Recent content by hawkgirl

thanks guys turns out it was indeed pulling sediment out via the tap, as the brew was clear at the top when opened for addition of finings. Fixed by bottling via siphon from the top. You will all be pleased to hear that my first beer of approx 6.75% alcohol has been very well received by my...

I have made both the Dry & the Passionfruit ones. The Dry went down very well, I'm finding that the Passionfruit needs longer bottle time before drinking but its really good - no complaints from the 5 friend testing panel.

thanks :)

thanks Manticle How much time? its been in the fermenter just on 4 weeks now

Hi guys, I put a beez neez clone in the fermenter a few weeks ago. I used a Wals wheat can, 1.5 kg wheat malt, 0.5kg honey. My better LHBS recommended a Pale Ale flavour pack ( 200g Malted Crystal & Carapils + 13g Cascade hops) The beer was going great in the fermenter, with good colour...

my house smells nicely fruity from the passionfruit cider yeast farts coming through the airlock..... Having realised that the previous cider batch has mysteriously disappeared, have put down a K&K passionfruit cider. My LHBS recommended a change from the recommended sugar, so will see how this...

wow - sounds as bad as a ukelele festival :super: :D joking (ukelele player here) I dont think so, more to do with the autumn garden festivals Diggers run in march & april.

Hi all, if anyone is interested, there will be a cider & perry masterclass 11 & 12 april in Blackwood, victoria covers best varieties, effective fruit pressing, racking, bottling, spicing, etc Link: http://diggers.com.au/events-education/special-events.aspx?eventId=4761 I would love to go...

My brother the horticulturist says Cestrum nocturna also called night flowering jessamine.

AFAIK no leaching, recommended to me by a horticulturist. Other stuff like the no-creosote creosote paint will leach & Pot Seal wont stick properly to wood. The durabit is basically paint on rubber, plumbers use it in bathrooms. Water washup too. Currently in the middle of transferring all my...

you should paint the wood with Durabit - its a rubber paint /sealant & will help stop the timber rotting.

well, i'm female (last time i checked, anyway) and i'm here..... that may or may not be a good thing though :P So here's my take on what's been said so far.... As I am not a huge beer drinker I have started out with cider kits - and yes, I did look through past topics and have not had to ask...

Hi everyone I am new to brewing, currently have a kit cider about to be bottled - my first! Tastes ok so far when testing :D More into cider than beer but will try brewing a honey beer in the future. hope to learn lots & have fun Cheers! Kath