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    Bottles Bottles Bottles

    I got caps and a bell to fit my bench capper that takes care of champagne bottles without the risk of corks. Alot of wineries seem to be using these instead of corks on all but their super premium bubbles
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    Help With My Hefe Pls

    so it went into the fermenter sunday and there is pressure building in the air lock so by the end of today it should be bubbling away, these liquid yeasts have been generally slow to start but then power away.
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    Help With My Hefe Pls

    so thus far 2 cans of goo mogans wheat extract, one boiled for 60mins with 20g of hallertau and another 20g for 10 mins an added the last can just before flameout. dropped it down to 21deg and pitched sitting at 18deg now in a wet towel and cold water. OG was 1060 which seemed high but will see...
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    Help With My Hefe Pls

    i am going to try mine with the following yeast WLP380 Hefeweizen IV Ale Yeast Large clove and phenolic aroma and flavor, with minimal banana. Refreshing citrus and apricot notes. Crisp, drinkable hefeweizen. Less flocculent than WLP300, and sulfur production is higher. Attenuation: 73-80%...
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    Help With My Hefe Pls

    looking at doing a similar thing (extract) at the moment the local HBS said that due to its very nature wheat beer is the hardest to pull off without going all grain. You can get a number of attributes but will never pull off the real thing like you can with some other styles. So i will update...
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    Beer Labels And Logos

    really basic stuff can be done in power point i just spilt the page into 6 tiles but you'll need some more powerful stuff if you want to generate your own images.
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    Making Labels

    posted over there now at a better res thanks
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    Beer Labels And Logos

    few labels i've knocked up so that everyone knows how much they are drinking and so i don't pull the wrong thing out of the fridge. note the ginger beer has a boys version and ladies version. Sweet and spicy ginger beer Powerful Owl which was powerful ale after a few too many and the name...
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    Making Labels

    Here is the first of many, this mainly sprung out of people wanting to know alcohol contents of the beers and me loosing track of beers using other methods. This one sprung from a mispronunciation a few beers into the first tasting
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    Where To Get Grape Vines In Qld

    This is mostly for shade and screening but i thought why not get a shiraz grape and if i ever feel the need i can try and make so wine but can't seem to find anyone selling anything other than table grapes.
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    AHB Wiki: Bottling with Champagne Bottles

    do you need to store these flat like a wine to keep the cork moist and the seal intact or upright the way you would normally store beer ? have been collecting some bubbly bottles over x-mas
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    No Sign Of Fermenation After 36hrs

    i have just done a belgian style ale and the yeast seemed like it wasn't going to do anything i pitched the yeast sunday and it wasn't until tuesday that there was any movement at all but then it bought down a beer with an OG of 1070 to 1012. Bottled friday and this little beastie gets its...
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    Slow To Start Yeast

    seems like this yeast is a monster its come down from 1070 to about 1015 thus far. once it woke up it just did its thing.
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    Yeast Under Pitch ? Over Pitch ?

    thanks for the reply it all makes sense
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    Yeast Under Pitch ? Over Pitch ?

    So after my slow to start yeast i was looking at all the information on yeast starters i understand that what this does is wakes the yeast up makes sure its working and allows it to multiply. This is important with high OG as you have alot of fermentables, more yeast working on more sugars. If...
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    Slow To Start Yeast

    so will it just take longer or will in not ferment to a gravity as low as it probably should have
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    Slow To Start Yeast

    2 days and we have movement in the air lock hopefully slow and steady is a winner with an OG of 1070. thanks
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    Slow To Start Yeast

    yeah it said it was pitchable but from what everyone is saying maybe a starter next time would be the go
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    Burn On Bottom Of Brew Pot

    thanks guys otherwise it all looks good just need the yeast to wake up and get going but thats another topic
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    Slow To Start Yeast

    2 days 2 questions as well as doing my first extract brew its my first time using liquid yeast and i pitched it at the perfect temp of 22deg its a white labs yeast. Anyway we are now 24 hours later and still no action from the air lock and its sealed as i can get movement when i squeeze it...
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