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Fermentis recommends 27dC. B) The only time any of my brews tasted like solvent was when I brewed the entire time at high 20's :o Learnt that lesson REALLY early :D

I'm using SafLager 34/70 right now. Making a yeast starter is a must, as the strain is very temperamental albeit a yeast that has a better flavour profile. Pitched the yeast at about 25dC and placed in the fermenting fridge set at 12dC and it's been going gang busters constantly since the weekend.

What's the general consensus on running the wort from the kettle, thru a small section of copper piping, then into coiled clear plastic tubing sitting in an ice bath (filled with ice and water topped to level of ice)? Yes, the plastic doesn't conduct heat as well as copper, but running the wort...

My Galaxy hop schedule in my Pale Ale has been: 10g @ 40min 10g @ 20min 20g @ 5min Awesome aroma, 42 IBU's

I'll have to keep an eye out for the A&P. Went up to Coles about 2 hours after I posted this, and the entire Apple range was cleaned out. :o All there was left was Orange Juice :angry: As for the Yeast conversation, I've made a yeast starter with apple juice, nutrient and Vintner's Harvest...

It's commonly called a 'Yeast Starter'. I make mine 10:1 (Water:Dry Malt Extract) at about 25degC. Gives you a nice head start to yeast count if you desire so. Just ensure you make the starter a few days in advance.

Sorry Pumpy, Only Apple or Orange Juice. To be truly honest, I've never actually seen Apple&Pear Juice.

Second verse, same as the first: Just Juice 2L - Apple Juice - 3 for $5 @ Coles Happy Cider Brewing.

I found that all but the pith taste mellowed out after about 2months in the bottle.

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I made a batch recently. Tasted quite nice actually. Below is extracted from my Blog page. After that is further notes. Lemonade for Men! My first experiment into a hard lemonade just got started. After two successful Ginger Beers and a Hefeweizen on the way, I really wanted to try out a hard...

Cheers Evil, PM received and responded.

I'll take them all if you still want to sell.

For anyone interested, BCF have 20L Food Grade Buckets with lids for $13ea. Ideal for small batches :D

What about a 5litre Glass Demijohn?

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regarding the temp control, some aldi stores still have wine cooler fridges for $149. if i recall correctly, temp range is 7-18degC

That was actually going to be my next question due to the fact that it's 500ml.

Sweet! Beer Club after Aikido is going to have to get use to drinking more weizens and weiss beers LOL Cheers for the answer I was hoping for!