Get a glass beaker, sterilise it and add the yeast and water. This hydrates the yeast before adding. (Use all of the yeast packet). Try and ascertain what hops go in and when on your recipe. This will make a huge difference as adding hops during the brew effects the bitterness. Also, for hoppy and aromatic full tasting beers, try dry hopping. This is done during fermentation. It’s dangerous as it exposes oxygen so try and purge with a little co2. These steps will drastically improve the beer. Love this machine, great for pilot brews… I want one. Thanks for the video :)
Thanks for the advice, much appreciated. I’m just having a go and seeing what happens to begin with, and some reading too. Safale website says sprinkle yeast on the surface. Wetting up makes sense though. Looks like another research topic for me. As for dryhop I’m on it 😁 so many possibilities.
@@thelazybrewer9678 It's such a fun hobby. I live in New Zealand and would absolutely love to get one of these machines, although I am not sure if they sell them this far. As far as the yeast goes, definitely hydrate the yeast before putting it in. Just make sure the vessel is sterile of course. Happy brewing. As for dry hopping, the more hops the better in my opinion. Happy brewing :)
@@Ozzman247 I know NZ is not too far. There is a global audience and most are in an unofficial Facebook group. You can always ask if there are kiwis in there and how it is going for them? Minibrew is a community, not just a machine.
Thank you for sharing this video! I've made a few homebrews the "conventional" way. I'm interested in the MiniBrew because I hate the normal cleanup and all of the work to make the "conventional" brews. This video says it's a year old, are you still liking the MiniBrew? It's my understanding that you need to have a subscription to make everything work properly, and that you can find lots of different recipes online. Can you confirm this? I'm not looking for specific recipe details, but what kinds are available? Can this make Lagers, or is it Ale only? (lower fermentation temps required for Lagers) Are there any Lambic recipes? How many different recipes are there? (realizing that this probably changes constantly)
I have not brewed in over a year. My minibrew gathers dust. The reason is mainly cost. Pro membership is €90 per yr. so you need to be active. Brew packs of pre-prep recipe are around €20-€30 for 5litres of beer from Europe. Postage is shocking from to UK!!! Say €25 per pack if you order 3😳! That’s €50 for 15 bottles. With some consumables, say, €3.50 per bottle and you still need to make it. Recently they have sorted the UK problem by partnering with Malt miller and you can get a lager kit for around £21. £1.40 a bottle ( a lot more than I pay for a BrewDog). Ingredients only is much cheaper but you need pro membership. If you do 15 brews a year then that’s £0.40 per bottle on membership. Bulk buy and pro membership is the way to go. Will still probably cost around £1 per bottle but will be your own unique creation. Buy one if you love to create and like a simple life with an app running the process. Don’t buy to save money making beer. Lots of folk share recipes you can clone and tweak! I have some malt miller kits in the shed now ready to get me going again soon. I’ll post every beer I make soon. Good luck!
I know what I’m buying this Christmas! Is there some place (like an app or website) where we can add all the recipes and tinker with each other’s recipes specifically for the mini brew? That would be awesome to try! Will only make the entire purchase so much more amazing!
Enjoy your Christmas pressie but check on delivery times. Mite take a long time to get to you. And yes, the community post lots of recipes and you can use and make your own versions of anything on there. That’s the pro portal that you pay a subscription for. Anything you make will be on there too. It’s up to you if you publish for the community. Good luck with it.
Yep I think the delivery might be late. Wish I had bumped into your channel sooner! Haha ah well what can one do. That’s great that there is a portal and website for sharing recipes. Makes even more sense to buy this product. Well now it’s a waiting game on my end. Hope for a Christmas miracle I suppose. Was it a long wait until you got hold of your machine?
@@neila2850 it is, For people like me that have no clue about how to brew beer and little space it’s great. I’m having a crack at Elvis Juice with grapefruit extract and orange peel in with the dry hops now! I really hope it works out!
@@thelazybrewer9678 I brewed a lot of beers in the past with the old way and in 2020 I bought minibrew. I know how to brew beer, BUT I LOVE HOW minibrew is easy, clean and makes delicious beers
Hey, great vid! Thanks.. can I ask: did you have any issues connecting to the water supply? did you change any connectors etc. to hook up the minibrew to your sink/kitchen tap?
Thanks 🙏! Water hookup was really easy with a small bit of knowledge on push fit plumbing. It needs a type of connection that you would use to connect a fridge. It has a small hose of about 10mm. You can connect to the end of a tap with a special fitting but then you can’t use the tap.
Hi buddy, I’m looking at buying one, but the website doesn’t look like much stock is about. Just concerned the company is on its way out. Any ideas/ thoughts? Hope it isnt the case.
These are bought prior to manufacture so if you buy now it probably wont arrive till December at earliest (mine took a lot longer), Therefore there has never been stock, just pre orders. I cant see any indication they are 'on the way out' but these are tough times for all companies.
