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I also used nothing in my first extract boil, just threw the pellets straight in. I tried to strain the wort through a colander into the fermenter but this really didn't achieve much... I never had a problem with and I'm drinking the beer now, tastes bloody good! For this brew I just gently...

:icon_offtopic: Ref: Cling wrap. Does the build up of CO2 pop it off the top? Do you ever release any pressure from the fermenter? I spose, drawing a sample every couple of days might equalise the pressure inside the fermenter?

Hi guys. I'm about to rack my second extract brew and I was wondering if I'm about to do the right thing. I made an American (Aussie??) Amber Ale, it's been in the primary for two weeks today and I plan on racking it this arvo. My is plan is to rack it onto gelatin to clarify. Cold condition...

Nick, thanks heaps, sweet thread. Put down my 2nd extract brew last night, but will now definitely be getting setup for BIAB. Awesomely simple, love it.

I used ianH's kit & extract brew spreadsheet and the IBU came out at 37.5. AA% for the hops was 8.5% each.

Neill, thanks heaps for your experimentation and recipe! I did my first extract brew using this recipe as a base/guide. I used the same hop schedule however i steeped 200gms carapils and 250 crystal light. Also didn't use any Dex, only DME. Of which I (accidently) put too much. OG was 1.064...

Put on my first extract brew last week. Got everything ready, weighed all the hops and put them in their own little bowls. Then I grabbed a bowl to weigh the DME, the bowl wasn't big enough so I grabbed another. Still not big enough, so I get a salad bowl and used that. Problem is I...

Cheers for quick response guys! I'm happy to report that the gravity is now right on 40. Awesome. Yes, re-hydrated the yeast for a couple of hours and I aerated the cooled wort with my triangle-spoon-with-holes-in-it (?) by vigorously stirring the crap out of it. When I added remaining water...

Hi all, put on my first extract brew on Tuesday, a Pale Ale variation of Neils Centenarillo Pale Ale. The problem I'm having is that there has been very little airlock activity in two days (close to none). I've checked for air leaks, checked that the lid of the fermenter is on tight and put...

Hi all, Found this site a few weeks ago, just after doing my 4th K&K brew. Wish I had found it earlier, I now know where I've been going wrong!! I started doing homebrewing in August this year. So far I have only done 4 K&K brews and yesterday, with a lot of help from this site and IanH's...