Fair Drinkum Brews

01/09/2024

100 Followers !

Wowee, to say I'm stoked is an understatement.

Started this page to share my brewing journey with the community and anyone who wants to watch.

Now there's 100 of us, and still growing.

and a Big shout out to the organizations who have helped me along the way, with brewing tips, tricks, product and more.

Brick Road, Barber and Brew, The Ultimate Homebrew,
Morgan's Brewing Co., MashMart & New Zealand Craft Brewing Company

Here's to 100 Followers,
and Cheers to plenty more !

01/09/2024

The only place to watch my videos is over on youtube.

If you haven't already, be sure to head over there, subscribe and click the bell icon to be notified each time a new video of mine is posted.

https://www.youtube.com/

Cheers.

01/09/2024

I've been fortunate enough in recent times to team up with
Barber and Brew and Brick Road, who have provided me with an abundance of Extract Kits.

Which means there will be plenty of Brew Day Videos,
Review & Tasting videos and much more over these coming spring and summer months.

Be sure to give them a follow while you're at it.

31/08/2024

My Newest Brew Day Video.
I'm running Morgan's Brewing Co. Pacific Pale Ale,
using The Ultimate Homebrew Barber and Brew's
Big Head Plus Fermentable Mix.

Check it out by clicking the link.

https://youtu.be/HrjaadqnysU

Cheers.

In this video, Im brewing up a Morgan's Pacific Pale AleCan't wait to see how it turned out.Ultimate HomeBrew | https://homebrewstore.com.au/MashMart | https...

31/08/2024

Have done abit of re-organisation in the brew room.

The wonders a set of shelves provided wowee.

The Ultimate Homebrew, Brick Road, Barber and Brew
New Zealand Craft Brewing Company Morgan's Brewing Co.

31/08/2024

Please keep it local, and buy local. Australia needs to be employed too 🙂

Please buy our products from your local family-owned Home Brew Store....Shop Local, Buy Australian!

29/08/2024

- COMING SOON -
We've teamed up with the crews of The Ultimate Homebrew & Brick Road.

To bring you a series that we've never done before.

We will be doing a full series of brewing all of their Craft Series Extract Kits and Regular Extract Kits !

Starting with
Red IPA
Gold Draught
Belgian Witbier
Pacific Pale Ale
Mosaic Pale Ale
Old Dark Ale (going to make a Black IPA)
Wheat Beer

GET KEEN

27/08/2024

I've teamed up with the crew at The Ultimate Homebrew
To bring all of you extract brewers a rippa deal.

For just $56 Posted ANYWHERE in Australia,
you can get 1 2.2kg Mangrove Jack's Extract (Pina CoLager, Orange/Cinnamon Wit, Spiced Belgian Dubbel) PLUS a 1.2kg Pure Liquid Malt Extract.

That's value you cannot pass up.

Message Us here on the Page, or message Ultimate HomeBrew,
and we will tee it up for you.

HURRY, While Stocks Last !

26/08/2024

I reviewed/taste tested my West Coast Hazy IPA Brew and it was sensational.

Check it out here:

In this video I'm tasting and reviewing my recent West Coast Hazy IPA Batch.Affiliate Links: Ultimate HomeBrew | https://homebrewstore.com.au/MashMart | http...

25/08/2024

Which Extract should I do next?
Brick Road | Mosaic Pale Ale
Morgan's | Dockside Stout
Colony West | Sarsaparilla
Brick Road | Wheat Beer
Morgan's | Pacific Pale Ale

Let me know in the comments which you want to see me brew next,
The most commented one will be the one I pick.

Will be announced 5pm Tuesday 27th August AEST.

Cheers.

25/08/2024

My Lazy Hazy IPA,
made with Brick Road IPA Extract.

Video of tasting review etc coming soon.

24/08/2024

- Collabeeration Announcement -

We're Collabeerating with Pierre from Simple Home Brewing
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzDFVD7OPyknYoiy2jcA4A
to run a fun and exciting challenge.

We will be doing identical Brews with a few differences.

We will be using:
The same Extract Kit
The same Fermentables (provided by Ultimate HomeBrew Gosford/Kincumber) - https://homebrewstore.com.au/

BUT Different Yeast & Different Hops.

Then once our brews are done, carbonated & Ready, we will be tasting each others brews, comparing them with our own, giving notes and more.

LETS GO !

24/08/2024

https://youtu.be/Is_2mbzZFf0

Welcome back to Brew Day Chronicles, On this Brew Day I'm doing a Hard Lemonade Brew. Ingredients: - Colony West Lemonade | https://homebrewstore.com.au/prod...

24/08/2024

https://youtu.be/cgckQnZRBwg

In this video, I review an in line Water Filterwhich is an absolute game changer, forget using a benchtop water filter. I definitely recommend an In Line Wat...

24/08/2024

https://youtu.be/inaGr_BimDc

G'day & welcome back to Fair Drinkum BrewsIn this video, I take you on a tour of my Brew Room,in it's current configuration. Ultimate HomeBrew Gosford/Kincum...

24/08/2024

https://youtu.be/md9GSEL9WME

In this Brew Day, I'm trying my hand at a Balter XPA with Extract. Ingredients: 1 x Morgan’s Pacific Pale Ale Extract1 x Morgans Master Malt Extra Pale 75g C...

15/07/2024

- First NEIPA Brew -

Trying my hand at brewing an NEIPA for the first time.
I hope it turns out as good as expected.

Will post a video on day 10 when I dry Hop it.

Fermentables provided by Ultimate Home Brew (Gosford & Kincumber) - https://homebrewstore.com.au/

Yeast and Hops provided by MashMart

Extract Kit is made by Brick Road Brewing Co.

