Recent content by mattemmo

+2 did this sucker a month ago - was drinking beautifully in 10 days. Would love to know what was in it... After that my favourite kit is a Kilkenny clone built on a Morgans Amber Ale can. Can't remember the details offhand - it took four months to ripen but it was well worth the wait.

Love the idea of a good challenge! Let us know how it all goes. mattemmo

Happy Thursday peoples, I'm going to rack a Grumpy's Boston Cream Ale tonight which I'm quite excited about. It's my first time racking so I've got no idea at what temperature I should keep it at and for how long? Would appreciate advice! Cheers, Matt!

I havn't tried them but I know they stock them at the Enoggera Brewers Choice store, I was checkin out their website and they have stores on the southside that may be a bit closer for you? Let us know how they turn out if you do one, would be keen to give it a go... Cheers, matt

I bottled a few brews into 650's a month or so ago. I used one of those double ended measuring things - one for stubbies, one for tallies, I used the tallies end and filled to about 2mm from the top. Carbonated perfectly. It's a guestimate - but if you don't want to bulk prime it does the trick...

Excellent, I'm going to bury it tonight in the backyard.

Thanks Hutch, I do remember someone telling me that the S04 will give me a bit of a fruity flavour now that you mention it - which isn't what I'm looking for with an APA. Thanks for saving me! I've read a bit about the S05 but havn't heard much about Nottingham? So with the S04 - what should I...

Thanks Ross, what percentages of each do you think would work well?

hey Franko, I'm bottling this baby. So I take it that racking is more beneficial when brewing lighter beers - lagers, light ales etc as opposed to this dark ale? cheers, Matt

I'm finally going to give racking a good crack. I've managed to keep the temp of a tricked up coopers dark ale at around 21 in Brisbane without a fridge. I know this is still probably a bit warm but it's better than the 27 I was averaging with my last kit. I now want to transfer into a...

Hi guys, just been reading a bit about Nelson Sauvin and how it may work well in an APA. I was looking at doing this (please critique): 1 x Morgans Blue Mountain Lager 1 x Morgans 1.5k unhopped pale male extract 30g Cascade @ 10 min Safale S-04 So, if I added Nelson Sauvin to this, how much...

Good hunting, love the article on "Characterization of US and Australian Hop Varieties and their Flavour Contribution to Beer". Unreal!

Guys, what flavours will different ale yeast will give me with an APA (or any ale). I've got S-04 in the fridge, few have suggested US-05. Yesterday I acquired a Grumpy's Boston Cream kit which comes with S-33. Would appreciate advice. Cheers, Matt

hey Turto, what temp do you keep your fridge at up here in qld, how long would you keep a lager in there for example? And did you notice a major difference in your brews? cheers, matt

DrSmurto, I was replying to SJW's post about whether anyone had made the Brewcraft kit, and I had ,so i was referring him to an earlier post I'd made reviewing it. I wouldn't have a clue as to what's in the can, I tasted the contents, wouldn't be surprised it if was a can of very light malt...