Recent content by Mathewsbrew

-60 thats bloody cold mate ahaha. Blast freezers are amazing at bringing things down to frozen in a short period of time.

Yeah I get where you are coming from. With a steel lid on the top would seal of the the air flow and only chill the outside to bring temp down. If I have no lid then a chance of bacteria may get into the beer? But I am interested in calculating this if you have time to share this info? I have a...

I was planning on just sitting a pot lid on top not sealed tightly just sitting on top. Would that be ok?

It could well be a wast of power/energy but might be alright until I get to my local brew shop for a wort chiller.

They are indeed a fun toy. Not sure I'll have to look into that. But sounds cool haha Sweet I didn't think it would but thought I'd confirm. Thanks for that.

Generally at 0 mins means at the end of your 60 minute or 90 minute boils.

Hi all, I'm yet to buy or make a wort chiller. But i'm doing small batches of all grain at the moment. with a 15L pot. I don't have a wort chiller and was wondering if putting the whole pot in -40 degree temperatures for 10 mins or so would cause any problems to the beer? As I have a commercial...

thanks for that. I ended up going with half a tablet this morning.

Thanks for that. I'll use half and see what happens

Hi all, I'm going to do a 10litre batch of all grain to mess around with. Normally I would use 1 tablet for 18litre batches. Would I need to cut the whirfloc in half or just chuck it in? thanks

thanks mtb that gives me a starting point.

Hi all, I know there are better beers out there i've got my IPA fermenting at the moment but my father is a diabetic and likes to have the occasional beer but prefers to drink this beer. He has asked if I can make a clone of this for him. Does anyone know what kind of grains, adjuncts and hops...

Im South West of Sydney. Do you know of any homebrew clubs around Sydney? I just picked up a copy of John Palmers how to brew book from my local brew shop so i'll tackle some of the important aspects and give it a try.

Thanks for the tips everyone i'll check out the options :kooi:

At this stage I don't have any equipment but putting together a shopping list atm. I was looking at starting with the coopers kits however after lots of research I have found that the AG offers a far better product. Although a lot harder to get started with in the long run the quality should be...