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  1. Helmut

    Anyone Used Wb-06 For A Non-wheat Beer?

    So I have a Hoegaarden style wheat using WB-06 yeast just about to bottle, but I was thinking about experimenting with putting another a pale ale down onto the yeast cake. Has anyone tried this? Have plenty of Cooper Light Malt Extract, a can of Wheat Malt Extract, Cascade, Magnum, EKG, and...
  2. Helmut

    Expired Yeast Sachets

    This may sound like a dumb question but is there any problem in seeing if an expired yeast sachet can be rehydrated and then cultured up in a starter wort? If the yeast is dead it obviously won't start, but would there be any problem using it if it does work? Was given 2 sachets of expired...
  3. Helmut

    "chinese Maltose" Beer

    Not sure if anyone has tried this yet but I just bought 6 tubs of 500g Chinese Maltose from the local asian grocer. I've seen a couple of posts about using this stuff as an adjunct in beers but I was thinking of an experimental "Chinese Maltose beer". Thinking of (from ingredients on hand)...
  4. Helmut

    Quick Crash Chilling Question

    When you crash chill a beer for 24 hours + , do you have to warm it back up at all before bottling, or can you bottle straight from the fridge. Cheers, Leon
  5. Helmut

    Extract Hoegaarden Recipe

    G'day guys, I am looking for an extract recipe for Hoegaarden. I was thinking, 1 x Thomas Coopers Wheat Malt Extract 1.5kg 500g x Dried Wheat Malt 500g x Light Dried Malt 500g x Dextrose 15g Coriander Seed Bunch of Orange Zest Danstar Munich Yeast 23L brew What sort of hop schedule do I need...
  6. Helmut

    Kriek Ish Recipe

    I want to try and make a Kreik style beer for the Missus (And myself I must confess). Have in the cupboard 2kg Coopers DME 500g Dried Wheat Malt 250-500g Caramalt (Steeped) Dextrose Qty??? Danstar Munich Yeast or K97 Yeast Have some B Saaz, Amarillo, Centenial, Southern Cross and Cascade hops...
  7. Helmut

    Recipe Using Coopers Pale Ale As A Base

    Hey guys, I'm wanting to put a brew down today and I'm looking for a recipe using a Coopers Pale Ale kit as the base. I also have available: 1 kg LDME 1 kg Caramel Malt 1 kg Dextrose 100g B SAAZ flowers 50g Cascade Pellets 50g Centeniall Pellets 10g Amarillo Pellets 30g Southern Cross pellets...
  8. Helmut

    What Should I Call This Brew?

    Just finished a 4 hour brew session last night. Spent 2 hours boiling up a new extract brew, then while it was cooling, bottled my version of Neil's Centenarillo ale, then scooped some of the yeast cake out of the fermenter and attempted a yeast wash for the first time (We'll see how that turns...
  9. Helmut

    Making A Starter

    Quick question in regards to making a starter for raising yeasts. How long can you store the starter wort for before using? Should you rapid chill the wort in the sink or fridge or let sit in sterilised bottles at room temp until use. Want to try yeast washing and culturing my Nottingham yeast...
  10. Helmut

    Toucan Stout Help

    Did a toucan brew on Saturday with the following: 1x Coopers Stout 1x Coopers Dark Ale 500g Coopers LDME 500g Raw Sugar ~100g of Cocoa Powder 2 small bars of 70% cocoa chocolate Water to 25l 2 x kit yeast OG: 1060 SG: 1016 (Thursday night) Had a taste on brew day and again on Thursday...
  11. Helmut

    Oktoberfest Recipes

    Hey guys and gals, would love to get together a few recipes for an Oktoberfest party I want to throw. For example: 1. German pretzel recipe 2. Sauerkraut 3. Pork knuckle with dumplings and gravy 4. German sausage dishes Cheers, Leon
  12. Helmut

    Honey And Orange Lager/ale

    Hey Guys, wanted to get an opinion on a brew I will be attempting tomorrow. 1 x Morgans Blue Mountain Lager (1.7kg) 750g x Light LME 500g Dextrose 300g Honey 15g Saaz hops (pellets) @60mins 10g Saaz @15mins 10g Saaz @0mins Zest from 6 x oranges 1 x Morgan's Lager Yeast 6g (From Kit) Planning...
  13. Helmut

    Hoegarrden Clone Problems?

    Put down a Hoegarrden style brew on sunday but not sure if things are going quite to plan. Brew took about 48 hours to start bubbling out of the airlock, not much (if any) Krauzen has formed on top of the brew and now after about 3 days of rather sedate brewing it appears to have slowed again to...
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