I've noticed beginners like yourself are much better at informing other beginners. I think it's because you know what you didn't know whereas a pro might take their knowledge for granted.
@@hubert2536brewers that have been doing it for years also make mistakes from time to time. It’s always a learning process no matter how long you’ve been doing it.
@@hubert2536 Also beer isnt meant to be perfect, for that you have the well-established breweries. Home made beer can be a little rough, a little incomplete, just like the gradma cake thats is a little burnt, that reminds you of childhood. That is what makes it unique compared to what you find on the supermarket shelf.
yes and no. to put it simply, and I mean not to devalue your words. some people *just* suck at teaching I've known plenty of amazing competitive overwatch players for example. and a large sum of them are absolute cheeks at being a teacher. it takes a different kind of patience and the ability to analyze a situation for what it is, just as much as they can for what it could become. some newbies that'll never be even average skill level could still teach you the game better than pro players. because teaching itself is unique, learnable, but a lot more of a talent than anything else
Alex your ability to explain and make such a process interesting is superb..... I am an avid follower of both yourself and your brother and have already commented on what you both achieved bringing the fabulous pastime of angling to everyone. Now you have diversified I am now fascinated with fungi hunting and the photography of each different one I find..... But you cant claim to have converted me to beer as this was accomplished over many years and is still ongoing :). However the simplistic explanation on how beer is made was brilliant. Thank you 👍👍👍
@@tackleviewchannel3620 For a while I genuinly thought this guy was Carl. I saw a bunch of Carls videos, then lost him and never found his channel. Then I found alex, and thought it was the same guy but he just dropped the fish stuff. It was only during the first honey harvest that I saw Carl, and he said they were brothers and that's when I realised how dumb I was💀
I hate beer. I don't even drink anything with alcohol but I sat here for 50 minutes and watched you make beer. I really enjoy how you explain things and it's always very interesting to see what you'll be up to next.
@@MichaelArgenta-p4i I've tried. I really have but I just don't like it. I find all sorts of alcoholic beverages repulsive and I mean literally repulsive. If I don't spit it out I make a "this is so disgusting" face.
I have been brewing beer for more than a decade and this video was simply amazing. The way you went through the process of figuring out how to make beer was so nostalgic for me, and reminded me so much of my own journey of figuring out the delicate balance between water, malt, hops and yeast.
Since I started learning to brew beer you are the first person to really explain everything so clear with no short cuts. U deserve a thumbs up. I will refer my peers to your channel.
i never thought I'd sit down for 48 minutes and watch a random guy brew beer and mead, talk about all the technical details of brewing, and actually succeed. really loved the video, i respect your determination and excitement!
Some tips for the next brew. Keep taking temp measurments during mashing since the mashtemp will go down over time and the fact that you need to take in calculation the grain temp when mashing in so you dont undershoot the temp. Beta Sacc rest is from 63C so if you undershoot you may not get full convertion of the starches and miss your target OG. If you have access to a chestfreezer or somewhere else cool stick the whole FV in there with the wort for it to cool down, or get a cheap plastic can of 20+ liters put the hot wort in it push as much oxygen out of it by sqeezing it and put on the cap and leave over night to cool down. Then by splashing to add oxygen pour the wort into your FV and add yeast, its an easy trick so you dont have to buy a colling spiral or a platechiller. And another tip for bottling - just and the bottling wand onto the tap and let gravity do the work no need for the siphon.
I used to brew beer both commercially and on a homebrew scale, Now I am a professional winemaker so if you ever get into winemaking I can help you out with telling you what you need and how to get it right. I produce 200 gallons of wine at home outside of work for experimentation purposes and for friends and family.
I love how you incorporate small shop and business owners! It's adds another level of value to your videos. I loved the truffle episode, mountains and painting! I'm not even interested in beer making but I love your videos so much that it is interesting to watch
That was a lot of sugar (in the kit brew) so you were lucky not to get bottle bombs! As for the malt, it's worth noting that not all malts are 'diastatic', which means they contain the enzymes which will do the work of chopping up the sugars while in the mash. This is why pale malt, which is diastatic, is the majority of the grist for most beers except lagers. When malt is processed in the kiln for colour and flavour, it typically denatures the enzymes. Hence, if you tried to brew a beer with e.g. all crystal malt (caramelised) the mash would produce no fermentable sugars because no enzymes were present to do that work.
