Recent content by GrumpyOldMan

Hi Ray, My notes. 1 can Coopers British Bitter 1.7kg and 1 can Blackrock Mild malt 1.7kg with kit yeast.Nice krausen after 24hrs,settling down after 3 days.Temp stable at 16-18C.Transfered to clearing vessel on 10/8/2014.Bottled on 11/08/2014. Tasted last night after only 11 days in bottle...

Hi Goatfish, Welcome to the madness. I only do kit and kilo but it sure is addictive. And cheap if your on a budget. :D

They only have 15gm packs of hop pellets at Rigters and a bit expensive.Best to do a few brews before you worry about the additions I reckon.I have started brewing the Thomas Coopers kits and am very happy with the results.Rigters have Blackrock malts which I substitute for Coopers malts in the...

G'day Kale, Welcome to the forum and to home brewing. I am down the road in Three Springs and do all my buying in Gero.The best place I have found so far is IGA in Durlacher st.The small rigters store.They have a good selection of kits. Woolworths also has Coopers and Homebrand.Great value if...

Well I will be the first to say Hi! If you want a few easy recipes then look at the Coopers site.http://coopers.com.au/#/diy-beer/beer-recipes/ale/ Have fun with it.

Or just eat them roasted mmmm.

Very sad to wake up to this news. He was a great actor/comedian. RIP..Robin Willams

Scary stuff. If in doubt,suit up with safety gear. We are brewing for pleasure not pain.

I haven't had a cigarette for 10 yrs now but every time I walk past the cigar shop or display stands in SM I always stop and have a smell.Scary stuff really cos it's very tempting.Especially the prices in Manila.Hmmmn! Think I will stick to drinking beer.I don't mind sharing a beer.

I saw the segment also.I never realised I was buying imported pork until yesterday.But at least it is processed here. Where I live in the Philippines they don't make bacon on a very big scale,which is a shame because they have so many pigs there.(Unfortunately the few processors who do make...

Hi Bathausen, Welcome to the site. I started with a Coopers kit a few years back and then stopped brewing for a long time. Nothing to do with Coopers lol.​I purchased a new Coopers kit a few months back and I am on my 3rd brew now. Glad to say I am back into it and I have found this forum a...

I am new here also Nigel. I really enjoy the many topics here. I didn't realise there was so much more to brewing than from a can of goop till now. Can't wait to get in deeper and drink something worthwhile. :D

okie1 I am new to brewing and haven't tried many beers yet but I saw this on Coopers site http://coopers.com.au/#/diy-beer/beer-recipes/lager/detail/fresh-draught/ and I am going to give it a try soon. I am keeping things simple to start so I can see what basic recipes taste like before I...

Thanks for the info guys.

G'day and welcome.