Recent content by wildschwein

Grab a tin of Coopers Lager, a jar of Rice Malt from the Health food isle at the supermarket and a box/bag of Coopers BE2. A lager yeast would also be nice. Make it up to about 22L-23L

I made something similar with a can of Coopers Cerveza + a can of Thomas Coopers wheat malt extract and the kit yeast. Worked out pretty well. I've tended to have a slice of lemon or lime in this beer because it's kind of on the bland side after being in the bottle for a while. I presume your...

Yeah man; sounds like sticking with the honey is the way to go. Malt is probably the best value for your dollar though.

Apparently it's supposed to taste pretty bad and the pure stuff is expensive. Check this out:

I've been using a batch of Carlton (VB) and Swan Brewery (Emu Export) thread top long necks for about a decade and have always used an old fashioned hammer-type capper (hit with the flat side of a heavy meat mallet) to put the caps on. I did use the lighter gauge caps from the home brew shop for...

I've used the Saunders malt before without any problems. No clarity issues and no noticeable effect on taste imo. It's about $10 for 1kg though so not a huge saving dollars wise. Any "off flavours" probably emanate from the yeast. I seem to recall that the Coopers Pale Ale has a lager/ale blend...

I just received a whole new shipment of fresh Grolsch seals so I threw together a very quick wheat beer for Summer refreshment. 1 tin of Coopers Cerveza + 1 tin of Thomas Coopers Liquid Wheat Malt extract + 1.6L of hot water (for mixing/cleaning out tins) topped up to 23L with cold water...

Yes I'm big on the cooking - breads, desserts, jams etc. Love to dabble more in electronics too- want to make a valve guitar amp one day.

Cheers for that Andy. The recipe is more an idea than anything. Just mix some jam with some ketchup and Worcestershire, some vinegar and some herbs and spices of your choice and you've invented your own BBQ sauce. It's interesting though, as I was under the impression that people who brewed...

I never use calcuations myself. Usually, I just bulk prime with 3/4 cup (180g) of dextrose or sucrose boiled in an equal volume of water for a 23L batch of beer. This gives a high, but safe level, of carbonation and seems to work well every time I have done it - provided that primary...

I'm not so impressed with the internet mail order system. The other day I assembled an order online for 3 x 1kg bags of spec grains. The subtotal was around $12.50. Postage for this was $16.50 - more than the cost of the grains. It's a hoax and I'm not at all impressed with the charge of...

Yeah it's good to use if you can't get to the HBS, as it's available in Coles near the honeys. Sometimes this is the case for me as I live pretty far from my HBS and only get there on occasion.

I used Saunders malt extract in my last brew. Did a Honey and Roasted Barley Ale with a Coopers Real Ale kit, 1kg Saunders ME, 40g Treacle, 100g Roasted Barley, 20g Choc malt, 350g honey, 15g Saaz aroma all topped up to 23L. No problems at all. It's 100% barley malt extract. Doesn't seem to be...

Its a softdrink but the questions we might ask is Ginger Beer beer is Kola Beer beer or is Root Beer beer? Spice-wise the flavours actually turned out pretty subtle - the predominant flavour is star anise. See: some info about molasses in beer Thanks for the response.

Heh...maybe the yeast was happy. Do you think it's possible that the yeast generated a lot of its own heat, what was the ambient temperature like? I don't know anything about this strain so I'd be interested to find out about its properties; as summer and ale brewing is round the corner and I'm...