I don't make brew myself and have watched a lot of wine making content as it's something I'm interested in getting into. And I was surprised by him putting that sugar in and capping the bottles off. I thought he had just created chaos in bottles. Lol 😂
Everything you post makes it seem so so much less terrifying but is also so commendable. I'm constantly struck by how gun ho you are with all of your interest. I always freak myself out and only start things after years of being too anxious. Seeing you just getting stuck in is really inspiring
Hey Alex! Armature homebrewer here. You've done a fantastic job for your first couple of brews. I usually cool my wort in the bathtub instead of the sink because there's more surface area for the ice to cool it down more quickly!
I've watched your videos over the past year now and you make me wish I had more folks around me who had similar interests. Brewing beer, keeping bees, just... making things in general as a hobby or lifestyle... It's such a wonderful thing and I'm so glad you share your videos with us because it's the closest I have to sharing the interest in cultivation hobbies I have with another person. Thanks much, Alex. Hope you have a good holiday season and a happy new year as it quickly approaches.
I like that, "its ready when IT'S ready" no rushing the process and making sure the beverage is as authentic and as naturally processed as possible even on a commercial scale.
One of my goals in life is to brew my own wine from scratch. Homegrown sugar, fruit, and yeast. The optimism in this video and others you have made continues to encourage me. Cheers!
Wine is only made from 1 ingridient. Only from Grapes. You need to find grapes with good amount of sugar (20-25grams per 100grams of grape) and ferment it without adding yeast.
You have a lucky touch! Your projects always turn out better than expected in the end ❤ Also the pigs would have loved the stout and some of the leftover mash!
Alex just draws you in with all the random stuff he does…just love it! 😁 What you see is what you get and that’s what we love about you Alex. Top bloke! 👊
Really happy to see someone else getting into the craft of beer making! Would love to share with you what I've learnt over the years. First up you should treat your tap water with Campden tablets or go buy cheap spring water from aldi. Also that keviek yeast is super hardy and will rip through that sugar no worries
I don’t drink beer, don’t like the taste of it. But listening to Alex explain how is done and actually trying to do it himself was a time well spent. Love his personality and the way he handle life. I’ve watched pretty much all the videos and always catch me wanting for more at the end. Also it’s really great that i can hear him talk, have had really helped my English to improve. Thanks for all that and I will be here next video!!!
First vid of his I have seen. I like that he is just kind of even keeled. Not crazy loud or quiet. Just a normal guy doing some normal things. I dig it.
I'm seeing a milestone where you prepare a full course meal somewhere scenic with all the things that you've grown. Your storytelling has improved! keep it up! :)
I love your videos. You have a way of answering questions I never even knew I had. Your extensive bordering on obsessive dives into a subject, makes your videos not just a step by step guide, but a journey. These videos must take forever to edit and put together. Your work hasn't gone unnoticed. Thank you!
Alex, thank you dude for being so versatile in your interest and true to yourself, My wife & I love watching your videos. I appreciate you always giving accurate information on how to do these things instead of just showing it after everything's done. We have been inspired to grow our own shiitake, lions mane and oyster mushrooms, growing our own micro-greens and we started brewing a blueberry honey ale last week. Looking into brewing my own kombucha next. We'll be recycling/reusing my local breweries empty beer growlers for both the beer and the kombucha too. Thinking of contracting a bee re-homing specialist to take the bees living on the side vinyl / eves of my house and give them a proper hive and home in the backyard with what I've learned form your bee-keeping content. We were feeling down in life based on what's going on in the world and your content is a beacon of light man, thank you for all that you are and all that you do. I'm glad your content found it's way to me and keep making accurate entertaining and down to earth videos.
