We've all had those friends who, in the past, have made brews that only he/she could actually enjoy drinking and they always forced it upon us gentle folk who were too polite for our own taste buds.
Well, things have changed, homebrewing has come of age!!
Brewing your own beer, these days, is as easy as making a cup of coffee and it tastes GREAT !!
No more boiling malt or hops. Just add the concentrate to your sterilised fermenter with 1 kg of
brewing sugar, 2 litres of boiling water and top up to 23 litres with cold water.Leave to ferment
for about a week, then put into bottles. Mature for at least three - four weeks (longer is better)
and it�s ready to drink.
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GLUTEN FREE BEER KIT
Up until now, the celiacs among us had to forgo drinking beer. No longer will they be left out!!
We now stock Beer Maker Gluten free kits. No barley, wheat or oat malts.
Each kit produces 23 litres of golden lager
for just $55.00
Turn your home into your very own 'Local'
Are you tired of washing and sterilising all those bottles? With the beer kegging system you simply fill the keg from your fermenter and carbonate.
You can drink your home crafted beer just 2-3 days after fermentation has ceased, no longer will you have to wait 6- 8 weeks before sampling your beer.
You get:
2 x 19litre stainless steel kegs
1 x two clock regulator
Either a beer gun or a tap to fit in the door of your fridge
(you don't even need to open the door to pour yourself a beer)
All the fittings and hoses needed to carbonate and pour your own beer.
(You will need to supply your own CO2 bottle, either rent one from BOC or buy one secondhand)
The kegs used in this system are second
hand post-mix kegs. They are made of stainless steel with a
hatch cover
for ease of cleaning and filling. They include gas in and beer out
valves as well as a safety
release valve. These kegs are 19 litres
capacity and have been checked prior to sale.
Barons Premium Beer Kits offer you 7.5 litres
of high quality concentrated wort to get you underway to creating a natural
beer of outstanding flavour, ready to brew with conventional brewing equipment,
with no need for boiling! Barons is defined by superior ingredients,
state-of-the-art processing and unique user-friendly packaging which preserves
product freshness.
With Barons, we handle the preparation of
premium malt, hops and water. We even throw in a special add pack of finishing
hop pellets, allowing dry-hopping for extra aroma and a further hint of
flavour. You handle the rest and it couldn't be simpler.
Barons offers a range of popular selection of premium microbrewery styles that
offer full aromas and flavours for the discerning beermaker.
Amber Ale Malty rich flavour and body. This
reddish ale has slightly more bitterness than typical ales but its maltiness
gives a nice balance between sweet and bitter. Our unique blend of 2-row pilsen,
crystal and chocolate malts gives this ale its incredible character.
Dutch Lager
This globally popular beer reflects
the styles of Grolsch and Heineken, with a crisp golden lager character and
smooth spicy hoppiness, rounding out to a gentle, grassy finish. Crisp,
distinct and delicious.
Pale Ale
A superior rendition of this famous
ale beer. It has a rich, chestnut colour with a slightly higher hop bitterness
for a true English pale ale flavour.
Redwood Ale
A copper colour cream ale with
traditional Canadian hop flavour and aroma. The superior maltiness and body in
this flavourable ale are derived from a special blend of 2-row pilsen malt and
crystal malt. Full and refreshing.
Lion 1.5kg $19.50
Lion Draught; a mixture of malts, hops & yeast producing a true NZ draught style body & finish ( Speights style)
Lion Dark Ale; a blend of Dark & light roasted malts giving that classic Dark Ale taste (Speights Old Dark style)
Lion Real Ale; a deep coloured, full flavoured & refreshing ale style beer (Lion Brown style)
Lion Lager; a light coloured, refreshing lager with a clean, dry finish ( Lion Red style)
Black Rock - 1.5 kg $18.70
Lager; A blend of hop varieties produces the characteristic bitterness & aroma of this light & refreshing lager
Colonial Lager; a NZ lager created to satisfy a hard earned thirst
Mexican Lager; a crisp refreshing lager in a Mexican style
Dry Lager; a light coloured &refreshing dry lager with a crisp, clean finish
East India Pale Ale; a distinctive, medium hopped beer first brewed for the British serving in India
New Zealand Draught; NZ's own style of full malt draught beer
Black Rock - 1.7 kg $19.90
Bock; A robust & full flavoured German style dark beer
Export Pilsiner; a traditional Czech beer. Crisp, clear & refreshing
Pilsiner Blonde; a European style dry lager with full hop flavour.
New Zealand company Bitter;Originally brewed in England for the long voyage to NZ. Rich, strong & tasty
Nut Brown Ale; a malty, deep amber beer. Clean tastying with accented malty flavours
Black Rock - 1.7kg $23.30
Whispering Wheat; Liquid gold with a fruity flavour. Lively & refreshing for the warmer seasons.
Miners Stout; The West Coast coal miners meal at the end of the day. Dark, smooth & satisfying
Muntons Premium - 1.5 kg $20.90
Premium Lager -Golden crisp beer popular
in northern Europe. Light and refreshing.
