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Thanks bconnery for your explanation. So is that 1kg base grain + 1kg? speciality grain + 2.5l steeping + 2.5l sparging as a rule of thumb? Cheers

Well I hope that has cleared the mind of anyone here that may have been thinking about the idea of giving homebrew away for money. I know i won't be doing it now! You guys have explained yourself very well, and i hope you have inspired all of us to hold the craft of HB to a top standard! Good on...

Thanks, i've done that. Racked to secondary and drop a ss ball of 18g of Amarillo hops in secondary. Primary fermented for 7 days at 17C. I've got a temp controller. What temperature should i use for secondary? OG of JSGA was 1.010 when i racked to secondary. I'm thinking of maybe fermenting at...

G'day guys, Just wanted to say DrSmurto that i have put down a JSGA also based on your's and Pale_Ale's recipe. Can of Sparling Ale, Can of Wheat LME, Amarillo (15g @10, 15g @2). It tasted very nice in fermenter! I had planned to dry hop also with 15g in secondary. I'm not sure now if i should...

Hi mate! So... are they still available? Are you based around Wollongong or closer to Sydney? I'm Sydney (near airport), and i guess i'd like to know how far of a trip it would be to come for pickup. And happy birthday ... tomorrow! Cheers / Matt

That's right braufrau. I have realised that even BIAB involves boiling the full volume. And i'm not quite ready for that yet. So you're right: after some kit brews, i could get into extract brewing so that i could add the hops i like. I'd have to learn a fair bit about hops then and how to use...

Thank you all for your responses. It's been very helpful, so now i understand they are two valid methods used in different cases and with slightly different ingredients. I think i might use your method wildschwein on kits, and also get into Brewing in a Bag (BIAB) and see if i'm any good at it...

Hi everyone, First post. First brew last weekend. Coopers Lager's looking good so far. :rolleyes: I do have a question about the preparation/method tough: about the boiling/cooling of the wort in a pot. A/ A well recognized method consist of adding kit extract to boiling water in a pot, to...