Recent content by ChefKing

In with bells on...

Hi All, Love using the spreadsheet and getting precise numbers on my brews. I have been brewing a few of those Mangrove Jack's Craft pouches... I was wondering if there would be an update on the spreadsheet to include them?

Just sitting back and enjoying my fruits of labour with this tap fresh schooner of stout. Turned out pretty good...well rounded strong dank flavour, excellent mouthfeel with delicious notes of toffee, chocolate, coffee... Gets better the warmer it gets Chocolate Stout Ingredients: 1 x can of...

Yup great news. I'm still keen on 1 x 5ltr with all the "bells and whistles", maybe even 2 price dependent... thanks lads.

G'day brewers, I am currently crunching numbers for a stout I am am putting down tomorrow in a brand new fermenter that just got delivered today. Not quite sure on the recipe yet, for I have a few different yeasts on hand Danstar windsor, S-33, US-05 but will be something like this: 1 x can...

I am defo keen for a 5ltr unit with all the bells and whistles... Please inform me how and when? I live up in the FNQ, what would postage be? A question though, do you just fill up from ur beer tap at home close it pressurize and you are away??? I heard there are 2 different units a threaded...

I re-hydrate the finings and add to the keg... Always has worked a treat for me!

Just put this down today... Kinda my version of the cooper's "ol brown dog" Recipe: 1 x Coopers dark ale kit 1kg of BE3 500gms LDME 200gm Dark brown sugar 200gm Carapils spec grain 200gm Toffee malt 200gm Medium crystal spec grain 50gm Cascade hops 20gm Mosiac hops US-05 yeast (re-hydrated)...

Looks pretty good... I don't mind the Mexican cerveza, used it a few times to make a session passion fruit cerveza.... 1 coopers Mexican tin 1 kg of light dry malt 200grams of dex 200g of carapills steeped for approx 1/2 an hour in 3 ltrs of boiled water. 25grams of galaxy boiled in the...

Yes, fixed it. Though it is quite tricky trying to get the new washer to fit, but once in. It solves the problem!

Valid point.... But I find grain steeping adds more body, flavour & mouthfeel and eliminates the dreaded "homebrew twang"...

Hi All, I have been knocking out pretty good brews with different coopers cans, steeping with specialty grains. Then boiling the strained grain water/wort with different hops adding it to the fermenter with the can of goo & LDME and using better yeasts. I have a can of English bitter that I...

I had the exact same problem.... I made a vid and sent it to KK. This was their reply: The quickest fix is to replace this washer with a slightly thicker one. I will send out 3 of these to you in an envelope which you will be able to replace the original washers with. To replace it is simply...

Great idea... I love the thought of tech and beer going hand in hand via bluetooth/smartphone tech. A good idea for me would be a "safe keg" feature... For example: I am away from home for the weekend... I have 3 kegs full in my kegerator that have been carbing and settling for a week and...

Better quality yeast is an excellent start. I use for all my ales US-05, and results have been fantastic.. First started sprinkling on top when I got the fermenter down to 18c... Now I re-hydrate to give it a running start... Never had a problem.