Premium Bitter -Classic
English pub bitter -well balanced and full of taste. England's favourite
beer.
Midland Mild Ale -A dark sweet yet subtle beer brewed
to quench the thirst and satisfy the hunger.
Scottish Style Heavy Ale -Full bodied satisfyingly dark
with good hoppy overtones.
Irish Style Stout -Very dark and very hoppy, a rich
beer of great character - serve chilled
Barley Wine -An extra strong beer
for the special occasion - drink unchilled to fully appreciate its
rich body and flavour.
Muntons Connoisseurs - 1.8 kg $23.50
Bock Beer - A dark lager popularised in the Bavarian region of Germany. This beer has all of the character of lager with the body of a dark beer. Serve ice-cold.
Continental Lager - This is a light amber hoppy lager modelled on the full-bodied beer available across mainland Europe. Serve chilled to appreciate its rich character.
Export Pilsner - Originating from Bohemia. This is a full-bodied lager for the more discerning palate. At its best when served chilled.
Export Stout - Strong and full of body, serve chilled to appreciate this very dark, very hoppy stout. You don't have to be a genius to enjoy this beer.
IPA Bitter - IPA Bitter is a light, delicately balanced beer. Originally brewed for consumption in India, it is an ideal thirst-quencher.
Nut Brown Ale - Dark and smooth, a brown ale with a slightly "nutty" character. To really enjoy this ale serve at cellar temperature.
Pilsner - A light, refreshing, thirst-quenching beer popularised in warm climates. This is the lightest beer in the Connoisseurs range.
Traditional Bitter - The classic English ale, well hopped with a rich malty flavour - a drink to be savoured. Best enjoyed at cellar temperature.
Wheat Beer - Made from a careful balance of wheat and barley malt, this is a crisp refreshing, distinctive beer. To enjoy at its prime, serve chilled with a squeeze of lemon or lime.
Yorkshire Bitter - Typical of the smooth, easy-drinking beers of the Yorkshire region of North East England. Drink with care - one glass begs another.
Muntons Gold - 3 kg $41.50
Continental Pilsner - Continental Pilsner embodies the full character of European lager style beers - light and delicate, yet richly satisfying. This beer preserves the delicate balance of natural hop bitterness with the sweetness of malt and is best served cold
Docklands Porter - At the end of the 19th century a beer was brewed especially for the dockyard workers of the bustling Port of London. Docklands Porter was named after these strong men, who unloaded the cargoes of sailing ships and schooners berthed at the many wharves along the Thames. Porter had a uniquely rich and satisfying flavour which quenched the thirst of dockers after long shifts loading and unloading vessels from around the world.
India Pale Ale - Keeping the British troops supplied with fresh beer out in the British East Indies proved to be a problem during the 19th Century. The lengthy journey by sailing ship caused the beers to spoil and a special brew therefore had to be supplied - India Pale Ale.
Highland Heavy Ale - In the Highlands of Scotland, centuries ago, small breweries began producing rich, dark, hoppy ales know locally as "Heavy". In addition "Light" beers were also brewed, known south of the border as Milds, but it was a pint of "Heavy" which typified the highlanders' preference.
Imperial Stout - As Imperial Russia extended its territories into the Baltic States during the early 1780's, Catherine the Great, Empress of all the Russians fell in love with strong British Stout. Imperial Stout captures the essence of this truly classic beer, with its full body, rich black colour and distinctive dry bitterness.
Muntons Premium Gold $56.25
Midas Touch Golden Ale - This is a refreshing light pale ale with a rich golden colour and a distinctive hoppy taste. A gentle invitation for lager drinkers to enter the flavoursome world of English style bitter.
Old Conkerwood Black Ale - Old Conkerwood is a distinctive black-coloured beer with an aromatic yet hoppy character. Not quite a porter or a stout, Old Conkerwood, with your eyes closed, drinks like an ale; an underlying dry bitterness provided by the use of specially selected coloured malt pleases the palate and encourages the drinker to appreciate this Conker coloured ale.
Smugglers Special Premium Ale - This light malty beer has a wonderful balance achieved with choice aromatic and bittering hops and the use of finest English 2-row premium ale malt.
** Special **Not for the fainthearted !!
Muntons Barley Wine - An extra strong beer for that special occasion - Not the beer to be drunk carelessly while watching the footy.
Drink unchilled to fully appreciate it's rich body and flavour
$20.90while stocks last *Back in Stock*
Brewcraft Imported 1.5kg
Bavarian Wheat - Made from a careful balance of wheat and barley malt, this is a crisp, refreshing, distictive beer. To enjoy at its prime, serve chilled with a squeeze of lemon of lime
Czech Pilsener - Light and delicate, this pilsner is a great thirst quencher
Dutch Lager - Golden crisp beer popular in northern Europe. Light and refreshing.
Mexican Cerveza _ A gentle, delicate light lager subtly flavoured with a crisp, dry finish. Refreshing to the full.
Munich Lager - This is a light, hoppy lager modelled on the full-bodied beer available across Europe. Serve chilled to appreciate its rich character.
Brewcraft 1.8kg
Belgian Ale - Typical of the smooth easy drinking beers of Belgium.