Thank you. Im going to invest. Love the video. I was worried I couldnt start brewing due to kits not available, but really like you have gone the “buy your ingredients separately “. Thanks mate!
@@trickystank the biggest problem for me was delivery. The parcels took 9 months got one got lost. I never received it and asked for a refund in the end. That’s why I only have 1 keg and don’t use the brew kits. They just never arrived. I hope yours comes sooner than that.
Dude use filtered (activated carbon filter) or mineral water. The chlorine in the tap water produces some shitty flavors and aromas, known as chlorophenols.
Cheers dude. I am trying to pick something new to work on each time. Water is one I want to figure out. Lots of people adding salts and chemicals so I feel I need a degree on the subject or at very least do a lot of reading. But your recommendation is an easy fix for my next brews. Cheers.
@@thelazybrewer9678 The water salts are easy. You just need a mineral profile of your water, if you buy mineral you already have it. Then you just need to google the water profile for the style you are brewing. Put both information in a calculator (beersmith and similar). And you get how much salt to add, easy. But in my opinion it's a last step, when your brew is already really good, then you can think about water correction.
😂 I’m a newbie so I sanitise everything. Even before the boil😂 but I don’t film everything. I use a spray bottle only though after washing. I hope that’s enough. Cheers, I appreciate all comments to help me improve.
@@thelazybrewer9678 more than enough:) Since you boil and ferment in the same vessel with the minibrew you dont need to sanitize much. (the lid and tube, the trub container and the ball locks/disconnect are pretty much the only things you need to)
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Nice Vid. Love how you show all the steps involved. I will look forward to some more of your vlogs. keep it up.
Thank you! Will do!
That's a pretty neat machine!
Cheers Wombat! I am just getting started. So much to do. Keep up the brewing n RUclips dude!
@@thelazybrewer9678 yeah will be great seeing you turn from a lazy brewer to a pro brewer hahaha!
Looks great! Cheers!
Cheers Hoppy Frank. Your advice is appreciated.
Great video 👍
Thanks 👍
You should try baking a bread with the grains,... it's quite common in Germany to make a "Tresterbrot" or pomace bread - fits perfectly to your beer.
Well presented! Any opinion on the igulu machine ?
Get a glass beaker, sterilise it and add the yeast and water. This hydrates the yeast before adding. (Use all of the yeast packet). Try and ascertain what hops go in and when on your recipe. This will make a huge difference as adding hops during the brew effects the bitterness. Also, for hoppy and aromatic full tasting beers, try dry hopping. This is done during fermentation. It’s dangerous as it exposes oxygen so try and purge with a little co2.
These steps will drastically improve the beer.
Love this machine, great for pilot brews… I want one.
Thanks for the video :)
Thanks for the advice, much appreciated.
I’m just having a go and seeing what happens to begin with, and some reading too. Safale website says sprinkle yeast on the surface. Wetting up makes sense though. Looks like another research topic for me. As for dryhop I’m on it 😁 so many possibilities.
@@thelazybrewer9678 It's such a fun hobby. I live in New Zealand and would absolutely love to get one of these machines, although I am not sure if they sell them this far. As far as the yeast goes, definitely hydrate the yeast before putting it in. Just make sure the vessel is sterile of course. Happy brewing. As for dry hopping, the more hops the better in my opinion. Happy brewing :)
@@Ozzman247 I know NZ is not too far. There is a global audience and most are in an unofficial Facebook group. You can always ask if there are kiwis in there and how it is going for them? Minibrew is a community, not just a machine.
@@thelazybrewer9678 Awesome thank you for that. I’ll look up the Facebook groups and see what I can find.
Thanks again :)
Thank you for sharing this video! I've made a few homebrews the "conventional" way. I'm interested in the MiniBrew because I hate the normal cleanup and all of the work to make the "conventional" brews. This video says it's a year old, are you still liking the MiniBrew? It's my understanding that you need to have a subscription to make everything work properly, and that you can find lots of different recipes online. Can you confirm this? I'm not looking for specific recipe details, but what kinds are available? Can this make Lagers, or is it Ale only? (lower fermentation temps required for Lagers) Are there any Lambic recipes? How many different recipes are there? (realizing that this probably changes constantly)
I have not brewed in over a year. My minibrew gathers dust. The reason is mainly cost. Pro membership is €90 per yr. so you need to be active. Brew packs of pre-prep recipe are around €20-€30 for 5litres of beer from Europe. Postage is shocking from to UK!!! Say €25 per pack if you order 3😳! That’s €50 for 15 bottles. With some consumables, say, €3.50 per bottle and you still need to make it. Recently they have sorted the UK problem by partnering with Malt miller and you can get a lager kit for around £21. £1.40 a bottle ( a lot more than I pay for a BrewDog). Ingredients only is much cheaper but you need pro membership. If you do 15 brews a year then that’s £0.40 per bottle on membership. Bulk buy and pro membership is the way to go. Will still probably cost around £1 per bottle but will be your own unique creation. Buy one if you love to create and like a simple life with an app running the process. Don’t buy to save money making beer. Lots of folk share recipes you can clone and tweak! I have some malt miller kits in the shed now ready to get me going again soon. I’ll post every beer I make soon. Good luck!
