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Happy to provide my recipe & notes. Lets hope I can do this file upload success fully.

If you get the recipe right GB can turn out well. Not everyone wants to swig beer, wives & young kids enjoy GB, but of course you need to not overdo the ABV if kids will be drinking. I can offer my recipe which works, but is made to suit my tastes, so it's a quite strong Ginger flavour, that...

I note the recommendation for high yeast volumes with lagers. I did not know this, but then I have never attempted a genuine lager. However is that recommendation not appropriate for all beer brewing. I realise that if each brew is started with either US-05 or a Coopers sachet that may be...

From time to time my brews also exhibit an unwanted sweetness, well after fermentation has finished & about a further week standing (before kegging). And yes unfortunately these beers are not of even basic commercial standard. Addition problems are a failure to properly clear; never used to have...

Twang means different things to different people. I use Coopers extract kits as my brew base, & either US-05 or the Coopers kit yeast, at pitch temp of 20 reducing to 19. I usually have a home brew hint, not sure if it's a twang, but I prefer to bought beer. Maybe if you could indicate, whether...

Any reliable & reasonably priced Ph meter recommendations?

I have two fridges in use for brewing already.& I'm forced to use an insulated jacket cooled with ice bottles to control fermentation. Need a bigger house/garage obviously!

IMHO, No so long as you feel comfortable with an ABV in the range 4.0 to 4.5. I have had good success with Coopers Real Ale but I seem to use a different approach every time I brew it.

Unless you have dedicated yourself to reading hydrometers accurately I'd suggest just stop using them. You can pretty easily assess the ABV of a brew when you know the total fermentables, sure it's not accurate but who cares, your aim is to produce a good quality ale/stout/whatever. Also...

That's a large unit. May I ask what compressor unit is used & can the unit maintain say 2C in an ambient of 32C? I suppose it uses a fair bit of power, have you measured the power use? I am Qld based - investigating shipping cost .

Almost always these small circuit boards will be labeled on one side or the other in such a way that it's generally obvious. You have a mains voltage supply in what appears to be an Aus format: just be vary careful to wire this correctly, there is no plus or minus with mains supply because its...

I agree you do need a fermenting fridge that will allow you to maintain your desired ferment temp. This is necessary for lagers, pilsners etc. Not really needed for other styles. You will also need a controller since the usual fridge thermostat is not up to snuff. Buy an "Inkbird" for a quick &...

OK I though I had this stuff off pat. I have made cider from Mangrove jack's kit backs sweetened with pear juice from Aldi. So no need to boil anything in that case. Plenty of posts here also suggesting fermenting from bought juice & from farm or supermarket. But here some are suggesting you...

OK, I am prepared to give this a go. BUT where oh where can I find the recipe?

Hey just saying but always have the basic ingredients handy. Yeast nutrient is a basic once you step away from brewing beer.

I am now drinking my first alc lemonade & it's pretty sound as far as taste & sweetness goes. I posted my recipe modified from two which I found here; as bloody usual I can'even now find my own post!! My experience/ recommendations: 1) don't use lactose, it's quite unnecessary instead back...

I finally got around to brewing a 22 litre batch. To be direct I don't think much of the recipe & my brew was based on several changes. This I see is an old thread but it came up with a Google search so maybe others might benefit from my comments: 1) It's plain daft to call up a given number of...

I have had what I consider potential problems tho' as yet nothing causing infection. Generally maybe 2 hot washes (as soon as poss after emptying keg) with water at the boil, good shake about then simply pour out the contents. I then leave upturned to drain which takes 2 days usually. But...

Interested in the grain mill if it is still available. Perhaps also the fridge but need size & age details. Thanks

I also think your recipe is fine although I do not agree that DME is "better" than LME. That's something you can discover for yourself. But 5 litres of boiled water? That's quite likely going to raise your wort temp (assuming a 23 litre brew) to a level beyond what you should pitch yeast at...