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I bought a 6 pack a few months back, it was a pretty mass produced style wit, Very very drinkable, maybe a little sweeter without the dryness on the end palette a good wit should have. The orange flavour was also a tad artificial. But don't get me wrong, it was a very polished beer, and I...

HPA use a nice flavour profile system made up of the four flavour characteristics, fruity (whether it be citrus or melon or stone fruits etc), Resiny (I like to think of these as earthy and woody flavours like rosemary and pine), Spicy (the pepper warmth that noble varieties are jam packed with)...

Always name my brews after what ever the wife is watching on TV. It has awesome beer names. Meredith Gray Pale Ale - Greys Anatomy Lime Infused Mexican Phil - The Amazing Race (the Host's name is Phil) McCauley Caulken Pale Ale - Home Alone The Hoff Stout Strictly Pale Ale - Strictly Ballroom...

I agree totally with the US05 choice, but interestingly I'm pretty sure JS Golden Ale uses the Tooheys Old yeast. So it might be worth giving 04 a go.

I'm a complete novice when I comes to the design and production for 3D printings, but i have been playing around with 3D modelling for use in advertising. Mostly visual representations of point of sale and recreating renders for stuff that's easier to render than photograph. This being said, I...

Sorry, I was on my phone, I just fixed it, "torrified wheat", heat treated to break the cellular structure, allowing more rapid hydration and malt enzymes to more completely attack the starches and protein

Yes it's got some sodium, but its basically torrified wheat. I would go for. Your only talking 68g. I've been adventurous in the past in a similar situation and used an entire box in a belgian wit. Dozens of other home Brewers tried the wheat bix brew and never guessed it. I even entered in to...

Yeah I mistakly bought the kk kit as well. Not much air gets through the stone. I've already got a giant ss whisk. How long do you need to whisk for?

I 100% agree with the train of thought that it's your mates' perception of beer that is the problem. In my experience good home brewers can brew on par with any commercial micro brewery. Focus your attention on yeast health for a start, it's not just temp to focus on. Pitch rate, oxygen and...

I picked it up talking to brewers. I was skeptical at first, so a while back I did some googling. I found that fatty acid is well talked about cause of heading retention destruction and the release of fatty acids is commonly discussed as part of milling flour and other grains. Something to do...

Just a thought.... How fine are you crushing your grain? Over ground husks can totally kill your head retention due to the release of fatty acids. If you're not turning your grain to powder disregard my post... Cheers Gaz

This makes sense, it was the Fosters Brothers who shipped over the first Lager tanks (Not sure where I picked up this piece of wisdom, I think it was mentioned during a talk given by Chuck Hahn or at a brewery, Maybe at Cascade), so any beer that pre-dates Fosters would be pretty safe to assume...

Wine is taxed differently to other booze. It's tax is calculated on sale price rather than Alc Vol. So cheaper the wine, lower the tax. If it was taxed the same as beer, goon bags would triple in price.....

Found it http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to-plans/beer-recipes-how-to-home-brew-hefeweizen#slide-2