Recent content by brownegaz

Im looking at putting on a Milk Stout to supplement my Oatmeal and Choc Stout supplies for winter drinking. Im not sure wether to go extract or all grain on this one, this is a AG recipe I found, any comments welcome. 3kg English 2-row Pale Malt 0.4kg. English Chocolate Malt 0.5 kg American...

OK Thanks for all the replies, I will use 100g of cocoa nibs I bought from my local health food shop, ground to a powder and mixed into 500ml of hot water to liquify, allow it to cool a little then pour into the fermenter once the krausen starts to drop back into the fermenter, next time I might...

Where do you get cocoa nibs from, I will call into Woolwrths on the way home from work for a look.

I am about to make a chocolate stout using Coopers extract kits plus some additional choc malt etc how do people add the chocolate, the recpie I am trying calls for chocolate essence during fermentation however some recipes call for cocoa or chocolate topping to be added during the boil...

Thanks for the replies I had thought that the French and Belgian yeast could handle to warmer ferment temps, another lesson learnt. I will leave it in the fermenter for another few days then into the fridge for some cold conditioning for a week or so, it tastes quite ok at this stage. Next brew...

Mashed in 16 litres water @ 66C for 1 hour 4.8kg 2 row belgian pilsner 280g carared 60g caramunich 300g candi sugar clear 150g rice hulls 28 g styrian goldings @ 90mins 14g EKG @ 15 mins 14g EKG @ 5 mins 5g coriander powder @ 5 mins 11g cracked cummin seeds @5 mins 14g Curacao Orange Peel...

I would try Couplers theres one in O'Connor but the one nearest to you is at 8/2 Carson Road Malaga WA 6090 (08) 9248 9994

I brewed an All Grain Saison on Wednesday I checked the OG once it was in the fermenter and it was 1054, its been fermenting at about 30 - 35C for the last four days, I checked the SG today and its down to 1004 already and its stopped bubbling. Is there any point in leaving it in the...

Hello this is my first post here I have been brewing with extracts for awhile but want to take the next step to extracts with steeped grains and then partials etc Can anyone suggest a recipe for a clone of James Squires Amber or Golden Ale I am also chasing some step by step instuctions on how...

Im from Perth, just starting out using a keg system after several years break from home brewing into bottles which I found cumbersome washing and sterilising bottles etc. Im using this forum for ideas opinions etc, hopefully one day will be able to help someone else out. Regards Gary

I am about to put down my first brew using a keg instead of bottles I am using a Cooper Irish Stout for the first attempt using 1.25kg of super dark brewing sugar any suggestions welcome. I dont have a CO2 cylinder yet so holding off till i get the gas sorted which is the best way to go BOC want...