Recent content by taylotim

Hi All, I have a couple of new brews to bottle in the next week or so and have run out of bottles. Does anyone close to Surrey Hills in Melbourne have a stash of spare bottle they want to get rid of. Please let me know. Cheers....

Well after a few weeks wait my HOPS are ready. They feel dryer (like paper) and the leaves start to fall off if you brush backwards and there is plenty of yellow pollen inside. Actually I had a cup of hot hop tea yesterday and it was pretty bad- much better in beer. I am going to pick on the...

Thanks guys - yep can't hurt to leave them a bit longer. Here's another favorite pic of my little babies!

Hi Guys, Well (much to my wife's dismay) I have been growing a good batch of Cascade HOPS in my backyard over the summer. The cones have really started to grow quickly over the last few weeks and look like they could be ready for the picking! I have taken a couple of photo's and would be...

I am pretty sure it is dextrose

OK here's what I think I know: - 2 cans coopers stout - 1kg Dark Dry Extract - 500g Light Dry Extract - 1 kg Corn Syrup - 1 pack S-04 - 19 liters Boiled all together Colled quickly to 23 degrees Fermented very well at about 20 degrees (in my garage) Been going for 8 days Appreciate any...

I am brewing a RIS and used one pack of Salfel yeast. The gravity has gone from 1.095 to 1.040 after a week - should I add another packet of yeast to the secondary??

Thank you - very useful information

Lots of people seem to be keen on brewing some stout for Winter. I am planning on an imperial stout. Does anyone have a good recipe using extract and specialty grains.