Recent content by ubergrafik

Thanks for the replies. Sounds like it's a way to win friends and influence people tho...

Moved post to: http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum//ind...showtopic=47357

Notice that i moved it. Wasn't sure how to remove the original. Would probably want to go the non-meat version myself... So, if you use DAP, and make a lot of scrumpy, the federal police will wonder why you are buying so much fertiliser to not make bombs...

I have been using either carbonation drops or caster sugar to prime bottles thus far. Would adding brown sugar be bad for any reason? Just thought it might add an interesting flavour for a dark ale. Anyone tried it?

Does anyone know why some scrupy recipes call for adding meat? What is it meant to do? http://www.devon-calling.com/food%20and%20drink/cider.htm Does it make a difference what kind of meat - pork belly or rump steak? Scrumpy rumpy I guess...

I have been using either carbonation drops or caster sugar to prime bottles thus far. Would adding brown sugar be bad for any reason? Just thought it might add an interesting flavour for a dark ale. Anyone tried it? sorry, wrong area. Moved to...

Does anyone know why some scrupy recipes call for adding meat? What is it meant to do? http://www.devon-calling.com/food%20and%20drink/cider.htm Does it make a difference what kind of meat - pork belly or rump steak? Scrumpy rumpy I guess... sorry, wrong area. moved to...

Yeah, cheers for that - missed mentioning tipping the can into the pot then getting boiling water to dissolve the remainder, then adding more water and boiling all that... :)

I used the saaz hop pellets, not sure why, but i had it so used it - muntons premium gold yeast - 1.5kg can of blackrock amber malt extract. I threw the hops into the wort and left them there... I actually went back and got some more supplies - same hops and yeast, but a can of dark malt...

OK, so I did the brew and bottled it yesterday. After tasting it every day while doing the hyrdometer reading, it is actually quite close to what I was aiming for - nice malty character, but not too sweet and the hops give it a nice fruity flavour, not too bitter or 'hoppy'. So, in the bottles...

Good to get some lively discussions going :) I just wanted to try to get something malty and didn't want to waste good ingredients. Never really thought that they are all hopped to a greater or lesser degree but that they are all hopped. Well, I will throw some hops into the mix and see how I...

I have a can of Black Rock AMBER - which is all malt. I am wondering if using that (1.5kg), along with either an ale or lager yeast and 12 liters of water is a bad idea or not. I am wanting to get something really malty. Thanks.