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:huh: I just watched a video on Utube where a guy brewed a Coopers Lager and 1 Kilo of brown sugar. Nothing else went in except the kit yeast. The next video shows him tasting and he claims its tastes great " He would say that wouldn't he" But the question is have any of you guys out there...

:super: Ok all you Kit and Kilo Guys out there Whats the best can opener you have for opening cans of Goo?? My better half brought me an electric can opener but the cans are too tall for it :huh: I am sick of those twisty things that only work for half the can then slip and slide and wont...

Im moving house and need to get rid of some stuff! :ph34r: One 9 gallon keg and stainless steel strainer. Have used for BIAB brewing a few times. Its in great condition Selling for $60 pickup olny Also a 40ltr Aluminium boiler ex comercial kitchen with tap attached on the botton...

I came across this lager recipe and was wondering if it would taste like a hophog or simillar? 2 can Lager (cheap ones from Coles) 12g Hallertau 12 Saaz Good ale yeast Method: Boil Hallertau for 10 minutes and take off heat, add Saaz and steep for 10 minutes. Strain into fermenter, add...

Im not normally lazy, thats why I bought a kegging system years ago, I got sick of cleaning and filling bottles, its one of the worst aspects of home brewing im sure? It takes me about 25 minutes to fill a keg after sterilizing it over night with star san compared to about 2 hours cleaning...

Hello all keggers I have a ' Blichmann' counterpressure bottle filler for sale. It has only been used a couple of times and is in as new condition. It has all attached hoses with a ball lock connect for your keg Bought new 6 months ago for $138 I can post it to you at going postal rate. $90...

:icon_chickcheers: Free at last....free at last After 8 years of being milked by the people whomb I rented my CO2 gas from I had the greatest pleasure of returning their cylinder and telling them to put the latest bill for the next years rental ($158) where a duck cant. I finally took the...

:icon_chickcheers: Free at last....free at last After 8 years of being milked by the people whomb I rented my CO2 gas from I had the greatest pleasure of returning their cylinder and telling them to put the latest bill for the next years rental ($158) where a duck cant. I finally took the...

:rolleyes: I have been making this for last 6 brews and love it. Its an extract beer with amazing taste. Recipe: 3kg light dried malt 250g crystal Malt steeped for 40 mins @67c 10g Pride of Ringwood & 15G Golden Cluster hops @60 Minutes Boil...

<_< A friend gave me a tin of Coopers European lager and I have decided to do a partial mash and experiment a little. I have 500g of pale malt and 500g of pilsner malt grains unopened in packets that have been sitting in my brew cupboard for a while. Question is....if I use the brew in a bag...

I decided to look on the dark side and brew something resembling a Tooheys Old style of beer. My local supplier did not have any roast barley and I thought I could do without it but inital tasting after primary ferment shows it lacks that roast barley taste. Can I now make a tea from roast...

Just a quick question about starch conversion guys :D If I do a partial mash and use 500g amber malt will the starch convert using only this amber malt or do I have to use other malts as well? The reason I ask is I mashed some grain a few months ago doing a partial mash and could not get...

Saturday morning I got up early, dressed quietly, made my lunch, grabbed the dog, slipped quietly into the garage to hook the boat up to the 4x4, and proceeded to back out into a torrential down pour. The wind was blowing 90kph. I pulled back into the garage, turned on the radio, and...

:angry: In my haste to keg a lager that had been cold conditioning in the fridge for three weeks I did'nt take it out and warm it up and give it a diacetyl rest as I have previously. The lager was brewed with a reharvested yeast. :o After carbonation and a taste test it has a very strong...

:( I brought these two Beer Fonts at an auction ages ago and have never got around to installing them on my bar. SWMBO says I have to have a clean up and I offer them for sale. They are not flooded fonts but still in very good condition $50 each plus postage at Australian Post rates...

:icon_chickcheers: I was in Hobart just before Xmas and tried a beer called Moo Brew. Have any other Tasweigans tried this Brew??? It is a Pilsner with very high hop content< Sazz hops would be my guess. I am trying to clone it but can not get anywhere near the hops IBUs Has anyone tried...

:rolleyes: I tried an experiment last week and :beerbang: it works a treat. I brewed an ale which turned out a little bland. Not enought hops for my liking but I kegged it anyway thinking it would taste ok when carbonated. :( Alas it was still bland with fizz so I had a few more and...

:( Hey Guys: ;) N Gals I did a partial mash yesterday for a simple lager but after mashing 300g of amber malt for 60minutes at 65C I did an Iodine test and still got blueish black so I left it another 30 minutes and did another test. :huh: Yep still blueish black. I thought bugger it and...

:( I have been extract brewing for over 12 months now adding my own combination of hops and adjuncts. After boiling for an hour adding kettle hops and flavour hops in the last 10 minutes I force cool and top up the fermenter with cold water to the 20ltr mark and ferment with saflager yeast at...

:unsure: I brewed an all extract bitter on Monday and am now wondering if it will be too bitter. the ingredients were 2.8 kg pale male extract 30g Pride of Ringwood (10.9 )...