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A friend of mine did the same sort of thing & had some polystyrene foam cut to fit on the inner walls of the bin & then sprayed the inside with fibre glass resin. Came up a treat & the ice stays cold & doesn't melt for a few days. He also did the same under the lid & put a rubber fridge type...

Just wondering if anyone has a simple but good K&K recipe for a Tooheys Old. And also what type of hops would suit that style. I normally use the teabag style hop bags. Ive been kegging for a while now but have never done an Old & have always wanted to try one All help appreciated !!!

I had the same drama with my first couple of brews & have since learnt & been told by many to boil it on the stove top in a saucepan. Most brew instructions will tell you that you need about 2 litres of boiling water to make your brew anyway. So why not add the sugars at the same time!! So what...

Ive always used bought water, spring water etc to do all of my brews as Ive been to scared not to. I use homebrand unscented Nappisan to do all of my cleaning, then a really good rinse & Starsan to sanitize. I usually buy 2 10 litre water drums from coles or woolworths, but have found the cost...

no wasnt planning on leaving the bottle on all the time, probably just on & off at serving pressure or as required after keg has carbonated.

I've finally got a keg setup & have just put down yet another Coopers Pale Ale 600g dextrose 500g Coopers light dry malt Cascade hops teabag steeped for 30mins & thrown in uso5 yeast All is bubbling away nicely under the watchful eye of my fridgemate at 18 degrees. I always ferment for 2 weeks...

I dont use labels on any of my bottles.. Ive found the quickest & easiest way to remove them is to give a good rinse in hot water( or boiling if u wish), straight after drinking. 9 out of 10 times they'll come straight off.. If not I use one of those dishwashing scourer type brushes that u...

I have in the fermenter,a Coopers Bitter made with 600g Dex & 500g Coopers light dry Malt.. Both boiled in 1.25l water for 10 mins. Added water to 21 litres & pitched a rehydrated Safale US05. Has been 2 weeks today ( I leave all my brews for 2 weeks) The first reading( before pitching yeast )...

I have a digital probe thermometer & never pitch till 23 -25 deg. into 120ml of boiled water in a jar that has been boiled for atleast 10 min. Sprinkle yeast into jar & allow to stand for 15 mins undisturbed, then GENTLEY swirl & allow to stand for a further 5 mins b4 adding to wort( which is...

OG Reading 1045

:o :o I put down yesterday,a Coopers Bitter kit with 600g dex, 500g of Coopers Light dry malt,Cascade hops teabag steeped for 10-15mins, & US05 rehydrated (also threw the kit yeast in after adding 2 some boiling water as a food for premium yeast... I boiled the dex & malt in about 1.25l...

I Have done a coule of brews now & I was wondering when doing a K&K, since you have to boil water to add to the fermenter anway, can I throw in the dex, dried malt powder etc to the water that goes into fermenter & boil for a few minutes to dissolve etc. Ive just noticed when adding to the tin...

I recently put down my 2nd brew, a Coopers Pale Ale, using Kit, 1kg BE2 & Safale USo5( or US56) rehydrated, (Please see my post on Carbonation drops).. Fermenting nicely at 18 deg..Ill leave in primary for 2 weeks or so(or untill I get a stable reading) & was planning 2 prime using carb drops...

Yeah thanx, I dont plan on cracking 1 till round xmas anyway so itll be sitting atleast till then Cheers

I am on my 2nd brew. I have just painted my fridge & wired up a fridgemate & all is going well. I currently have in the fermenter a Coopers Pale Ale, K & K using the tin, 1kg of Brew Enhancer 2, & Safale US 05 yeast rehhydrated. I also threw in the kit yeast into the boiling water when making...