Home Brewing

[kurgen]

I was wondering if it is legal in the land of lies to home brew wine and beer?

Answers on a postcard please.

[Wolfie]

without the proper licenses, apparently it isnt legal.

[davethailand]

The only "home brewing" your capable of is in your boxer shorts mate.

[kurgen]

The only "home brewing" your capable of is in your boxer shorts mate.  

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Suck my shaven scrotum pigsy

[lomatopo]

I was wondering if it is legal in the land of lies to home brew wine and beer?

Answers on a postcard please.

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All the posts here on TV that I've read on this subject indicate that it is illegal.

As a former home brewer I am curious about temprature control during fermentation. Even if you could get decent ingredients (even water would be a problem as tap water can be a bit gamey, at least mine is, and bottled/filtered water might be "too clean"), how do you get and keep a desired temperature (65 f for ale, 55 F for lager)? When I home-brewed in the U.S. I just did this in my basement which was pretty much 55-65 year round, but here you'd have to ferment in air con. or rig an old refrigerator/thermostat?

[davethailand]

Go for its Kurgy boy (as long as you share it )

Would'nt worry about the legality bit.

[chownah]

There was a topic on this before but I can't remember where. Someone reported what the fine was for engaging in this illegal activity and I think the fine was something like 200 baht.....so I guess if you do it illegally and you get caught IT WILL COST YOU ABOUT 200 BAHT SO BE CAREFUL!!!! Like they say...don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

[stevehaigh]

where would you get beer making supplies? i think i heard about a brewers shop in BKK but have no contact info.

as for temperature control, how about one of those insulated boxes they transport fish and stuff in. monitor the temperature a couple of time a day and throw some ice in (the box, not the beer) to control temperature.

if i could make a decent pint here in KPN, there about 100 bars that would buy it from me!

[Vegemite]

This is a subject close to my heart as I have been brewing for many years and there is a chance ( if the wife has her way ) that I will retire in Thailand. I brew beer only from " kits " wich are cans that contain hop and malt extract with a packet of dried yeast under the lid. These are produced by many breweries from many countries and easy to obtain, even from the supermarket, where I live. I have tried a lot of different brands over the years but have found a couple that are reliable and that are good for me. I have to heat my brew in the winter but there is allways a way to overcome the hurdles of temperature if you put your mind to it. I know that it is easier to heat a brew than to cool it. I dont know if it is the right thing to say here, but there surely cant be to much of a problem importing small volumes of malt extract into Thailand, in the can so to speak. The legal side of it is something else. If it is just a 200 bht fine and nothing else no problem but I dont really want to break the law in a big way and get my bum kicked out of there. But a bit of home brew beer cant be any worse than some of the other stuff they brew on the quiet over there.

All the best.

[tiger tanaka]

Its not much of problem if you get along with your neighbors, ha ha. I have made several batches of Japanese sake. I had to bring the special "fungus-rice" (koji) from Japan. I had to keep it in a tub of occasionally iced water to sort of keep the temperature down. Anyway, my neighbors said no big deal as long as you don't try to sell it. I brewed up ten gallons last New Years and the neighbors drank most of it. Seems as if every village has local production of rice-based booze.

As for beer, would love to brew some here, would be nice to have something decent for a change i.e. chemical-free. If anyone does know where to find the ingredients or the kits, please let us know, that would be great.