Great journey video. Try batch priming your beer prior to bottling. Take some of your beer, heat it slightly and add the sugar then reintroduce it to the beer. Give it a stir and let it settle for an hour. I find it gives me less oxidization. You can use an online 'priming sugar calculator'. Yeasts produce individual flavors. Please tell everyone what type of yeasts you are using.... it's important! Invest in some temperature controls. Maybe a heat pad and a thermostat.... Tape the thermostat to the top of your fermenter for top fermenting yeasts and to the bottom of your fermenter for bottom fermenting yeasts. A fermentation chamber would help too. Yeast doesn't like light! It could be just a box or you can make an insulated chamber of your own design. Good luck in your future journeys!
Good grief. I remember watching you in the early days as you camped out in the car and then bought the van. So seeing how many subscribers you have now Alex is amazing. Well done to you.
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I just watch your videos, your adventures and I just want to do them too. You kinda make me obsessed about these things and I have no idea how you do it. You entertain and educate us here with nothing but you pure enthusiasm and kindness
Excellent first all-grain brew. Good luck on your home brew journey. It's a very addictive and rewarding hobby. First tip...don't sniff pots of chemicals!
Quick tip, you can save time replacing your base malt, aka pale malt, with dry malt extract (dme). Just steep the other grains for half an hour and about 70c for colour and flavour thereby skipping the mash, then dissolve the dme into the water and you have your wort. Homebrewing is like being a chef. There are hundreds if not thousands of different hops and malts. The job of a brewer is to bring those flavours together to produce something truly tasty. I hardly ever buy commercial beer today.
It’s been wonderful watching you grow with your new found passions 😌 I feel like soon we gone be watching you travel around the world just learning as much as you can just to come home and put all to use. Love it!
I cannot believe that a couple weeks ago I started getting into beer and craft beer and considering home brewing and lo and behold one of my favourite RU-vidrs gets into it at the exact same time. You're just so awesome Alex!
I've been watching your videos for years and this is absolutely amazing! Definitely can see the amount of time and effort you put into it Thanks for the beer journey that you took us on
Usually I’m pretty attentive to your videos but this time, and maybe its because its midnight and I’m quite tired, I could not keep my eyelids open, it was very relaxing and the ringers would wake me back up, a great video as always.
Been home brewing for a few years now, its a great hobby that you can upscale and improve upon continuously, I do cider, wine and beer, the beer making is definitely the most enjoyable, also keeps your mates very happy and lubricated.
What an interesting film. Well made and interesting. Many RU-vid videos are drawn out to make content but you are a special type. Carl also makes “films” and you both keep us interested all the way through. Thank you.
I am interested in neither of these things except for eating food and drinking beer. And yet - your food episodes and beer episodes are fantastic. Thanks man
Really nice video, my guess it will inspire many virgin homebrewers ! Three tips that I am sure would improve your beers, use Campden to dechlorinate your tap water, see if you can attach the bottling wand onto the bucket tap and ditch the syphon, it will help with lowering oxidation and finally never turn the bottles after filling or shake them; fill : cap: put in box.
I’ve been watching videos on the brewing process ands how to get into home brewing, and this is bar far the best explanation, especially for beginners. Great video!
Hello Alex! I love seeing your videos pop up on my timeline and binge them every couple of months. Oddly enough your videos give me a sense of nostalgia from when I was a child and watched the food channel. Specifically the shows that would demonstrate the process of how things are made. Your videos remind me of those simple times and provide a sense of comfort. Thank you for making these videos and sharing your experiences.
Very impressive brother you got me hooked something I've wanted to do for a while but just haven't got round to it, but I'm now on a mission thank pal I think it's the way you articulated me through the process with no shortcuts I hasten to add,thanks again
Great video Alex! You recently inspired me with the camper van and i ended up purchasing a Caddy Maxi this week and now you've inspired me to make some alcoholic beverages! Have a great christmas! Legend.
You should get some house plants in your room. To offset the co2 produced in fermenting process. As continuing to breathe at night is a great thing. Maybe some aloe Vera, a snake plant or a pothos.
I've been wanting to brew mead at home for quite a while now, and this motivates me further seeing it isn't as complicated compared to how long the manuals tend to look.
Our paths are parallel my friend. I live in Cape Town, South Africa. I've been keeping bees for 6 years. Growing Veggies for 2 and brewing beer and making mead and cider for just over a year. I've also been considering starting a channel but I've just been enjoying the process until now.
