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Can't comment exactly on number of kegs because I don't monitor my 2.6 too closely. I run 3-4 kegs at a time, force carb and use gas to push beer from half full kegs into 9.5's. End up filling mine every 6 months. Can comment that when you have a leak (and you will one day) it's cheaper to...

Good start to a 3 week holiday

Bribie, did a side by side with Stella (a leftover from a party) and I noticed the same thing. My lager was all 60min hops but got me thinking about how much aroma you can get from late additions. Given reputation of mega brews I am thinking that the hop smack on the nose is from hop extract...

#21 Peter80's English Brown Ale Not too familiar with this style but I thought I would compare this beer to the 2008 style guidelines for Southern Brown. Aroma check, appearance check, flavour check, mouthfeel check, overall impression check! Just missing Peter80's name in commercial examples!

#1 Pratty1's Choc Vanilla Porter Pours black with deep amber highlights. Low tan head, carb on lower end. Aroma is rich mocha and roast. Flavour is sweet malt with a really nice background note of bitter chocolate. Finishes medium dry but not thin, lots of cocoa lingers. Becomes richer as it...

First of the summer brews after a run of lagers Recipe: WWB-2 Watermelon Wheat Beer Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer TYPE: All Grain Taste: (30.0) Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 22.68 l Post Boil Volume: 17.68 l Batch Size (fermenter): 14.00 l Bottling...

n87 Heady Topper Clone I have not had the original so shooting in the dark Golden copper colour, very clear after a month in the fridge. Tight persistent white head. Subdued aroma that lifts as it warms, tropical fruit, herbal notes. Dry malt quickly swamped with pithy but clean citrus...

Cool, thanks for the advice. Will drop it for next brew and see how it turns out Cheers

I did it on a previous batch trying to get the FG down, dry it out. Now I have pure oxygen hopefully this will be less of an issue. Also diluting out a bit of the Pils character won't go astray. I really like this style when its fizzy hop water with a touch of malt, ala Bitburger

Northern German Pils - pitching with a yeast slurry of WY2042 Danish Lager Recipe: BGP-3 Nth German Pils Style: German Pilsner (Pils) TYPE: All Grain Taste: (30.0) Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 34.54 l Post Boil Volume: 27.04 l Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l...

Smack bang in the middle of four miserable self-imposed weeks OFF! Stupid idea.......

Yeah I knew that when i ordered it but I rarely buy my lager yeasts to suit a particular style. WLP833 has been such a great performer for me with everything from Aussie Lagers, to Pils, to Helles. I tend to brew two or three lagers in a row pitching the yeast cakes (or most of it). Will be...

Aussie Lager - based on a recipe that got 2nd at the Nats, which was based on a recipe from Bribie G that did well at the Nats. Using a different yeast this time. My go to lager yeast is WLP833 German Bock but I couldnt be bothered to order from a separate supplier than my grain. Ended up...

Brewing Network - Brewing With Style Show did an episode on Alt Bier just recently. Included two recipes, one from Brewing With Classic Styles, the other was a clone of a highly regarded Alt from a US brewery Linky - http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/brewing-style-altbier/

Brewing Network Podcast 'Brewing with Style' 6th October 2015 - Berlinner Weisse show, 43min20sec in Info is relayed by Jamil from a conversation he had with folks at Wyeast (not White Labs). Apparently they got best results with Euro Ale strain for sacc fermentation

White labs did some trials in the US on when to add Lacto. They got more sourness when they added the ale yeast first, fermented out, then added Lacto. Sounds anti intuitive (less food for Lacto to eat) but the results were repeatable. I have done a couple of kettle sours using grain as the...

Yep, use them to push beer in my portable setups linked to a Sodastream. Work very well. Main issue is getting the adjustable pin in adaptor right, can take a bit of mucking about and some lost CO2 first time.

Not the sponsors beer, Jamil's Evil Twin clone

Thanks for the feedback Les. To be perfectly honest I am not too sure what it was meant to taste like either. A note from Gordon Strong on the recipe said 'This is in the Schwarzbier style with stronger bitterness and hop character than many examples. It is important that the roast character...

Definitely need to go the gateway beers like Berlinner Weisse or those mixed with fruits. As said above try to source well made examples from established breweries or newer ones doing a good job (Batch in Sydney do some nice sour mash stuff with fruit, La Sirene in Melbourne is all pretty good)...