I know what I’m buying this Christmas! Is there some place (like an app or website) where we can add all the recipes and tinker with each other’s recipes specifically for the mini brew? That would be awesome to try! Will only make the entire purchase so much more amazing!
Enjoy your Christmas pressie but check on delivery times. Mite take a long time to get to you. And yes, the community post lots of recipes and you can use and make your own versions of anything on there. That’s the pro portal that you pay a subscription for. Anything you make will be on there too. It’s up to you if you publish for the community. Good luck with it.
Yep I think the delivery might be late. Wish I had bumped into your channel sooner! Haha ah well what can one do. That’s great that there is a portal and website for sharing recipes. Makes even more sense to buy this product. Well now it’s a waiting game on my end. Hope for a Christmas miracle I suppose. Was it a long wait until you got hold of your machine?
Great video. But does that machine boil with the grain still inside? That seems strange
Hi Neil, thanks, the grain always stays in the clear plastic mash tin on the top. The mash tun stays in place but the grain is not inside the keg.
@@thelazybrewer9678 I watched some more reviews after seeing this. So I see how it works now. It's a neat wee system
@@neila2850 it is, For people like me that have no clue about how to brew beer and little space it’s great. I’m having a crack at Elvis Juice with grapefruit extract and orange peel in with the dry hops now! I really hope it works out!
@@thelazybrewer9678 I brewed a lot of beers in the past with the old way and in 2020 I bought minibrew. I know how to brew beer, BUT I LOVE HOW minibrew is easy, clean and makes delicious beers
Are these available in the States??
They ship worldwide! Postage price can be shocking so check that out. Especially the brew packs.
Hey, great vid! Thanks.. can I ask: did you have any issues connecting to the water supply? did you change any connectors etc. to hook up the minibrew to your sink/kitchen tap?
Thanks 🙏! Water hookup was really easy with a small bit of knowledge on push fit plumbing. It needs a type of connection that you would use to connect a fridge. It has a small hose of about 10mm. You can connect to the end of a tap with a special fitting but then you can’t use the tap.
Hi buddy, I’m looking at buying one, but the website doesn’t look like much stock is about. Just concerned the company is on its way out. Any ideas/ thoughts? Hope it isnt the case.
These are bought prior to manufacture so if you buy now it probably wont arrive till December at earliest (mine took a lot longer), Therefore there has never been stock, just pre orders. I cant see any indication they are 'on the way out' but these are tough times for all companies.
Thank you. Im going to invest. Love the video. I was worried I couldnt start brewing due to kits not available, but really like you have gone the “buy your ingredients separately “. Thanks mate!
@@trickystank the biggest problem for me was delivery. The parcels took 9 months got one got lost. I never received it and asked for a refund in the end. That’s why I only have 1 keg and don’t use the brew kits. They just never arrived. I hope yours comes sooner than that.
Thanks buddy. Hope to be brewing later this year.
Dude use filtered (activated carbon filter) or mineral water. The chlorine in the tap water produces some shitty flavors and aromas, known as chlorophenols.
Cheers dude. I am trying to pick something new to work on each time. Water is one I want to figure out. Lots of people adding salts and chemicals so I feel I need a degree on the subject or at very least do a lot of reading. But your recommendation is an easy fix for my next brews. Cheers.
@@thelazybrewer9678 The water salts are easy. You just need a mineral profile of your water, if you buy mineral you already have it. Then you just need to google the water profile for the style you are brewing. Put both information in a calculator (beersmith and similar). And you get how much salt to add, easy. But in my opinion it's a last step, when your brew is already really good, then you can think about water correction.
Well as home brewer isee you don't wash or santize any of your equipment that a huge mistake .
😂 I’m a newbie so I sanitise everything. Even before the boil😂 but I don’t film everything. I use a spray bottle only though after washing. I hope that’s enough. Cheers, I appreciate all comments to help me improve.
@@thelazybrewer9678 more than enough:) Since you boil and ferment in the same vessel with the minibrew you dont need to sanitize much. (the lid and tube, the trub container and the ball locks/disconnect are pretty much the only things you need to)
Just go the shop an get some beer yeh minge bag what's the cost of doing this ...time ..materials etc driving to the shop electric
😂 nobody home brews coz it’s cheap or easy. Don’t know why we do it but we do.
That's like telling car enthusiasts not to do work on their cars. Take it in to shop to get fixed, ya bunch of minges!
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