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Interesting beer experiment that gives me more hope for good flavour with reduced carbs: http://brulosophy.com/2018/09/17/the-beano-effect-exbeeriment-results/

Thanks floppy. I'll be sure to check that out. That's the sort of information I am after as sad as it sounds to be trying to break down the carbs that give character.

Yeah, looked at exercise. By all accounts good for your health but not very effective compared to diet for diabetes, etc. Case in point, Professor Timothy Noakes who managed to give himself type 2 diabetes whilst running marathons regularly. If I am lucky, I give my pancreas a bit of a break...

Yeah, can live with the kilojoules no problem & well aware that kilojoules per gram in alcohol are higher than carbs, (27 for alcohol, 16 for carbs from memory). Have had the same sorts of conversations in a previous iteration with guys telling them not to worry about carbs in terms of...

Hopefully reviving this thread a bit, I'm in a similar situation - nowhere near as much weight loss as Aus_Rider, only 19 kgs but before starting on a ketogenic diet I got some blood tests & found that I had type 2 diabetes & a bit fatty liver. One month into keto the blood markers for fatty...

I am just doing 10L batches, BIAB on the stovetop, so no heavy lifting & I get to brew more often so get to try more things. Works for me.

Me too

Thanks for replyingThumbsucker, appreciate it. Those crickets were getting raucous! ;) Thanks for all the tips. I've been interested in sours/wild yeast beers since I first tasted them about a year & a half ago but it did seem a bit scary to try & jump straight into with limited brewing...

Lambic gurus also... ;-)

Bit the bullet & boiled prior to adding my german ale yeast. The flavour was significantly less satisfying after the boil. Hope it was largely because of the loss of alcohol. Will see in a while I guess. Any lambiv gurus out there that can give me any advice for the remainder of the culture I...

Hi All, Have been thinking about making my first berliner weisse for quite a while but not everything has gone to plan. My original idea was to culture some lactobacillus after making a small mash from grain (pilsner) malt. I boiled the mash I made for a full 60 minutes, chilled it, then took...

Pat at Absolute Homebrew in Penrith will help you out & mill your grains for you while you wait if you want fresh grain including some small amounts if you want some specialty grains for a recipe.

I'm a novice brewer but below is an example of a low alcohol commercial beer that my Dad, (former professional brewer) found the most interesting beer at a craft beer night we went to at The Oak Barrel in Sydney. We were both a bit dubious before we tried it. Hard to replicate the aging in...

Pretty wild stuff - don't know if I am ready to start cutting holes in the fridge I just inherited. I might make myself unpopular & be a bit upset with myself if I kill the fridge.

I only started my all grain brewing mid way through this year & gradually getting my equipment so have not being doing yeast starters yet but have been thinking about it for a few months. I'll get there eventually. Good idea for the wort. If the temperatures sometimes rise above freezing at...