Where I live, these kinds of things are extremely difficult to do as a hobby because it is soooo expensive. Beekeeping, beer brewing, etc. At least I can enjoy a well detailed and relatable video of someone as amazing as you do them.
Woah, another reaaaaally interesting video Alex! Seems like a lot of the video ideas you get out are things I was already interested in trying. I think I'll actually give this one a go
The lighting of your homemade bees wax candle. Due to the loud yeast of your home brewing beer - is keeping you up at nightis such a flex post lockdowns.
Alex, I really enjoyed this vid, you present things really well on screen. No matter what you throw yourself into, you do it with gusto. Well done you.
Great video! Very enjoyable to watch. A couple of easy tips to help: I put the fermenter in a bathtub of cold water at the end of fermenting for a couple of days to help the yeast drop out a bit, and to add sugar for the secondary fermentation I heat the sugar with a bit of hot water and add it to the fermenter before I bottle to help get the right amount of sugar in and help make sure it's the same in each bottle. These are just easy wins, not criticisms. Looks like you're making great beer! Thanks for sharing.
You are hands down awesome, from all the different things you dabble in, to the explanations and you also don’t just dip you’re feet in and do it half-arsed, very thorough - you’ve gained a sub, sending you all the best from a very cold Dorset 👍💕
Bonjour de France ; j'ai décidé de produire de la bière et je pense que cette vidéo est la meilleure que j'ai pu trouver. Aussi je vais augmenter la difficulté en fabricant moi même les appareils de fermentation grâce au recyclage ; soudure et autre assemblage. Merci pour votre travail. ❤❤
I've been doing homebrew for going on 2 and 1/2 years now and I'm glad I came across your channel and seen this video because I'm only just now beginning in my beer making journey I make mostly dessert wine and mead as I live in a decently dry area for the both in the US.... But the optimism and enthusiasm that you show in this video it reminds me of when I made my first bottle of finished wine and finished Mead keep up the great work
You asked for tips and opinions in the comment section, so here's one: adding oxygen to the wort after boiling is good, but not while it is still hot. You should avoid splashing hot wort, cool it first and then do the splash/add oxygen. Maybe that's what Glenn's sharp nose caught as "slightly oxidized", idk. Great job on these first attempts anyway!!
Just wanted to say I love your videos and the way you explain things so clearly even if its small. I usually I use your videos when I'm studying, or drawing, or have nothing to do but I think I've watched them all, all ready. I can't wait till there more.
This is awesome, started brewing beer like you, now I got 10 beehives and are making mead and injoy seening your vids, keep up the good work, if I may, when it comes to carb in bottles and adding sugar its a bit tricky getting the right and same amount of sugar into every bottle, you can desolve x amout of sugar into some water, say 200ml then add into your beer bucket based on the amout of beer you got and how mutch carb you want , then give gentle mix and fill bottles, that way you get same amount of sugar and same carb in every bottle :) keep the vids comming realy injoy them
I have a saltwater fish tank and there is a lot of difference in water quality. The water I use is purified through a paper filter charcoal filter reverse osmosis and then deionized and it comes out with zero dissolved solids which is the minerals in water. Some people say don't drink it because of no minerals and others say you get enough minerals from food.
I think you are real talented and do a wonderful job telling a story and a journey about this. You got another Subscriber, Best Wishes from Missouri USA
Love this Alex. You made a comment that "yey I've done something good". Mate seriously every new thing you have a go at turns out great. Really have noticed grow with confidence over the last year. Love what you're doing, keep it up and have fun mate. Big respect too 👍🏻
Yep well done Alex, after searching "how to make beer from scratch" , yours is the best and easiest to understand so far. I've been making beer from kits for years and years now, but the price of kits has gone up recently, so was wondering whether it was cheaper to buy the grains , hops and yeast separately. Plus of course I needed to understand the process. So again thanks for your video. If you find bottle cleaning very tedious as I did, then you may want to consider conditioning the beer in 5 litre metal keg barrels. Cleaning 5 barrels is much easier than 40 bottles. The barrels are available from some supermarkets and already filled with beer, which is handy. Anyway, they can be reused and fit in the fridge if required. Xx
