Recent content by melb_student_brewer

Cheers mate. Any ideas on the carbonation?

Hi all. So I'm new to cider brewing, and have put together a basic cider. I used 22 litres of Audi apple juice (it was on special) and a kilo and a half of honey melted in about a lite of hot water. I used the Wyeast cider yeast, 4766. OG was 1.060 So now the problem: after 4 or 5 days I've...

Legendary. I'll speak with my cobrewer and let you all know what's the go. Thanks both of you for the hand.

So get a tin of each and use half of each? Sounds like too much bother lol.

Also, timing on the Saaz? 10 minutes?

Would a kilo of malt and drop the dextrose be fine too? Just that mine are in one kilo bags, and I can't be bothered saving it. It'll just be more malty yeah?

Hi all, I'm trying to put together a lager kits and bits, aiming for something around an Oktoberfest or a Munich style. So i'm thinking: Thomas Cooper's heritage lager 750g Light Malt Extract 250g Dextrose Wyeast, like the Oktoberfest 2633 or Munich 2308. I'm pretty unsure on hops additions...

Cheers for the help. I'll go with a bastardisation of your recommendations, keep it light-ish on the lactose, back sweeten if needs be. Still torn over kit with dry yeast versus all juice with a liquid yeast.

Hey guys, Hoping we aren't all sick of cider threads just yet, as I'm another newbie he needs a (hopefully quick) hand. I've done a few beer brews now, and SWMBO and the housemates are demanding if I'm gonna be taking up common area all the time brewing and bottling they get something out of...

That's what I'm doing right now. I'm a big noob, this is my first brew, but so far it's stayed a stable 20°, sometimes slipping down to 18° when it's particularly cold. Then again it's inside, in my kitchen area, which presumably doesn't vary wildly. But the goose feather doonah is definitely...

Hi all, I'm another rookie brewer, having a crack at brewing cheap beer that's very drinkable. I started a Thomas Cooper's Pilsener last weekend, hopefully will be bottling by saturday this week, so far it's bubbling away happily. A friend and I each have a kit, and we are sharing things we...