English Bitter - The classic English ale, well hopped with a rich malty flavour.
Irish Stout - Very dark and very hoppy, a rich beer of great character.
Newcastle Brown - A rich creamy chocolate brown ale. Very smooth and well rounded with a pleasant hop flavour and light bitterness.
Brewcraft Recipe Packs
The
Brewcraft company have put out some very interesting Kits, utilising their
existing Brewcraft, Black Rock, and Muntons cans, along with the relevant
Brew
Enhancer, plus the correct yeast, to produce a selected range of kits which
very closely emulate some of the world's best renowned beers:-
Belgian Pilsner - (Stella Artois style ) Belgium's best known golden beer is the flagship European Pilsner
Dublin Dry Stout - ( Guiness style) "There's nothing like a Guinness" except this !!!!
Dutch Lager - (Heinekin style ) This dutch giant is refreshing, hoppy and very easy to drink
Irish Cider - With an added Apple Schnapps flavouring for that extra zing !!
Irish Creamy Red Ale - ( Kilkenny style ) The creamy, rich red ale of Ireland
Mexican Lager - ( Corona style ) This light bodied beer has a fresh, clean flavour and is hugely popular in Mexico. Often enjoyed with a wedge of lemon or lime inserted into the neck of the bottle. The perfect complement to casual foods such as nachos or fajitas.
NZ Style Lager - ( Steinlager style ) New Zealands most popular lager
Heater Pad $59.90
Beer & Wine Hydrometer $15.00
Bubbler Airlock $4.50
100 Crown Seals suit pry top or twist top - $6.30
Duplast Barrel O-Ring $10.60
Easy Bottling Valve with Adapter $6.95
30 litre Fermenter $45.00
60 Litre Fermenting Barrel $79.00
Brewcraft Steriliser Cleaner $4.70
Glass Trial Jar $14.90
Bottle Brush $6.50
Lid for Fermenter $11.50
Plastic Stirrer - 41 cm $9.95
Sodium Metabisulphite $4.50
1 litre Measuring Jug $8.80
Twin Lever Bottle Capper $32.50
Yard Glass $55.00
25 kg Dextrose $65.00
Beer & Wine Sweetener
Calcium Sulphate
1 kg Dextrose $3.90
Irish Moss $3.95
Liquorice Sticks $2.95
Muntons Premium Gold Yeast $4.20
Black Rock Yeast $2.00
Gervin Ale Yeast $3.95
Saflager Yeast $7.20
Safale Yeast $5.80
Whole Hops - 450 gm $25.90
Hop Pellets - 100 gm from $6.50
Finishing Hops from $5.50
Brown Malt - 1 kg
Black Patent / Porter Malt - 1 kg
Chocolate Malt - 1 kg
Crystal Malt - 1 kg
English Pale Malt - 1 kg
Lager Malt - 1 kg
Roasted Barley - 1 kg
Muntons Malt Extract $16.90
Unhopped Spray Malt $10.50
Hopped Spray Malt $10.50
Black Rock Light & Dark Malt Extract $14.90
Black Rock Amber Malt Extract $15.50
Beer Enhancers $8.50
YARD
of ALE GLASS
Yes, we know these shapely vessels are
frequently associated with rugby-playing nice-but-dims who love to bray on
about the time they pulled their pants down in the uni bar, but don't let the
behaviour of a few gammon-armed twits put you off, because the Yard of Ale
Glass remains popular for a very good reason. Put simply, this glorious glass
of doom/triumph is hilariously entertaining in any party scenario, as attempting to down its contents is utterly irresistible!
What's more, the unique shape of the Yard of
Ale Glass actually dates back to the days of horses and highwaymen; the long
necked glass could be handed up to carriage drivers whilst they sat atop their
horse-drawn vehicles - no dismount required! And whilst we're busy attempting
to intellectualise this paragon of partying, it's worth remembering that a
young Bob Hawke got into the Guinness Book of Records for draining a yard glass
in 12 seconds. And he went on to become the Prime Minister of Australia.
This beautifully-crafted specimen is not one of your cheapo, party shop jobs.
On the contrary, our Yard of Ale Glass is a handcrafted piece of high-quality
glassware that you'll want to crack out at every single soiree (except perhaps
your Great Auntie Mabel's wake). Indeed, it's so pleasing to the eye you might
want to keep it on display permanently.
Best of all, unlike inferior imitations, this particular Yard of Ale Glass
holds approximately three pints and is one yard in length. Which obviously sounds
about right, until we tell you that many so-called yard of ale glasses are
actually much shorter and narrower, and therefore less capacious. Something you
might like to point out to Tarquin de Shandyponce next time he's bragging about
his glugging capabilities.
We've yet to better Mr Hawke's impressive time, although we hear the knack is
to begin twisting the glass once you get down to the bulb-section. Technique
aside, the Yard of Ale Glass is an essential piece of kit for any lager lover,
ale aficionado or Fanta fan (well, you never know!) who enjoys ye olde
traditional drinking games. And seeing as you're still reading this, that means
you.
