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G'day all, I've recently been able to use a huge 50L stockpot for full 23L batch boils. I have done one in this method and it turned out quite nice compared to the same recipe done with a 6L boil. My only worry is that with a full boil i have to syphon the wort down into the fermenter. Not...

Hello all, i'm just wondering about CC'ing. To bulk prime can you do it right away or do you have to let the temp rise up a bit first?? Cheers, Rob

Hey all, just been looking at a few of the brewclubs that a lot of members are part of. Planty in NSW, Queensland and SA. Just wondering if there is anything similar in the south west of WA? I'm in Margaret River and can name 5 or 6 good micro-breweries within a 30 minute drive but not come...

Hi all, just took delivery of a few bits and pieces for next few bews; hops, yeast, grain etc. Question is, this is my first time steeping spec grain and i'm only using half of what i bought. What is the best way to store the other half? I have airtight containers but wondering if i should bang...

Just wondering, if you have the means to do it, would it be better to boil the full batch(23L) using two cans of LME, hop additions and steeped grain? Then transfer to fermenter, cool and pitch? Confused, Rob

G'day all, i'm just ordering a few bits and pieces from craft brewer and will be doing a batch of Neill's Centenarillo ale upon delivery. This will be my first time steeping spec grains and i've got a question, when checking out of craft brewer, it asks do you want the grain milled or unmilled...

Hey guys, there's a brew i want to put down TODAY but the local hb shop is all out of amarillo hops. They have a substitution chart which says cascade can be used in place???? The brew is from the thread 'Everyone should make this': http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum//ind...showtopic=35657...

Morning all, I plan on doing the ''everyone should make this'' recipe today. About 6 weeks ago i made this: 2 x 1.5kg Coopers LME tins (pale) 500g Dextrose 20g Centennial @ 30 min 40g Amarillo @ 20 min 40g Amarillo @ 10 min Total 31 IBU OG 1058 Pitch Nottingham (would probably work well...

G'day all, I put down a kit version of Hoegaarden a few days ago. Thomas cooper wheat beer 1kg brew #15 (not exactly sure on name as i chucked out the package) 500g brew enhancer 2 30g orange peel/zest 25g indian corriander seeds. It had an OG of 1045 but has not come below 1018 in two days...

Hows it goin lads, please dont revoke my membership for this one...... Herself has been at me for a while now to attempt to 'brew', for want of a better word, something similar to smirnoff ice red. Obviously a beer fermenter is not a still but is there any recipie that could come close to that...

Hay lads, happy new year all! Just about to put down a hoegaarden-ish clone, read somewhere to put in a certain amount of orange peel and corriander, any ideas on amounts and procedure?? Cheers, rob

Alright lads, From browsing this site pretty much non stop for a month it's plain to see all the members with cool brewery names. The reason i called myself the real bootleg brewery was 1) There is a local brewery where i live called bootleg and 2) I snapped my achilles tendon at the beginning...

Hey lads, when dry hopping, is it okay to open the fermenter lid momentarily and when using hop pellets is it okay to just throw them in loose? Sorry for another silly question! Rob

Another noobie question here, is normal raw sugar from a supermarket fermentable? Like if you try to boost the alc% with a small bit, would that work or make the beer taste sickly sweet? Cheers, Rob

I saw a thread the other day, it was to do with some members getting together for beers one friday night recently. Anyway, one members home bar area got posted up and it just blew me away. I was green with envy as i was looking at my computer screen, and then at my little coopers fermenter...

Hey all, Just sitting on the balcony minding my own business when i thought someone shot a gun in my house! My first casualty of home brewing. The brew was just a standard lager kit with some added hops. Bottled in a longneck last week with two coopers carb drops. Question: Its a hot day today...

Hey lads, i read somewhere that gladwrap stretched over the fermenter, held in place with a large elastic band and with a single pin prick in it is better than the standard fermenter lid/air lock combo. Any truth behind it??

Hey guys, I'm pretty new to home brewing and am trying to soak up as much info as possible but i'm getting very varied info from different sources. My current brew consists of a coopers lager kit (yeah, the one you get with the kit), 1kg light dry malt, 15g cascade hops and the supplied coopers...