Recent content by hatts

Cheers Figured I may have to. Always looking for an easy way out!

Hey Hoping to save myself wasted time, bad batches etc. I have previously just made my brews with a mash in stock pots. No complaints - made tonnes of good stuff. I now have this 3 vessel thing I just bought from a friend and am excited by the prospect of being able to make ship loads. With...

Cheers for the link and yes just ordered said book. Thanks for responding! !

Not at AG level yet. Enjoying extract brewing for now. The ones I made With dme (wheat beers mainly) have been upto scratch. Mates happily drink them. The ones I've made with coopers kits, steeping grains, good yeast and hops dont do much for me. A lingering bitter taste frustrates me (and...

Lovely! Rich source of info. Thanks crew. Just on the starter : say I split the pack 4 ways and use a qtr for a brew this wk what is the method I would use to build cells up for pitching. I am extract only at this point. Have heard of AG brewers making starter with sparge water. I...

Hey. Pls excuse if this has been extensively covered. ... The liquid yeast is a winner but at $15 at my LHBS it is bordering on ridiculous. Is there an easy way (that wont result in infected/off flavoured subsequent brews) to get more than a brew out of a pack? Is this the starter thing...

Cheers. See how we go. Wort smelled good!

Not own bag. In the steeping bag already with grains

Yep that would be a fair description. Girl at shop gave me Iit as opposed to cracking just grain. I Didnt pay it much thought at the time Just wondering if would make much difference if going to do this recipe: 1 can Thomas Coopers Sparkling Ale1 can Coopers Wheat Malt250g Caramalt (or other...

Hi. About to attempt golden ale recipe. It has amarillo additions at 15 and 5 min. My question : if the cracked crystal malt ( caramalt I think they called) I got for steeping has cascade hops already added (came out of a brew shop recipe kit-all already in the bag) do I need to make radical...

Excellent. Appreciate the help thanks

Hi. Total novice. First attempt : extract Hefeweizen cellaring as we speak. I want to attempt the smurto' s golden ale from recipes found in threads here. How much dextrose do I mix into 20 odd litres in bottling bucket?