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Gday all. I purchased 1 of those cheap plastic sugar measures from CB a few weeks ago hoping that using correctly measured dextrose would possibly slightly improve my beers as opposed to those shitty coopers carb drops. I have sinced carbed about 60 bottles over 2 separate brews using the...

Gday guys. 2 weeks ago to the day I knocked up my first FWK I bought from Daves Homebrew in North Syd. Some of you probably have already tried the FW kits made by ND Brewing, but I hadnt seen any reviews on the Amarillo Pale Ale batch, so Im writing this quick one up for those who are looking...

Gday all. I just last last night brewed my last batch before I moved into my new place on Saturday. Aiming for a darker IPA. Ingredients: Morgans Caramalt Amber Liquid 1.5kg 500g Light Dry Malt 150g Crystal Grain (20 min steep at constant 60 deg.) 15g Northern Brewer 9.8% @ 60 min 20g Kent...

Hi guys. Just fininshed bottling my brew tonight. Several of the bottle I think may have been overfilled. Bottles in question are between 650mL-750mL using 2 coopers carb drops. Some of them were filled to within 1 inch of the caps, so is this likely to pose a risk of explosion? Also, due to a...

Hi all. I am just preparing my finings for the first time. I noticed after i poured the finings into the warm water that it absolutely stinks. Like smelly cheese almost. Is this normal? Im not sure if I can bring myself to pour this rank smelling shit in my brew?

Hey all. My current batch is on day 10 fermenting. Ingredients: Coopers Amber Malt 1kg Coopers Wheat Malt 1kg 500g LDM 250g dark crystal US-05 30gm PoR @ 60mins Amarillo - 16g @ 20, 16g @ 10, 25g @ 0, 16gm in primary after day 7. After tasting a few hydro samples Ive concluded this beer is...

Hello all. I just feel like reporting as I have recently been disheartened by malt shovel. Last night I bought a 6-pack of JSGA. Brought it back to the hotel, cracked it open...and BAM..the sour flavour made my knees buckle, literally. To add insult to injury, there is absolutely no hint of...

Hi all. I am about to make my 4th extract brew and have a couple questions regarding boil size & pot quality. 1) I am looking at getting a cheap stock pot for now, possibly the 19L you can buy in Big W for around the $20 mark. Bear in mind at $20 this isnt a great bit of kit, but it is...

Howdy all. I have just ordered some new ingredients and hopefully with get this brew under way by sunday arvo. Im aiming for a deep copper/light amber coloured ale with a nice amarillo punch to it. Ive been looking at brew calculators to figure out what % this brew may turn out as, but...

Hi guys. Bought a coopers brew kit back in late October and have just started my second brew. First brew was a Coopers Lager (very average, which turned out quite acidic/cidery to begin with, but matured to be better, being quite bitter but less acidic). As I love JS Golden Ale & Wheat Beer...