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G'day men, I had a beer the other day (Old Leg Over) and it had that raisen, christmas cake sort of taste. Can anybody tell me what grain delivers that taste? Cheers in advance. Cadbury

Yes it was US05. Maybe I should try another yeast? Thanks

G'day Men, I've got a brew that has an OG of 1048. This is what the recipe said it should come out at. After 1 week, it now reads 1020 and hasn't moved for the last 2 days. The recipe states it should have a FG of 1013. I have my brew (60 L) in a temperature controlled fridge and use good...

G'day Men, I know this has probably been done to death, but I'm interested in buying a refractometer. What sort should I get.(the price varies greatly on ebay) Sometimes my beer's OG is too low, will this help me rectify this problem? If it does, how? Any thoughts would be much appreciated...

G'day Men, Just a quick one. Can I half fill a keg, then gas it? If this was able to be done, I presume I would gas it for only half the time? Thanks, Cadbury.

ok, that sounds like a good idea. I'll give it a go.

G'day men, I tasted my kegged brew today and found it a little flat. To add more gas, how long do I gas it for? Normally I have the bottle set on 300 then shake the keg for 50 seconds. I'm worried if I do the same again it will be too gassy. Cheers, Cadbury

Ok, thanks. I'll make a few adjustments Cadbury

G'day Men, I'm trying to make an ale that has that toffee come fruitcake flavour. Something like an Adnams Broadside. I've included the grain I was thinking about for a 21 litre batch. Can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance. 3.75 kg Maris Otter .50 kg Caraaroma .25 kg Carared Cadbury

Thanks guys. That info is exactly what I am after. Cadbury

G'day men, I've been reading a few posts about using gelatine to clear your beer. I've added it directly to the keg prior to filling with success. In fact I've found it clearer doing this than filtering. I was wondering if anyone adds gelatine to the fermenter prior to dropping the temp? Can...

One reason your beer has no head is the oil around the rim of the glass that comes from your lips. You should always wash your glasses in detergent as this is the only thing that will properly remove the oil. After washing you then rinse with clean water. Cadbury

They are the words I was hoping to hear. Thanks

G'day men, Being a fool that I am, I accidently plugged the freezer straight back into the socket without putting it through the fridge-mate first. So now I have 4 frozen kegs. Can I defrost this beer and drink it? Thanks Cadbury

Thanks fellas, that gives me a lot to think about. Cadbury

Great, thanks for the tips.

G'day Men, Munich Dunkel 6kg Munich malt .4kg Caramunich Malt .17kg Chocolate Wheat Malt .1kg Melanoiden Malt 20gm Hallertaur Mittelfrueh 6.5% 60 min. 30gm " " " 30 min. 30gm " " ' 15 Min. 30gm " " 10 min. 30gm " " 5 min. My question is if this brew looks ok. On beersmith it showed the...

thanks for that. I thought there may have been some scientific reason that you had to do ex amount of sparges. Thanks for the info, I'll get started. Cadbury

G'day Men, I've got a problem with this stout I'm making. Here is the grain bill: 4 kg Marris Otta 1.7 kg Carapils 1.7 kg Crystal 1.62 kg Wheat Malt .45 kg Roasted Barley .225 kg Black Malt OG 1.115 FG 1.037 My preboil volume is 39 L. If I multiply the grain by 2.5 to get my water to mash with...

G'day Men, If I drop the temp. to zero to drop the yeast in my fermenter, what happens if I want to bottle that brew? The sugar that is bulk primed will not carbonate if those bottles are put in the fridge. Do I let the bottles sit at room temp. for a couple of weeks so they can carbonate then...