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It does go well with pork, actually! Bit of a fan of satay pork wraps, too. Somehow goes really well with it even though you don't see the combination all that much. - boingk

Might sound simple but it goes down a treat. Trick is to not use anywhere near as much sauce as you'd use for pasta, and rack up the spices big time. If you've got a better stocked spice rack than I've ever had then you can ditch the 'just kinda almost acceptable' taco seasoning and add in some...

Yeah, big fan of the home cooking citymorgue. This is my favourite, especially for those who like chilli or Mexican food: 1 large white onion 500g beef mince 1 can '5 bean mix', or kidney beans Raguletto 'Basil & Red Wine' pasta sauce (or favourite pasta sauce) 3 cloves garlic chilli flakes...

If you're after a kit version of something quintessentially Aussie, then try this easy knock-off of Coopers Pale Ale that I've made in the past: 1.7kg kit of Coopers Pale Ale (most good 'Draught' or 'Ale' kits would do, look for light colouring and about ~20IBU when made to 22L) 500g LDME 300g...

I put down a stout with a can of Coopers Stout and a can of Tooheys Dark Ale. That was back in October and its aged up very well. Can only imagine it'll be better in a few months time come winter. You could use the Coopers Dark Ale, or add 1kg malt and some specialty grains. 150g of Choc malt...

Cheers mate! Haven't done an AG in a while, but that photo brings back memories of smells and tastes that were just awesome. Might have to have a crack at another brew sometime. Rough-n-ready, but it gets the job done. Thanks again - boingk

Here we go - 80L aluminum kettle with a 3-ring burner under it. Sits on three housebricks while the BIAB swiss-voille bag hangs from a roof beam via a piece of truing line, counterbalanced by a sledgehammer. Very la-de-da. Mostly my garage space is taken up by projects, like this one which is...

Hi Tony, welcome aboard! You may want to look through the FAQ's section for new brewers in the Kits/Extract forum board. Its got lots of commonly asked questions that'll help you out. Anyway, the sealing isn't a critical issue. The airlock doesn't have to bubble, and often doesn't simply...

Hell yeah, count me in on this one as well. It'll be extract with specialty grains if anyone minds that terribly. 1. Barls- either a smoked belgian dark or something 4 Fatz with fruit 2. nifty - some sort of ... 3. MCT - Undecided at this stage 4. Pollux - A beer of some sort. 5. Thommo 6...

I assume this would be possible if you cubed the wort after sparging, or otherwise put in a suitable large air-tight container. You'd want something with minimal head-space as well. A 30L fermenter would probably be the go. Aside from the obvious possibility of infection & oxidation if you...

Good idea disco - go give em a lend of your mind for a while and we'd have some ripper beers coming out! Don't think I'll try the lo-carb beer if thats what they're bringing out as my opinion of them in gneral is a shot of vodka in a bottle of water. Why brew what may be a decent beer and then...

Heres a shot from my 'after work' drink last night. Big 1.25L stein filled with an enchanced Coopers English Bitter kit. Geez it goes down well... Cheers guys, promise to post up something a bit more interesting next time, probably the Smurtos Golden Ale that I've got carbing up - tasted darn...

Sounds about right BjornJ - the lager kits arew very mild in terms of bitterness IMO. Go for the toucan, man. I reckon you're overthinking this, it should turn out well. The Toucan Stout in my sig is ageing for this coming winter and was made with a Coopers Stout can and a Tooheys Dark Ale can...

Like I said, it was my first attempt. I'm guessing I didn't mash out or something else relatively basic. The water chemistry in my area is pretty bad as well, with LOTS of dissolved phosphates and calcium, so that may also have something to do with it. - boingk

4500g JW Trad. Ale (90%) 350g Crystal (7%) 100g JW Amber (2%) 50g Chocolate (1%) 30g Cluster @ 90min 20g Goldings @ 20min 20g Goldings @ 00min 24L final volume / OG 1.030 / FG 1.007 / 25EBC / 37IBU. BIAB with a mash temp of 68'C. First ever AG brew and it turned out a treat despite the cruddy...

Maybe we've found the exception? CPA kegged > CPA bottled > CPA keg-dregs :D

Also not a fan. Was drinking it alongside other premium beers such as JS Golden Ale and Sundown Lager, as well as Barons Lager and LC Bright Ale. Bluetounge Premium was definitely the tailend of that group, and I would go as far to say that it is a fairly average beer full stop. Cheers - boingk

Damn you all! I will have my revenge... :evil: And yes, when I've had it on tap I really have enjoyed it. Although there was that time where it was almost all yeast...that was pretty crap.

Of course its larger on tap, its coming from a keg and being served into a schooner! :D Seriously though, I've had my fair share of average beers and Pale generally wouldn;t fit into the description. I've also had my share of contaminated beers (both self-destroyed and commercially buggered)...

There are plenty of locals around here, I just don't go to any of them much due to homebrewing. On the odd occasion I'll go in for a case of decent stuff with mates or buy a sixpack like I did this last time. Aside from that, just heard back from the regional manager then. He said the store...