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Can anyone tell me how many brews you can get in on a Sat.? Anyone? Humm????

That's awesome... Just need to rig up a trolley to it and it's even more portable... Oh and you need that Beer ONLY!!! sticker as well for the front ;)

I picked up some SN Pale Ale's from Bayfields at Belrose. Was quite surprised to see it there. Looks like they only ordered a few cases as they were only selling them as stubbies.

BjornJ: anything in the high 30's for IBU is awesome. That's just my preference... Good work Neill you posted this on: Aug 4 2009, 07:49 PM And the thread is still going strong... I've made a few different variants on the original recipe and have always found it to be awesome. Wonder if it...

Cool. I actually like the idea of roasting them. It kind of makes sense. I'll try that I think. Might experiment with maybe 200g of Cashews though. See how it goes.

Thanks Drew. That's a really good idea. I was thinking that if I could get some of that nice Cashew charactisic into a darker beer it may taste ok. I'll see how it goes. Might boil with a bit of dry malt in there to see what happens.

Hi guys, I had this crazy idea to do a porter or something with choclate grain in it but also adding Cashew nuts to it. Anyone done this before? Just wondering what the general concensus would be. I am leaning toward mashing with the cashew nuts but I'm wondering if that will stuff with the...

If you're making a starter for anything then you want to give it 2-3 days before you pitch it. You want to pitch it when it's fermenting. I always aim for 2 1/2 to 3 day before pitching my starters. I'm sure cider will be the same. If you're going to use US-05 you could use a packet to start it...

Lol... you need to go and find the Party Keg thread... That'd be very portable and good for a camping trip. You'd probably need two of them though.

Wadey, Hey mate. Lots of questions in that post which I'm sure will gets lots of responses. Regardless of use I always wash using a bottle bush and standard dish washing detergent. I have aquired lots of glass long necks which I perfer over plastic PET bottles. I just like it better. I then...

I used US-05 in my honey wheat beer. Not much honey flavor though. I used only 500g in the brew. I would probably experiment with more if I did it again It was suggested that when making a honey wheat beer you steer clear of eucalyptus based honeys as it flavours the beer with eucalyptus. The...

I think what document is suggesting is overkill. I only rack to my secondary if it's going to stay in there for a week or so. I also dry hop when I rack. As far as that kit goes I would just bottle straight from the primary. Secondary fermentation will occur in the bottle carbonating the beer.

I would be leaving them for 3 weeks minimum in the bottle. I wouldn't expect any beer to taste half decent before then.

6 fermenters!!! Where do you find the time...

I rack to secondary fermenter via the tap with some silicon tubing. I wouldn't worry about getting some of the crud from the primary in the secondary. It should fall to the bottom in due course. The secondary is cleaned and sterilized the same as the primary... No rinse iodophor.

How long's it been in the fermenter? How did you add the Cluster Hops? Some hops are better than none... especially with BE1 + LME... :)

We need more information about the brew... if you've put the BE1 + the Liquid Amber Malt in the fermenter then you may like to look at some of the Morgans Hop bags you can get from you local brew shop... How long has it been in the fermenter? If you're only using BE1 + Amber LME its going to be...

I'm not sure of the technical reasons but.... I usually chuck them in the hop bag and turn the heat off. Prior to that I make sure the hops covered with wort. I give the bag a shake and submerge the hops... After that I let the brew sit for 15 to 20 minutes before cooling it...

Yep... well worth it... there's many pluses. You can control the bitterness and see how different hop additions effect your brew. You can also see how different specialty grains taste in the brew which effect the overall flavor and colour. Playing with hops and grains will give you a lot of...

So the next question is do you throw everything in the fermenter or just strain the the liquid in there? edit: assuming we're not using a secondary