Recent content by fogartn

would it do any harm being in the boil??

So this could be the dumbest question ever but when you use malt do you have to do it in a boil (only really just started doing boils and stuffing round with bits) because I tried to just add it in to the hot water and it all went lumpy. So I tipped it into a pot and boiled it and it did...

Agreed. Most of the tap threads are the same so one from the hardware shop should match.

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Have you put your yeast in yet??

G day Was getting some stuff for a brew yesterday and thought to myself mabye i should use finings. Whats the deal??????

As simple as possible. im a bit of a newbie. Only do pretty basic stuff normaly

Gday fellas Wanting to make a brown ale. Any tips/recipes on whats best to use and how to go about it would be great Cheers

thanks fellas i reckon i'll keep doing what i have been and tilt it till it starts to get cloudy. hasn't seemed to make to much difference so far. might mark the bottles next time so i can check for sure cheers....BEEEEERRRR

another stupid question..... how do i update the beers i am brewing/drinking... eg.Ready to Drink: Mexican Cerveza, Coopers Sparkling Ale, Hefeweizen Conditioning: Mexican Cerveza (Saaz hopped) Secondary: Primary: Preparing to Brew: Robust Porter Planning: English Bitter, Robust...

Thanks Flash_DG. was just bottling one today and thought i'd see what everyone else does. just found this site today... how do you end up with more beers next to your name. I look like a pussy ha ha ha

g day just wondering...... when i am bottling my brew. how far from the bottom of the fermenter should i stop..... (once its below the tap)????