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G'day, I have been dormant on this forum over the last twelve months as I continued to happily k&k along and drinking steadliy. During that time though I have been able to have the Old Man construct a brew pot out of a 'found' CUB keg. Add a ring burner and a trip to Lincraft and I think I can...

G'day Bruhars, I recently put down a "Kilkenny" clone from Brewcraft and was wondering what i should prime it with as to not get it too "fizzy". I am individually priming 375ml bottles. Thanks heaps

G'day, I am under the assumption that, regardless of who wins, that today was the beginning of the end for some of the great old cars on our roads. Living in the West, with fairly loose rules in terms of what you can rego, we are used to commuting in old bangers if need be. The 'youngest'...

G'day all, I have noticed that there is quite a bit of good stuff in Youtube to do with homebrewing. These vids range from very informative for the novice to basically someone filming their brew day with little to no instruction. The 'problem' is that almost all of these vids are in the US and...

G'day, Had a bit of a bo peep on the site, wondering if there is an answer, probably not definitive though. I understand the basics of bottles exploding and, touch wood, have not experienced this yet. My example is a beer that possibly had a high FG when bottled. My question, is there a...

G'day, For anyone who is like me and still exhausting all K&K combos I have just sampled the topic title after two months in the cupboard and the verdict is lovely. I purchased a tin of goo, brewcraft kit convert and US-05. I would be useless at critiquing this on the palate, but I do enjoy...

As the title suggests, this brew was extremely cloudy when bottling, from the first bottle to the last, have not experienced this before. Prior to today the tub was kept at stable temp (22-18 deg) using a wet towel, which is the first time i have tried this for temp control, works mint in...

G'day, Well it is Saturday night and i have been 'on the wagon' for three weeks with another three to go! (i am still allowed to visit the site?) I would like the following question answered: What is the difference, if any, between a plastic fermenter with a screw type lid, and a glass carboy...

G'day, Approximately one month ago i bulk primed a Coopers Lager with dextrose as i was bottling into PET bottles of differing sizes. Being the first time i have done this i poured the dex straight into the primary, gently stir, and gave it about 20 min to settle and then began bottling. I...

G'day, Had a go at priming into my primary today, used dex. Once added and stirred they appear to be like water and oil, this normal? Dex has been in there all of five minutes at the time of writing. Any quick help would be shweet.

G'day Brewhars, Gave it a nudge the other night and did away with pouring out of the stubbie and just drank from it. Anyone else given up on the glass? I tasted no difference, having only brewed basic Coopers stuff and brew converter stuff i have only had sediment that is cement like in the...

G'day all, Just had a couple of the kids' birthdays and have kept quite a few 1.25 - 2L bottles. I plan on using them for brewing, buying Coopers PET caps, boxing them and keeping them dark due to their clear plastic. Has anyone used these or use them now? I know Coopers do a PET but i am...

G'day, As i am now well and truly into the extract brew thang, i have noticed one variable that is constant. I posess enough bottles to have three complete brews in storage and one in the fridge, which for any novice i think is very important in maintaining enthusiasm towards the homebrew...

Just a quick one, I have half a dozen glasses for brew consumption, to keep em cold i put them in the freezer. I have noticed that the frozen classes create insane head, which is retained throughout the drink. Obviously a very simple scientific exp. probably something to do with the ice...

G'day again brewmiesters, I have been brewing nicely for a couple of months and enjoying the cost effective process of the k&k. One 'advantage' i had before embarking on this was 250+ 375ml bottles from my U-Brew-It days. Thus i have several brews in storage and am only drinking the 'tops' of...

Yo BrewHars! As a novice brewer i have already been lured by the grain method as i hear of everyones success. I will be pursuing the BIAB method and wondered can i use a 20L pot to do my brew stuff, then add it to cold water in the fermenter to make up my 22/23L? Can you steep grain, add...

G'day again, I have just bottled my third brew and having sampled the first two I am reasonably happy with the results in taste and alc vol, and this is after three weeks of storage. I have kept a carton of the first two brews which i hope to sample in six to twelve months time. However, the...

Just a quick one, When talking about your common adhesive thermometer on the side of the fermenter, which temp is which? Around the temp you are aiming for eg. 22 deg, i have 24 in brown, 23 in green and 22 in blue. Which one is the correct temp?

G'day, Put down a Coopers Draught yesterday as per normal with all temps and readings where they should be. Came home today to find top blown off airlock and all water out of it and what appears to be yeast scum/yeast along sides of fermenter on the inside above foam line as well as plastered...

G'day, I fully realise that these questions have probably been answered in the past, but with so much info on these forums it is hard to pinpoint the answers i need. 1. My fridge on its warmest setting sits between 9 and 12 degrees. Is this too low for fermenting most brews (k & k). Everywhere...