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Griffo, in answer to the questions in your last post : 1. re W34/70 Yeast :- here is a quote from the Fermentis (Saflager) web site :- "Pitching instructions: Re-hydrate the dry yeast into yeast cream in a stirred vessel prior to pitching. Sprinkle the dry yeast in 10 times its own...

I'm not sure about what you might buy from the chemist, but the the H-Peroxide from the supermarket is only a 3% solution, same as the Sanitiser, but without the silver ions. I suspect that that most chemists would only have the same stuff. I have used it in an emergency (supermarket open on...

Thanks Wildschwein, I'll get down to my local supermarket soon and pick up a couple of cans - I'm pretty sure I've seen them on the shelf there, and it's a lot closer to home than my nearest HBS. As I said in the previous post I don't mind some hop flavour, as long as it's not too bitter...

Wildschwein, I'm interested in your use of this kit to make a 11.5 litre batch. I've noticed several references to "toucan brews" on this site, and they made me wonder about doing a "one can mini-brew" I like variety, and would rather do two different small batches than one bigger one. I...

Quote:- "My last one holds a great head and it only had 150g of grain in it but i cannot for the life of me remember what it was " Barls, I'm guessing that this means that you did a mini-mash with 150g of malted grain and added a basic brew enhancer or just dextrose to make up the second...

I've been following this threat (and another one) on Coopers Bavarian, as this is what I was planning to do my next brew with. Lots of good info, but didn't cover one thing I'm considering, which is including some wheat malt . I want to just add 500 gm of wheat malt, 500 gm of dextrose, & some...

And for the same reasons that liquid malt contributes less to the O.G. , it gives less alcohol than the same weight of DME. In a 22 litre batch, each kilo of DME will contibute aprox 1.9% alcohol, but LME will contribute about 1.6% alcohol per kilo. These figures assume a 90% conversion of...

Thanks all, for the advice. In the past I used to draw samples from the tap and spray it with a peroxide sanitizer, but I had a few problems with gradual deterioration of the beer in the bottle. It would improve for a few weeks, then get dryer & dryer til it was too astringent, and I threw out...

G'day All. Looking for advice re the best way to take a sample from the fermenter towards the end of fermentaton. ( Tried a search, but found nothing on this ) When the airlock has stopped or almost stopped bubbling, and you want to check the SG, is it better to remove the screw top and dip...

Trent / Angel Tears / James S, It was mainly the bitterness that I was wary of when I put the question on here re a full can in a half size brew. I was thinking of trying a pale, lightly hopped style because of this, but after reading some of the replies, I'm thinking that it could also work...

I would like to to make a quick & easy brew like these, but in a smaller quantity than the usual 22/23 litres. So in keeping with the theme of this thread, can anyone suggest a recipe using a pre-hopped can, with or without extra sugars, ditto hops, which would make up to say 12-15 litres...

Voosher, can't remember all of them, but some were Coopers - probably with the kit yeast. Some were Morgans, probably with the Safale or lager yeast. There were probably a couple of other brands too, but it was a few years ago, and I've used up a lot of brain cells since then. Thommo, I...

'Weizguy' More questions before U get answers. Have you used different yeasts for these beers, or all standard packet yeast? Is there a stage where your fermented wort is exposed to the air e.g. foaming into the bottling bucket or excess splashing? Is there potential for introduction of...

G'Day all, from one of your newer members. I started brewing can kits a few years ago, but I eventually gave it up, partly because of time pressures, but mainly because my brews often got worse rather than better after they were bottled. I had the odd disaster, but almost all of my brews...