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Gday bum Re yeast, i used the cider kit yeast as well as a kit yeast from a can of tooheys lager. (Yes, criminal negligence) Re your last question, it was the other way around. I bought the can of goo to give a friend as a gift, which never eventuated. That left me with the goo, which led me to...

I have a 20 litre batch of cider, my first, now in the fermenter. It started about 1078 and seems like it is done now sitting just under 1000, all within a week. Some bits I am unsure of. Used Black Rock cider can, and topped to 20 litres with woolworths apple juice & woolworths apple...

Thanks for that, Carnie. Going through the thread I noticed someone else used a lager tin so will go with that based on your advice, its the Ibu concept I have not yet paid attention to in the past so I must get onto that. Also do not have any Cascade hops or similar but I do have Hersbrucker...

I just discovered a packet of Nelson Hops at the back of my fridge, would like to give this recipe a try for fat yak. What would happen if I replaced the Pale Ale tin with a lager tin? (Which i have several of in the cupboard). Is it possible to replace the ale tin with dry malt extract if not...

I've not seen or used one of these, but suppose best idea is to buy some crushed grain from your LHBS and adjust yours to get it looking about the same. I'm looking to buy a mill myself currently but want something that has the option of being mechanised with a drill or motor. My hand crank meat...

I am also in the market for a grain mill preparing to get my first batch of grain. Aside from Crankandstein & Minimill / Monstermill, does anyone own / has anyone used the grain mills being sold by Ubrewit in Albury / Woodonga? It comes with hopper, can see here...

Great, looks promising, may I ask what kind of prices paid for certain varieties? Looks like most specific info needs to be asked for as I couldnt see an ebay shop or other external page. From what I can gather shipping rates look similar. One thing worth clarifying that im unsure of, does Aust...

For those shopping for hops, have just been comparing Hops direct, Nikobrew and Yakimavalley. Prices for Nikobrew seem to be somewhat higher than the other two for most varieties, in many cases several dollars per pound difference. Also, hopsdirect seems to have no info about shipping at all on...

I'll have a further chat at the shop when I go to make my purchase, but for the time being I will go with the European Imports. As I have it so far, I cannot possibly go wrong with Bestmalz, Weyermann etc. Will get a little of JW to test it out. While on the subject of imminent grain brewing...

Yes, the link supplied by Cocko is the one I was looking at. Would hope in this day and age the info on the website is current. Looks like i am up for a few hundred bucks at a minimum just on the grain (4,5 base malts in bulk and a kilo or two of a few specialty malts) before beginning on other...

I was reading this thread http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...showtopic=47633 on here today with someone expressing a similar sentiment. They offered to give a bag of Joe Whites away for free, and didnt have a good word about it. I respect the history of beer which pre dates our infant...

True it is closer, however price wise with no 20% discount on a decent sized purchase, G&G trumps it having just flicked through the Greensborough price list. G&G base price starts cheaper in many cases as well

Was just reading a US blog (jaysbrewingblog) discussing 5 base malts. They are listed asf: 2 Row 6 Row Pilsen Pale Marris Otter Also been studying the Weyermann website, and based on beer I like, I would add Pale Wheat Malt to the list. Vienna & Munich also fall into the base category based on...

Hello and thanks to all the great feedback from all of you, it really helps beyond what i can pick up from my books. Generally speaking, I am enthusiastic to try making just about any kind of beer, with my personal favorites centering around Belgian Ales and German Lagers and wheat beers. My...

Hopefully this post is ok in this section. I've put down 15 kit and extract brews since beginning brewing a few months back and am looking to attempt all grain. I was thinking it might be a good idea to purchase maybe 4 - 6 different kinds of commonly used grain but in bulk quantities of 20kg...