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Gday Cal I vote for bulk priming all the way with dextrose. Flavour neutral and easy. Just chuck in 170g (in 300ml of boiling water) or so for 23 litres and u get a nice consistant carb over all bottles. Just get a bit of hose and rack off into a cube or 2ndary fermentor then bottle. Heaps...

Thanks for the reply, I thought that might be the case. Just thought I would check just incase as it wasn't mentioned in the posts! Happy brewing all!

Hi Everyone Just a quick question regarding this method. I am going to undertake it this weekend but i have one question i cant find an answer to. The OP has a mash volume of 15L Then adds 7 L to bring up to sparge volume. = 22L Then drains off and adds remaining 15L sparge water and drains =...

My local bottle shop has them. Not the cheapest beer around, but worth while! I think Dan murphs has them as well.

G'day whatwhat I love my swing top Grolsch bottles. Seem to be a thicker glass which is helpful against the potential of bottle bombs. Having said that however beware of cheap shops swing top glass water bottles. They have very loose seals and your gas will escape and prevent carbonation. The...

You should be fine, its just to up the alcohol % a little. Anything fermentable should suffice!

Gday Shed I have just bottled my Galaxy Pale Ale, tasted ok without carbonation. Didnt use any other hops, just trying to get a feel for what it does on its own. Others may have suggestions for what other hops it may go well with. Should be a bitter ale from initial taste tests, might need to...

Well, i thought i would add my feedback and commend Neill for these great recipes. Centenarillo Ale (with crystal steeped) is fantastic!! Hallertau Bomb is also a winner!! If you havent tried these out yet, find an emtpy fermenter pronto!! Cannot recommend highly enough! Seems Neill and I...

Sounds and looks great!! Im a fan of the Squires IPA. Would you say that the hops addition assists in removing that "Homebrew" aroma, and replaces/disguises it with the Cascade aroma? I found since moving to extract/partials that kits tend to smell and taste too homemade! Im keen to give this...

Gday Just a quick question. The recipe says that the 10g of Cascade was at 4 days. Does this mean 4 days into the fermenting cycle, or like the other hops, its a countdown timer, i.e, 4 days before bottling/kegging. Cheers Fellas

Thanks Homebrewer79 & Neill, I have lots of new info floating around my head, probably didn't word it correctly, was never going to boil the grains, i meant boiled water (had read 70-80deg is optimum temp) but i do thank you for clearly explaining the correct procedure, im sure it will help...

Ok, my patience has succeeded and i ordered some more amarillo and centenial from Craftbrewer! I also got some crystal grain, but im a bit confused as to how to put all of this together. Correct me if i am wrong, from my reading here i boil the crystal first (anyone suggest a time - 30min...

Hi All Wonderful thread this one, and im going to hopefully put this one down this weekend.Thanks for getting this discussion going Neill! Just wanted to know any thoughts on the (lack of) hops i currently have available. I have everything else the recipe requires, including the Crystal Grain...

Many thanks for your ideas and suggestions everyone!. I will raise up the temp tonight and do the diacetyl rest and follow the rest of your instructions Donburke! Donburke, just another silly question i suppose, but i have some finings i would like to use, at what point should i put them in...

Hi All, im new to this forum and have done quite a bit of reading over the past few weeks on your forum! What a great wealth of knowledge!! Anyway, I'm (cold) fermenting by first brew, which is a Coopers Lager Kit, Used Saflager S23 yeast sachet and Brewmaster #15 DME Packet with 23L water. It...