Recent content by Ploppy

Ah, cheers stephen, I'll have to read up on that. And thanks mika_lika, I'll try a search for that and see what comes up :)

Sorry to ask a stupid question, but what does "CC" stand for?

Okay, well I've made four brews in the past month, and have been storing the bottles inside the house in big containers. It still gets pretty hot inside, but with the aircon on it doesn't get much above 32 degrees (it isn't particularly good aircon), and the beers that I've tasted so far have...

I totally agree with both of those statements! My favourite Perth pubs are Bobby Dazzler's, Moon & Sixpence (both owned by the same company and only about 20m down the road from each other, but with very different atmospheres), Little Creatures Brewery and Captain Stirling's. If you like the...

Hi guys, I was just wondering if there is a difference between storing your bottles at room temperature or keeping them refrigerated (in terms of the beer improving with age). Does refrigeration slow down this process, or does it not make a difference? Also, if storing at room temperature...

It certainly was - thanks again to everyone for their input. I went ahead and did the brew using the 1.5kg can of LME, and it's bubbling away merrily now. The OG was 1.040, which I suppose is slightly lower than expected for an IPA, but as long as it's still a pleasant enough beer in the end...

Hey, thanks berto. I'm going to take Brauluver's advice and use the whole can of LME, so I'll let you know what the OG actually turned out as. By the way, what's "promash"? Some sort of brewing recipe software?

Wow, thanks for all the great responses everyone! Thanks, I'll give it a read shortly. Sorry, I had meant to write "Coopers dry malt extract". I must have been daydreaming at the time. Anyway, I've edited it in now :) Thanks for the advice, I'll definitely look into the cooler idea - it...

Hi, I'm relatively new to brewing and have a quick question about the amount of liquid malt to use. I bought some Coopers India Pale Ale extract at my local homebrew shop, and since it was part of a special deal, I got a free 1.5 kg can of liquid malt extract with it. The instructions say to...