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achy, E.K. Goldings goes well with this kit. Also 500g LDME and 500g dex makes a top drop of ale. You can use a tea bag or boil 20g pellets in some of the malt mixed with a litre or so of water for 15 minutes. I usually do this a day or so ahead and store the liquor in a glass wine flagon...

JD, Of course you know not to use sugar, use dextrose or one of those brew enhancer products, which are a mix of dex, corn syrup, and dried malt powder. Also try some of the Morgans range, they seem to turn out a well rounded beer with no discernable 'twang'. cheers BB

BB, The priming sugar for the bottles would be the same as if you were bottling the whole batch. cheers BB

Hello fellow slurpers, I just put down a can of Coopers Draught, bE2, and after mixing and pitching the yeast I noticed the yeast had a different, darker colour. Yeast pack date 11909, so it is very fresh. Anyway it did not act like the normal yeast, as it was pitched at about 22, and took...

Yoda, There is one school of thought that says to stir the yeast into the wort, and give the wort a good lifting stir for 2 or 3 minutes, to expose the wort to as much oxygen as it can. A well oxygenated wort will help the yeast take off in a hurry. cheers BB

+1 An ice cold Pilsner would wash it down well. BB

j, A good kit beer is Morgans Queensland Bitter, with 1kg of BE2 or similar (550g dex, 200g LDME, and 250g maltodextrin, with an added 1kg tin of wheat malt. I think they are now 1.5kg, in that case use 1/2 tin and save 1/2 for your next brew. cheers. BB

Diggles, Don't panic! Lagers take time, lots of time. I can have an ale fermented and kegged and drunk in 3 weeks. (That's including 2 weeks in the fermenter) Lagers can take 3 weeks just to ferment, then you have the further weeks of cold conditioning. Don't worry about the smell, most...

Yes, that's correct. The XXXX Milton brewery is one of the few that still kettle boil the hops. That is why it is such a fine drop of megaswill. http://www.xxxx.com.au/brewing-process/ cheers BB

Yep, that's called a beer fart. Particularly noxious after 3 jugs and a pork vindaloo! :unsure:

It won't hurt to leave it for 14 days, unless you are short on beer. :) 1010 is pretty well close to the mark. cheers BB

+1 I always have a good quality thermometer in the fridge when using the fridgemate. 2nd opinions are always welcome. cheers BB

db, Thanks for the update, it's good that it turned out OK. :icon_cheers: If you are using the same recipe again, I would boil the hops with the crystal malt extract, 1 litre would do. Maybe add a tablespoon of the Caramalt. Put the rest into the fermenter. Also, the general rule of...

BB, Wait until it reaches proper temps, then check what the yeast is doing. It should get going as it warms up. cheers BB

Brad, At 10dC your yeast (if an ale yeast) is going to sleep. Keep the fermenter in a warm place and wrap a doonah around it, (see the 'Cheap Doonah' thread :rolleyes: ) or use a heat belt or summat. Temperature cycles in that range don't make for a fast or good fermentation. cheers Dave.

Local IGA here on Bribie had all 'original' Coopers cans for $8.99 last week. Doesn't happen very often though. That brew sounds good. My local HBS has a 'brew booster' pack which contains 550g dex, 250g corn syrup, and 200g dried malt for only 4.95. The BE's at the supermarket go for...

The more non-fermetables in the brew (some of the malt, some of added malt powder, and corn syrup) will tend to keep the FG high, but 1019 is still a tad high. Make sure you keep it in a constantly warm 20dC place, and rouse the yeast, see if it gets going again. Taste it as well, does it...

What's the actual ingredients in the brew? What yeast did you use? ................................................................................ ....................... trig, I have found S04 to be a bit dodgy, unless really, really fresh. BB

Is that Snuggies or Huggies?

First up, I would make it without any additions, then after tasting that, you can adjust the next one to your liking. In my experience, Morgans kits are well hopped, according to the style and any extra hops may put it out of balance. :huh: Also there is nothing wrong with the Morgans kit...