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Hi all, I'm sure a few of you would have their own pet hop plant. Just wondering what time of year you usually harvest the flowers. I'm in north tas, and the flowers on my cascade plat are about an inch long. I've watched the youtube video about harvesting hops, but just wanted to know when...

Evening all, Not sure if anyone else has had this problem before. I have only used coopers ale yeast twice, but both times I have used it, about three weeks after the brew has been bottled, I get some small white dots forming in the neck of the bottle right on the surface level of the beer...

Hi All, Anyone every had any problems with the beersmith program before? I have 20 or so recipes I have entered and made before. When I go in and try and open them, none of the ingredients (grains, hops etc) come up in the ingredients list, only the totals for grains and hops below, along...

Hi All, I've heard nottingham can produce lager style beers when fermented low at around 14 deg. Would this be my best bet to produce something close to style for a kolsch, or would 1056 be a better option? Cheers, Giz.

HI all, I have been re-using yeast from one brew to the next, by keeping the yeast slurry from the bottom of the fermenter, rinsing it a few time to get most of the crap out, then keeping it in the fridge. The last couple of brews have not fermented out properly, finishing at around 1030...

Hi all, Fermentation from my weekends brew has stopped at 1.028 after starting at 1.052. Just wondering if this is a problem with the yeast, or more so the coversion to maltose/dextrins during the mash. I mash in an esky which is pretty good at holding temperature. Usually only loses a...

Hi, Made an error with my sparge water calculation today. Ended up with too much, and hence missed my og of 1.059. Mine was 1.048. I should have boiled a bit longer before putting the hops in, to bring it back down, but impatience got the better of me. Any one out there know how much difference...

Hi, a few years back Boags releases a limited release Honey Porter, which was in my opinion one of their best beers they have produced. Does anyone have a similar recipe for a nice honey porter that they are willing to share? Giz

Hi, just wondering whether or not you can get any idea of what your brew will taste like when its finished, by sampling the fermenter, or will the flavours change over time, and taste nothing like the initial samples? Mine tastes fine, just not like I thought it would. Thanks.

Hi all, I'm new to this game, and was hoping someone could answer a small question I have about fining secondary fermentation vessels, and then batch priming before bottling. From the info I can get my hands on, my understanding is you fine the secondary about a day or so before bottling, once...