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First bulk buy, go easy on me! 1. Wolfy - 1x Best Pils, 1x JW Ale, 1x Best Pale Wheat, 1 x Midnight Wheat (split with Fourstar, Vitalstatistix, MeLoveBeer), 1x Carafa Spec II (split with MeLoveBeer, sanpedro, shimple, felten) 2. LastDrinks - 1xJW Ale 3. Beerdrinkingbob 1/2 bag of wheat 4...

Although I haven't been to Thailand, I go to the Philippines fairly often and find San Miguel to be not too bad as far as Asian beers go (Pale Pilsen, not San Mig Light. SML is just a low carb full strength lager), especially if you can find the Cerveza Negra, or the "Dark" one (they're the...

bcconery - Thanks, I may just do. True that. I have read this thread a couple of times recently, after I first tried the beers, but talk about a revival...

Thanks for the recipe, Simon. From a few websites it seems it's pretty close to the mark. Any idea what type of yeast to use?

Definitely. My local independant grocer stocks them (in Hawthorn, too), and I really enjoy the amber ale. The pale is good, too, but I think the amber ale is a little different compared to your bigger ambers. If anyone knows what type of hops they throw in it, or the pale, I'd be very keen to...

I find this largely depends on the customs agent. I've brought back a slab of beer before, and not paid any duty, but I've also been slugged before for bringing back a six pack, so it really depends. Australian customs law makes no distinction between the type of alcohol you bring back. You are...

I just made this about a week ago, and after most of the fermentation, all I can say is "smoke". Not sure if this is going to largely mellow out during the conditioning (I'm hoping it will), but after Fourstar's review, it didn't seem like the OP's recipe delivered much of the same smokiness I'm...

Mad props to you for going to AG first off. After tasting the difference between K&K/Extract and AG beers, I kind of wish I had gone AG first. I agree with the previous suggestions, however I use Brewmate which I have found to be very handy. Please do a write up after your first batch, and let...

Good job on the move to AG, Rob. I did the same thing last week with Dr Smurto's recipe. You'll love it. I made a 9L batch, and it finished fermenting in about 4 days. Tasted it out of the fermenter, and it's very close to JSGA. You'll never look back, now. I can't wait to kick off another brew...

Me too. Just put down a Dr Smurto's Golden Ale AG. Following your guide (and some of Ralph's from BIABrewer.info), I can't believe how easy it was, and how cheap it is. I've said it before, but massive, massive shout out to the cats paving the way with BIAB. There is no way I would have got into...

AF - Thanks for that. I've skimmed through it before, but I'll go through it again. Manticle - Noted. Now to try and find some mason jars, or other such articles.

Thanks, Manticle. I was more curious as to whether it's necessary. Seeing as though you posted the links straight up, I will assume it is.

I've tried searching the forums for something about this, however most of the topics seemed to degenerate into a "I put cold break in/I don't put cold break in". I made a Partial Duvel copy using Wyeast 1388, and being my first partial, I didn't whirlpool and wait for the cold break to settle...

It's your prerogative. But a lot of the other stuff (Thomas Coopers selection, Malt Extracts, PET bottles) are cheaper than I've found in Big W or Woolworths. Plus, it's free shipping, meaning that the petrol you use to drive to Woolworths/Big W/HBS is not being spent. Thanks for sharing...

Agreed, Raja. I just did my first partial last night, and while I didn't get the efficiency I had hoped, the entire process was so much easier thanks to Nick's method. I would really like to see it make it to the articles section, as I think that if there's anything that will get people to make...

Just want to give a massive thanks for your hard work, Nick. The concept of AG always scared the hell out of me, and your guides have made it seem so much simpler. I'm a little annoyed, though, cos I just bought about 10kg worth of dried extract today, but I figure I can use them in partials and...

Too easy. I got the Coopers LME, and the Morgan's Stockman's Draught, and 40g each of the Galaxy, EKG and Cascade. I'm heading off to the Philippines for a few weeks soon ($3 for a 6-pack, anyone?) and then will put the LCPA down when I get back. I'll make sure I double the hops. Sure it won't...

Ah, excellent! Thanks for answering. I'll be interested how long you think they need to mature for, ideally. Just finished a CPA clone last night, so in a few weeks I'll give this one a shot.

Hey Ploto, this is a really dumb question, but I just bought the above ingredients and plan to make this after my CPA clone. Anyway, do you mean that you boil the two tins in water, add the DWME, then add the EKG + Galaxy, boil for another 15 mins, flameout then add to fermenter. Top to 23L, add...

As an update - water is just about 1.000, maybe half a point off. Followed the advice above, and beer now registers at about 1.012. Much better! Thanks to all for the help, first beer will be toasted in your honour.