15/07/2024

The team over at MashMart have joined us, and come on board as our Hops & Yeast Supplier for our next 10 Brews.

They are Locally based on the Central Coast in Umina.

So if you're a HomeBrewer or microbrewery on the central coast, head to MashMart instore or online for great range and great prices.

https://www.mashmart.com.au/

Cheers Mash Mart

15/07/2024

My 2nd Stout Batch is in the Fermenter as of yesterday.

Having made some tweaks to the fermentables and yeast, I'm confident it will turn out even better and abit sweeter than the 1st Batch of Stout.

Fermentables provided by Ultimate Home Brew Kincumber
https://homebrewstore.com.au/

Cheers.

15/07/2024

- My Brew Room 2.0 -
This is my brew room, in it's current but probably not final form yet.

As you can see I have 2 27L Fermenters, and 1 15L Fermenter, the water filter, a microwave, the 23L Water Container etc.

15/07/2024

So as you know by now, I moved from the garage, into a much more temperature controlled area.

This is what I call My Brew Room 1.0, as it has undergone a big transformation since these photos, which I will be posting shortly.

As you can see I had 2 fermenters with a pale ale in 1, and stout in the other, 3 water containers (1 23L, and 2 10L), a Water Filter, space for my pet Bottles, my fridge freezer combo (which im slowly turning into a Keezer Fridge).

More coming soon

15/07/2024

My First 2 Pale Ale Batches

This I found particularly interesting.
as you will see the vast colour difference between them, and yet I used very similar products for each.

The Same Extract kit (both had til late 2026 before expiry)

I used a different yeast and Dry hopped 1.

and yet the colour profile is so different it's like chalk and cheese.

Both taste quite nice, the Dry Hopped brew of course tastes much different, but very nice in its own right.

First brew I would give a 4.8/10, not a world be**er by any means, but drinkable nonetheless.

Second Brew, I would give a 6.5/10, lots to work on and will be using a bigger quantity of Hops in the next batch to see how it turns out.

15/07/2024

My First Stout Brew !

As you can see, my first stout brew was made with the following:

- Stout Extract Kit
- Brew Enhancer 3
- Provided DIY Yeast Packet x2

I Fermented it for 8 days,
- bottled into 750ml PET Bottles
- 2 carbonation drops per bottle.

Overall, Im happy with how it turned out, it had good head retention, a nice brown head aswell, full flavoured and not too heavy on the guts.

I had my neighbour over for a sample as he enjoys brewing and I got his feedback, he recommended I add Lactose for abit more of a sweeter flavour (which I have added to my next stout brew).

All in all, I'd personally give it a 6/10, as there is room for improvement, but definitely not a bad drop.

15/07/2024

After learning from my previous mistake of no temp control, DIY Yeast etc, I was determined not to let it sink me.

I purchased a water filter, a 2nd fermenter, some more brew enhancers and off I went.

Not being able to afford Yeast, i was however stuck with using the Provided Yeasts.

However, I felt like I had made significant improvement in my brew strategy and system, (that was until recently, which you will see in upcoming posts)

Across my next 2 posts, you will see how the Stout and Pale Ale Turned out.

15/07/2024

My First ever Brew was just under 2months ago, and wow it was AWFUL.

I didn't know anything near what I already do now, I didn't know to use filtered water as much as possible, i didnt know the type of yeast used made an impact, and I didnt know about temperature control until it was too late.

I had this in my garage, where it's currently winter dipping into single figures, and the brew unfortunately suffered because of it.

The kit I ran with for this was:
Coopers Green Label Pale Ale Extract kit.

Brew Enhancer 2
and the provided DIY Yeast.

15/07/2024

Who, What, Why etc :)

G'day all,
Im CJ, and I'm very much a novice at home brewing, having only started just over a month and a half ago.

Since then, I have already upgraded from 1 fermenter, to 3, from pet bottles to Pet Kegs and more (posts to come).

I won't be posting "How-To's" as Im definitely not experienced enough or knowledgeable enough for that.

However, I will be postingmy brewing journey, for you to follow along and engage with me about.

From my current batches, my upcoming batches, brew room updates and more.

Cheers,
Fair Drinkum Brews

03/04/2023

If you follow us over on Instagram,
you will have seen we have been busy organising with breweries from Newcastle, Central Coast and Sydney for recordings.

Coming on the Podcast over the next few weeks
Young Henrys
Modus Beer
Sauce Brewing Co
Lake Mac Brewing Co.
Bay Road Brewing
Ekim Brewing Co
Hawkesbury Brewing Co
Good Folk Brewing Co

And more.

PLUS a big announcement coming up in the next few days.

23/03/2023

In this episode, I went for a short trip up the M1 to Bread & Brewery in Morisset,

Sampled their tasting palette, interviewed/Spoke with their Owner, Head Brewer & Co Founder Jay,

About their story, their brews and much more.

Also Available On Spotify, Apple Podcasts etc

https://linktr.ee/FrothBlowersPodcast

Enjoy.

22/03/2023

In 2 weeks time, we will be recording on location at
Ekim Brewing Co
Bringing you a Tasting Paddle Journey of their best drops while interviewing their head brewer in the process.

Get Keen

14/03/2023

Coming Soon
The FrothBlower will be heading to Sauce Brewing Co. in Marrickville to record on Location to provide
- a Tasting Paddle Review
- an interview with a Brewer
- The story behind the Brew
+ More.

Also we have collaborated and have a giveaway in the works, so be sure to watch this space to Hop on the giveaway when it launches.