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I went to Murray's Brewery last Sunday and saw the Endless Summer Ale advertised on the board behind the bar. So I ordered one and Murray told me that the beer was so popular that the day they put it on tap at the brewery was the day it ran out! So you can't even get it at the brewery at the...

Matt I bought the exact same kit last year to start homebrewing and now I'm hooked! I made the Brigalow Lager kit exactly to the instructions (using the included 1kg of dex), left it in the fermenter for 6 days (had a steady SG for a couple of days). I also added the included finings a couple...

Doogs Not sure if you've already seen this thread or not but here's a beer made from pre-historic yeast. Not sure if that makes it better than the viking stuff but it's certainly older! Also, possibly some science article material for you QB about the ability of yeast to remain viable after...

A lot of people use milk crates. Easy to stack and you don't have to make them yourself.

OK, I thought it might be something along those lines. Thanks Manticle. (Fast response!)

Why? From what I understand the cold-conditioning is used to help with the clarity of the beer allowing the yeast to drop out of suspension, form a solid trub and create a clear brew. Was your lager not clear enough for your tastes or was there another reason you wish you'd cold conditioned...

Really? I've read elsewhere on this forum where it's been recommended. The main rule of thumb is to use ice made from boiled water and NEVER use bought ice. I've followed these rules and haven't had any infections yet, but that's not to say that it's necessarily good practice I suppose. Thanks...

You'll definitely be wanting to brew ales and not lagers. A lot of people on this forum will tell you that those temperatures are just too high but you CAN brew at these temps they just might not be quite as nice as when brewed cooler. They will DEFINITELY be drinkable though. Here are some...

Get yourself a bottle brush. They're cheap and are a good, effective way of cleaning the inside of the bottles when used in conjunction with brewer's detergent. After you've cleaned, rinsed and dried your bottles you just need to store them somewhere away from dust etc. and then give them a good...

If I was in Sydney I would definitely take you up on this bargain considering I need a lot of that gear but I can't justify a trip to Sydney from Newcastle just for some homebrew gear. Let me know if you're coming up to Newie any time soon and I'd be happy to buy the lot. PS - Is the Brigalow...

I've just done a brew of the Coopers Traditional Draught myself. I also used the 1.5kg of light liquid malt plus ~300g Coopers Brewing Sugar (dextrose/maltodextrin mix). I also dry-hopped some Cascade pellets when I racked to the secondary after 7 days. So I think your brew sounds OK because...

That was my second brew ever so I didn't think it was too bad for an early attempt. I'm sure that experience will be my friend in the future. Glad it arrived safe and sound though. I'm looking forward to trying a Mossyrocks beer when I win the lottery next Christmas!

Fair enough. Cheers Steve.

How much difference does it make using the US-05 as opposed to the kit yeast? I've only ever used kit yeasts.

Thanks Bjorn. Found some useful information in that article.

I'm brewing a Cooper's Traditional Draught at the moment and will be racking this weekend and dry-hopping with Cascade hops to be left for ~2 weeks. I'll be interested to see what feedback you get from people though and I might adjust my dry-hopping depending on replies. What's going into your...

You should make your way over to NSW instead. I went to Bitter And Twisted Beer Festival for the first time last year (2009) and it was awesome! Definitely worth the trek I'd say. Bitter And Twisted Beer Festival - Maitland, NSW

Don't worry Batz I will cough up one of my best if I don't win even though I've only got 7 previous posts. But winning would be awesome. Come on 73! PS - This post brings me up to 8. Only 2 to go to reach 10 posts and be included as a reliable contributer!

This is such a good idea. I'm in for sure. 1.QldKev 2. AndrewQLD 3. Kleiny 4. Schooey 5. Pok (if I don't have a beer to send I'll send a bottle of wine instead...it will be one I made atleast) 6. barls 7. Bradsbrew 8. BEERHOG 9. marksfish 10. Mayor of Mildura 11. Brendo 12. Drew9242 13...

Yeah, I'm with you Jerry. I bought my last fermenter from Mark's Home Brew for $40 and I got an airlock, grommet, tap (and stick-on thermometer I think?). Pretty good price I thought and it's a decent size at 30L from memory. Not exactly a rip-off and also supporting out the blokes who help me...