Got mates in UK who do a France / Belgium / Netherlands run twice a year. I always give them a place to stay in Australia when it's cold and snowy over there, they don't mind queuing up at a monastery once a year for me.
I'm inspired.
I'll do a quick inventory of the bits and pieces I've got and see if I can get the rest from (http://www.gryphonbrewing.com.au).
My biggest dilemma (from my quick scan of the BIAB PDF) is keeping the stuff at around 20c during a Perth summer - any suggestions?
lol @ honest response +1
I guess I was hoping for somewhere in between the effort required for a BOP clone-brew and growing a beard and turning the garage into a cross between an intensive care unit, a stainless steel fabricators work yard and a meth lab.
Thanks guys for all the responses, I know I should probably bite the bullet and start doing it properly but I guess my first choice was to see if at least one of the brew on premises had a slightly more "hands on" approach to brewing rather than just a cheap way to clone Coronas.
I must admit...
As an enthusiastic beer consumer I've tried a few home brews and u-brew-it type "Brew on Premises".
Although the results are probably better than industrial, euro-swill they don't come close to craft and micro-brews I've tasted.
My wife has recently developed a very expensive Chimay Blue...