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I am on my 3rd brew, so i cant offer anythng. but i am curious about an OG of 1020. Is this gonna be too watery/very low alc? I understood that 1040 was the min for the OG?

A week ago i did a cooper IPA LME with the Brewcraft kit converter 76. I wont be doing another and i have since done all extract that is much better. This coopers ipa is in the fermenter (8 days) and sitting on 1013 for past 2 days. Its pretty bland i guess the word is. I have some amarillo and...

Cant offer any advice, my first plain mead is around 12 days in the fermenter. Bubbling away furiously and smelling incredibly sweat at the airlock. Colour has changed from quite dark to very light. Whatever you do end up doing could you post back here and let me know what worked and didnt...

Thanks for the of the tips, am taking it all in. GingerBrew: I got myself confused. I have been reading so much about so many different recipes and techniques etc. I thought they had said is Australian. They have a craft brewing event there on weekend i will walk down and have a few and see if...

I am just about to turn 40 too :icon_cheers:

Thanks for the tips. I have done the yeast process and have 2 jars with the LDME and the yeast split between them (didnt have 1 good sized container). this process has generated a lot of questions for me :) Can i do this same process with the yeast cake at the bottom of a brew in the...

He said Did he mean use 100g to make 1 litre of LDME?

****. Today was meant to be an AFD. OK so i have drank the coopers and preserved the bits in the bottom. I have light matl extract here. I am not sure i uderstand the difference between Light Malt Extract and LDME? I am listeing to the other comments on beer style. I am not well versed enough...

Ok i am new, go easy on me. My 3rd brew. 1st was the kit lager (clear and bubbly=success). 2nd is coopers IPA/Kit Converter. 3rd is going to some variation of the below and the 4th will be dark/brown ale. I am hoping the below will end up being an Aussie Pale Ale, i used the spreadsheet and...

Why go for the 2 cans instead of the can and the bag?

I know, you get what you pay for...but is there a cost effective way to use close to out of date kits to make good beer? Maybe by using some crystal/specialty grains/malt to reinforce the flavours? Anything else to consider? I wanted to make a wheat and the LHBS has these. at $32. I am keen...

Ahhh i threw out the packaging already and i forgot to add the ingredients to my spreadsheet. The hops came with the brewcraft #76 kit converter (and the ingredients aren't listed anywhere). Noob mistake, i wont repeat this one :) Could you suggest one i could dry hop with? To confirm, when dry...

I am half keen to follow Warra48 advice here. Has anyone actually tried it, did it produce a killer pale ale? I have just dont the recipe from the first post (3 days in the fermenter). Only difference is i used some 14g og hops (i steeped and added to the wort just after it had boiled and i had...

That scale is $7.58 delivered. I bought one, thanks for the tip.

I just made the same brew on Friday night, i think. My second brew. Are you in Melb, maybe we could swap a few bottles and compare notes to see what the differences are? justathought :)

Is there a way of knowing how wel carbing has worked without opening?

What type of container do you use to rack for bulk priming? Another fermenter with a tap, or an open bucket and use a siphon to bottle?

Do they add or change the flavour at all? I just realised i added one to each of the 330ml surely this isnt an issue?

So...any of you guys got something to contribute? http://www.thebeerfactor.com.au

Couple more questions. 1. Beer on tap+no willpower= enormous beerguts. How trues is this for most of you with kegs? I struggle to control it with store bought beer :) 2. If you bottle, why not buy the wife a new diskwasher with the sanitise feature...makes her and you happy :)