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Hello, I just took a SG reading of 1016. I haven't used this yeast before has it finished fermenting? Thanks Hughezy PS og reading was 1033

Hi all, Thinking of putting a cider down with this recipe, 23L of Juice ( about a fifth of it is going to be pear juice) Packet of montrachet yeast Ferment at around 18 degrees for two weeks if possible, then bottle with sugar. With bottling do i treat the same as beer use my regular rate...

Hi all Coming into summer I was thinking of putting down a ginger beer. I was thinking of combining Chappo's and GravityGurus recipes and adding some ripe mango for something extra. My only question is should I add some pureed mango into the solution or if I should soak the mango with the...

I'm looking to make a cider similar in taste to a lindemann's apple lambic. I'm a little unsure of how much (if any) pear juice is required to have some residual sweetness when finished or what brett strain I should use. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance

Hi all Got my paulaner stein out to have a drink from it. I double washed the glass under some warm water then started to pour some cold water into then CRACK. There is this bloody huge crack in the stein around the bottom of the handle. Can anyone tell me if this is normal or if I am the one...

I made my first ag using US 05 and there was a fair bit of trub still in the brew when I bottled it. I was wondering if I could leave the beer in primary for a couple of extra days to allow the yeast to settle out more? or would this be a bad idea? thanks in advance

My ag pale ale has been bottled for a week now I just pulled a bottle out and it looks like there is a ring of sediment around the top of the bottle. Is this normal or is it something else?

Hi, Got my first ag bubbling away but I have a few questions that I need to ask, 1.The wort I ran off into my cube was significantly less than 23L (about 15L), beersmith tells me to start my boil at 27L but according to what I got I should start at 31L. Is this large loss of water common with...

Hi all, I am gonna replace the tap on my crown urn with a ball valve and I was wondering if what I am getting is all I need to do the job? 1 ball valve (3 piece stainless) 1 barb 1 locking nut 1 o ring

I was reading cortez's article on no chill cubing and it mentioned about removing as much air as possible, now I have a 25l cube I bought which I was gonna use however I was reading somewhere else that the cubes tend to expand with heat. Would a 20L cube expand sufficiently to accomadate 23l of...

Hi all, I'm looking to buy a laptop for uni next year, and I would like to get some recommendations on what I should get. I'm looking to spend somewhere between $500-$1000 maybe $1500 if it can be justified. I also have an external dvd so you can include netbooks. Thanks in advance

Hi all, I've brewed some kit corona for a friend and it's time for bottling. However, I am using 330ml bottles and I don't think I can single prime that size bottle (also I don't feel like single priming 72 bottles). I used the priming calculator from the wiki article and used california common...

Hi, I'll be heading down to the local HBS tomorrow to collect my supplies for my first Ag. I rung ahead to see if they had what I needed and they didn't have the Thomas fawcett golden promise malt. A bloke that works there believes it can be swapped for maris otter. Can anyone confirm this or...

Hi all, I ran some tap water through my crown yesterday to do some cleaning of the brew gear. After I drained the urn, I noticed some marks on the urn (see photos). Are these marks just minor or are they something to worry about? Thanks in advance. (Apparently photobucket is illegal on the...

I have made gravityguru's recipe for ginger beer (recipe:GB) but ommiting the chilli. I find after sampling, that the brew is a fraction sweet and there is no ginger feel in the mouth. Will these issues correct with conditioning or will I have to remove some of the fermentables the next time I...

I got my new crown urn a couple of days ago and I was wondering should I seal up the vents in the top and the water gauge at the front for a better heat capacity or should I just leave well enough alone? Edit: On further thought I realise that I should also do it for sanitation purposes, or am...

I'm going to be attempting my first AG in the next couple of weeks, but I have no idea on what I am gonna make. I would like to make something simple, preferably an ale. Does anyone know a simple recipe they could point me to. Thanks in advance.

Something is digging up my ginger plant, which is only small at the moment. Whatever is digging up this plant isn't eating it but it has dug up some beetroot seedlings I had and ate them. Could a possum be responsible for this, or maybe something more domestic like a cat or dog? thanks in advance.

I got my tax cheque back and it's time to upgrade the brewery. Apart from a crown kettle and some swiss voile, is there anything else I should get ( I'll start in partials before going to all grain, so I'll get a grain mill later)? Also on a side note, I'll be hitting the dan murphys' while I'm...

Hi all, I purchased a second hand upright fridge today for brewing in. I had a look inside and it looks like there is enough space for 2 fermenters, but the shelving that came with it look unable to handle the weight. So has anyone come up with another way of dealing with this problem or is my...