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couldn't help myself ... tested a stubbie after only one week in the bottle. Burp. Bloody amazing~! :) Will be fantastic at 3 months if there is any left LOL. Just bought Coopers European Lager to brew. Guy in the shop tells me it must stay in the bottle for 6 months then it's amazing.

We've had the wettest winter for many years in southern Tassie (so the locals tell me). Ground is still saturated and lots of runoff. Will choose my growing area well. Good advice about spider mite. Thanks. I don't use chemical sprays :) Sally

Thanks. I'll try that.

Hydrometer 1015 a couple of days ago on day 6 of fermentation. (Used 22 to 24 temp) Sitting at 14 to 16 since with rare bubble expelled. Tassie :) Tasted it and instantly transported back to childhood when I lived above my dad's Courage pub in UK :) I'm in it for the booze, the joy of making...

hoooley doooley. sounds worse than when kids come home from school with a note about head lice~! :( newbie question ... what's a cube? is Soda Ash (pH of about 11) any good as a steriliser?

Yes with hindsight the dip into the pantry for extras was reckless. Guarantee I'll drink it though LOL. Thanks for the suggestions so far. So much to learn.

Hello from Tassie :) Just bought the basics in equipment (with an integrated aquarium heater) and have a Coopers Sparkling Ale kit on the go ready to bottle in a couple of days (on day 9). Used the supplied yeast, added 300g regular white sugar, 1000g malt from the brew shop plus 500g of yeast...