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Brewing
Made Easy
The
hobby of making your own beer, wines and spirits is becoming very popular
- it is easy, fun and economical. Bin Inn has everything you need - from
stills to flavourings. Bin Inn is your number one shop for all your brewing
hardware and supplies.
Nothing
could be easier and more rewarding than sharing a glass of your own wine
with friends and family. The best thing about buying your home brew supplies
from Bin Inn, is that most of the store owners actually make their own
beer, wine or spirits, so they know what they are talking about. They
are more than happy to provide you with answers to your questions and
give you advice on what you need to get started.
CAUTION: Once you start this fun hobby of home brewing you
are likely to get hooked!
Is
it Legal?
The
number one question that customers ask is.... "Is it legal? Can I make my
own beer, wine and spirits without breaking the law?" The answer is YES!
Since October 1996 it is completely legal to make your own beer, wine and
spirits at your private house for your own consumption. What is illegal, is the
SELLING of homemade beer, wine and spirits. If you want to sell homemade
beer, wines and spirits you will have to be set up a registered company and pay
tax.
Books
Spirits
Unlimited (Latest Edition) -
By Peter Wheeler & R. Malcolm Willmott
Spirits
Unlimited is an invaluable source of information, it is a
complete guide to home distilling - the methods, recipes and techniques.
It is an easy to read book with simple "How To Do It" sections
that have step by step instructions for how to make any spirit - including
gin, whisky, rum, bourbon, brandy and liqueurs. This is the 10th Anniversary
edition with the very first edition published in 1995. It is interesting
to read about the history of distilling in New Zealand, particularly how
home distilling became legal. Spirits Unlimited devotes a chapter to each
of the key topics of equipment, fermentation, distillation, treating the
spirit and flavouring the spirit. For those who have perfected the art
of home distilling there is a handy chapter about competitions, tastings
and labels. Plus there is a whole chapter detailing making your own genuine
whisky. It has several reference tables and problem solving charts. With
the authors being the inventors of New Zealand's original home distilling
system this book is a wealth of information from two very experienced
brewers.
Beer
Glorious Beer (1st Edition) -
By Peter Wheeler & Graeme Garton
With over 200 pages of brewing methods and over 100 award winning recipes this
book is an essential handbook for both the novice and the professional brewer.
Beer Glorious Beer is an easy to read brewers manual. It covers where beer originated,
how it has changes over the centuries and how it is made today. Sections on the
chemistry of brewing, metric conversion charts and a 23 page glossary provides
a wealth of technical information. This comprehensive beer brewing book includes
recipes for various varieties of beer including, lager, pale ale, draught, dark
draught, dry stout, strong ale, light beer and low alcohol beer. One of the great
things about this book is that it is aimed at kiwi brewers, it is written by two
well known New Zealand Brewers, Peter Wheeler and Graeme Garton. Peter Wheeler
is a chemist by trade and a brewer by heart, and Graeme Garton is a National Judge
and has been brewing for over 40 years.
Join
The Brewers Club
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join Bin Inn's Brewers Club simply CLICK
HERE. Membership to the Brewers Club is FREE!
Brewers
Forum
Why is my raw distilled spirit cloudy? Why should I use brewers sugar
rather than normal sugar? The Bin Inn Brewers Club Froum is a great way
to share home brewing handy hints and problems with fellow brewers, CLICK
HERE to check out the Forum.
Beer, wines and spirits are each a separate forum so you can quickly find
the home brewing area that interests you.