbh that's no excuse
Im not looking to be excused here Fin. It was just a little humour because my audience is male. Thats all. I had no idea that anyone would find this offensive, that was far from my intension.