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I think what you are brewing as well can influence foaming straight from the brewer. I recently helped a mate bottle a dark beer of some description, and it seem to me to be "heady" enough as is -- foaming like a sumbiatch. Coupled with that, i did a ginger beer and it was quite bubbly as...

THE GREAT thing about the labels i use is that they are water proof, and they make it easy to pick my bottles from my mates when we swap bottles. Yes it may be going to alot of trouble, but i think its worth it. I mark the tops of the bottles as well, the label is mainly there to identify my...

I made the above on a monochrome barcode printer at work (ignore spello's if you can pick em out) The actual sticker is silver, and the print BLACK. These are long life stickers that are guaranteed to last 10years in the sun without fading (cost about 10c ea to produce) These are screenies...

Oh i cried. Yesterday i was putting my first brew together since being away on holidays. I had my black rock lager, no' 60 converter kit, 500g light dry malt, and some saflager yeast. I pour the can into the brewer, fill the can with boiled water to get the last of the mix out -- pour it into...

which was better? - the swing tops or the tallies?

Yes i have a hydrometer, and there are the SG's - specific gravities as measured upon initial seal, and then on day 4, i was more concerned about the quantity of sugars i added, and whether the brewcraft leaflet conveniently did not mention that you substitute in the LDM for a portion of the...

In my fermentor is the ingredients as listed in the yellow brewcraft recipe list, for James Boag Premium Black Rock Lager can no. 60 converter kit 500g Light dry Malt (LDM) Saflager yeast Now i put ALL the ingredients in, and a mate of mine that brews thought that i should have substituted the...

on the ball you are

James Boag's Premium --- kit wise recipe: Black Rock Lager can No. 60 converter pack (german lager something or other) 500g Light Dry Malt saflager yeast hehe brewing it now --- tis my fav commercial drop too

Hey guys, i am a new brewer (onto no. 5 can&kit only), and i am alittle concerned about the instructions on the sodium met.. to states 10g/litre -- i never measure but estimate - but states that you dont rinse your bottles etc after treatment -- well and good as i understand that rinsing with...

well, the whole plan is to eventually have the computer run the lot, switch on the heatbelt when it is too cold, cool it when warm(i hadn't thought of that till you mentioned it brewmaster) but i am going down to jaycar today to see what they have. will keep you informed

badg3er from OCAU, i have been thinking about building another folding box, with the excuse to be..... wait for it....... a temp data logger, i have done a bit of searching, but have found descriptions for similar set-ups with solar hot water heaters etc, but nothing that is either off the...