brando
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As we all know, home brewing beer was illegal in Australia until the early 1970's when the new Whitlam government changed the law.
Well, my Dad has stories of his Dad brewing beer at home way back in the 1950's. Apparently the beer was pretty bad, but still did the job.
Dad's father (my grandpa - the home brewer), worked at a pub in Northern NSW and got the ingredients from a travelling brewery rep from the Tooths brewery in Sydney is the story.
I'm told grandpa brewed it in an old laundry copper. I assume he used it as a fermenter, not a kettle. Apparently the part in the copper where the beer sat ended up sparkling clean by the end.
Not sure if he used grains or malt extract for fermentables.
Dad also says that other blokes in the area were brewing beer at home too.
I find this all interesting. Does anyone else have stories of beer being brewed at home prior to legalisation?
Well, my Dad has stories of his Dad brewing beer at home way back in the 1950's. Apparently the beer was pretty bad, but still did the job.
Dad's father (my grandpa - the home brewer), worked at a pub in Northern NSW and got the ingredients from a travelling brewery rep from the Tooths brewery in Sydney is the story.
I'm told grandpa brewed it in an old laundry copper. I assume he used it as a fermenter, not a kettle. Apparently the part in the copper where the beer sat ended up sparkling clean by the end.
Not sure if he used grains or malt extract for fermentables.
Dad also says that other blokes in the area were brewing beer at home too.
I find this all interesting. Does anyone else have stories of beer being brewed at home prior to legalisation?