Recent content by emdub

Yesterday I threw a kit together in a SS pot and a minimal amount of water. After dissolving the sugars and malts and cooling for a while, added the can, then put the pot in a sink full of water, refilling the sink a few times and stirring a bit. Keep the lid on while not stirring to prevent...

Well, she tried to help today.... yesterday the 5yo knocked my hydrometer off my desk while spinning on the chair. She comes home today with a shiney new BrewCellar Alcohol Meter. Not what I wanted but still. I'll exchange it tomorrow.

For medical reasons, I can't eat Cashews. I love (or used to love) Cashews. I presume it's totally possible to get a Cashew flavour into a beer by simply steeping a bag of em. No salt, of course, although I like 'em salted. Have never done more than a kit plus some additives but wondered about...

I can only add to this discussion in reference to my brother. He, as a long time Tooheys New drinker (along with his friend/flatmate) switched to XXXX Low Carb. At the "turnout" where I noticed the change he commented that drinking the XXXX didn't get him as drunk and he woke up clearer. He did...

Thanks for the thread about this show. I just watched the first episode @ the SBS site, my grandson grabbed the mouse and stuffed it half way through but I recovered. Thank (insert your deity here)! I found it interesting that a couple of "blokes" could make a batch that goes down well and not...

Looks like an awning/carport is about the best shot. I'd want access through the doors too. I've had success with a quality tarp on a rental, (silver one with strong eyelets or "D" rings) and lasted a good three years before being removed. I fixed one side with a strip of wood, screwed to the...

Looks like I'll be taking a sample and leaving it till it goes nice and flat before taking the readings in the future. Thanks team.

p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; } So I take an Hydrometer sample and there's lots of bubbles. Give the tube a tap and a spin, let it settle and make a reading. There may be a bubble or two still clinging or maybe none. But when I leave it for a while just sitting there, the beer goes flat and...

Update: After a few weeks in the bottle, this is very nice. Best so far from 4 brews. Nice to drink very chilled on a warm afternoon. Still can't make a dark ale I'm happy with.

I was told to do it this way and knew nothing else before coming here. Using a teabag packet, I just drop the dry tea bag in the wort after sprinkling the yeast. I have done it this way each time now. It seems to be ok and it tastes fine. But... I just bottled a Beermakers Cold kit where I...

Good work on the 180 Jester! Keep pluggin' and they'll come. I played many a dart comp, had about 100 by the time I took a break. Ran a social club of 30 or so for several years and even invented a format (a mixed doubles rotating round robin) so the worst players could win based on handicaps...

"So I will take the design and print gears" I'm wondering how dense the printed plastic is, how it wears, how long the gears would last and how strong the teeth would be under pressure. Gear ratios could ease the load but wear is still important.

My first brew since 2003 came out just like Tooheys Old, which was the target. If anything, the commercial Old is a tiny bit fruitier. I prefer mine. I used the Beermakers Old kit as the base. My second brew was the same except for three differences. (Wanted some stock before I branch out) 1. I...

Update: I was pissed off that I made many simple mistakes but It's brewing well and smells good with a nice bit of foam in the hydrometer tube.

So I goes ahead... you'll laugh and laugh! Mixes in half the sugar bag, (400gms maltodextrose and 600gms dextrose) at least I think it was mixed ok in the plastic bag before I measured it out so it could be a bit either way. Into a big SS pot with about 2 litres of water which had been boiled...