Recent content by witty

Hey bud. I made a heat box. Big enough to fit fermenter in it, with a low voltage ceramic lizard heat lamp fixed in the bottom, made of wood and lined with broccoli boxes... A flat baking tin or bit of al foil helps defuse heat. Get a cheap aquarium temp controller, and ya done. Mine keeps...

Thanks for the thoughts guys.Tastes good. Certainly will be driving the hangover train if I sat on it for a night. Will try the lactose next then and compare. As for the 151kg dex.. Typo... 1.5kg... I can't really remember off the top of my head. Turned out dry.. As expected. Good bit of head...

Hi guys.I have a rocket fuel cider recipe for u all.The misses and her friends wanted me to brew some cider for Xmas and New Years. The original recipe was simple and easy. Juice..yeast.. Brew enhancer. Turned out dry, like a strongbow dry. The loved it. So the new improved version is as...

Mmm thanks guys for the info. I still didn't get any change. Certainly givin be a bit to think about. I keg it last night and it still tasted good from fermenter and still made me cough when inhaled the fumes. Will certainly do another one and use your suggestions. T Thanks again guys.

SAFALE 05 for memory. Pitched at 24approx deg

Hi peeps, Quick question. I have a brewcraft Beezzz knees k&k, with an added 400gms honey and 500gms brew enhancer... It went in at 1.066 fermented for 4days at approx 23deg c then stopped... Fg is 1.020. My calcs it will still be about 6%abv. Too dense and yeast flogged out? Sanitation is...

I quiet like my wheat brews.. Go down a treat. Most start around 1.055ish and settle to 1.010ish. Keg, chill overnight at 1deg then force carb @300psi and shake the pissa out of it. (normally to twice in 2days. ). Last one I shook up a bit. I added 3 minced up bananas and pushed temp to 26deg...

i have this one in the fermenter as we speak. i will let you know how it went. but i had to change it a bit. US-05 yeast 30gm cascade hops in lieu of centenal 75 of amerallo. (all boils stayed at suggested boil times -30gm @ 30min, 35gm at 20 min, 35gm at 10min. 2kgs of DLME, 1.7 coopers tin...

hey bud, how the hell do i do this? confused the hell outta me! Looks great though.. but i need to put all the kits in - as i dont have any preference atm. are you able to help?

..Unfinished fermentation = extra build up of Co2??? Just a thought....

hey fella, i myself am a 'new' brewer - so by far NOT an expert. i have found out that the more you read the better - and dont be afraid to make mistakes and some shit brews. i have done the bog stock can stuff, with the 'coopers brew enhancer' and the dextrose and all of the rest of the...

wow.. some food for thought! thanks people. it will be interesting to see as to what the next brew tastes like. as i have a "Brewcraft - James squire amber ale k&K" on the go at the moment that should be shortly finished. With this one i did add an extra 250gm of Coopers DLME, and only. so...

Thanks Big Nath. recipe was as follows: yeast pitch temp deg boil time (min) amount (ltrs) process/additives Starting Gravity (SG) date bottled priming sugar (type/amount) finishing Gravity...

Hi people. I have started to brew again and i have a question. I have completed a 'Brewmaster' Draught beer and followed directions that were on can. (started off very basic) once finished fermenting (completed at approx 1010) bottled and has sat for about 4 weeks. The issue now is that it...