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Have just kegged for the first time and was using the set and forget method to carb it. keg was chilled for more than 24hrs and I set reg at 30 bar(300kpa) for 24 hours. tried it and wasn't carbed so set it at 10 bar (100kpa) and it has been at this for 72 hours. just tried it again and still...

I know this will probably sound like a stupid question. but as this is the first brew I have kegged was wanting to know when I have finished a session and the keg isn't empty can I turn the co2 off and disconnect gas in and leave keg in fridge or will this result in beer going flat.

Gidday all, have just purchased a kegging system and fridge with tap and am wanting advice/links to teach me the best way to keg my homebrew. Have been bottling it for the last 3 years and have read a bit on the net about kegging but am looking for expert homebrewers advice on what is the best...

gidday brewers, need some advice...made the following recipe...it was my first attempt at a real lager coopers european lager 1kg b/e 2 250g ldme 25g saaz hops boiled for 10mins in 1.5l water and 150g ldme.. mixed reamining ldme in after boil and BE 2 and mixed with tin in fermenter.. filled...

Have just done my first real lager and while waiting for my small boil to finish read the yeast packet which stated that if pitching between 11-15 deg to use two 11.5g packs for 20-30 lt...and when at room temp to use one pack.....my question is this....i pitched my yeast at 17.5deg as this is...

hi all, just a quick question...can anyone tell me what the difference between these two hops are...bought a packet of gold cluster the other day and didnt realise that it was different to cluster hops

Gidday all....have been brewing for a little over 12 months and have decided to try my first attemp at a lager, have only been brewing ales so far....was planning on putting down a coopers european lager this weekend, my question being is the kit yeast ok to use or should i wait until i can get...

was just wondering what people use as their favourite kit can or what the think are the best ones on the market...i have only ever used coopers myself

gidday all...was in the supermarket and saw they had tooheys lager tins on special for $7 so decided to buy one to try it out...was just wondering if anyone out there has used these as so far in my brewing life have only used coopers Intl series kits...am planning on the following recipe with...

hello all do you have a mate like mine...if so need some help to tell him to bring his own next time.... have mate who once a month works up our way and comes to stay on the sunday night....each time he comes he puts a huge dent in my beer supplies, which at first i didnt worry about as i...

Hello fellow brewers....just a quick question for all those with more knowledge than me..( which isn't very hard) i have been botlling with coopers carb drops and have decided to just use normal sugar as it is cheaper and more readily available in my small town..my question is does it matter...

Hi all in brew land..hope you all had a great xmas and new year...with lots of beer involved...just a quick question for those brewers who use pet bottles...how many times can you re-use the tops...read on here somewhere and now cant find it, someone was getting 4-6 uses out of them if you put...

Gidday all, was just wondering what you all reckon is the maximum temp to condition my bottled brew at...have read alot on here of people having trouble with bootles getting to cold but up here in FNQ we dont have that problem...for my previous 4 brews have put the bottled beer into an old...

Hello all...thought id share my moment of glory..have a wife who isnt much of a beer drinker but has a glass when i have one...before homebrewing she used to try new beers i bought and complain about alot...what wife doesnt complain...after starting homebrew she would sit down with me and taste...

Gidday brewers, put down my 4th brew on monday night, i have a can opener that takes the whole top off the kit can but has a habit of taking some of the label with it, normal this is no problem but this time i missed a piece of label and while checking it on tuesday night discovered a small...

Hi all, being new to HB i was talking to an old bloke who brewed 20-25 yrs ago, and he reckoned if you tipped a tallie of certain beer into your brew it would make your HB taste like it. forgot to ask him if you did this before or after fermentation. I thought it sounded like some BS but was...

Hi all, Am new to the site and brewing having only just brewed my 2nd beer. was just wondering if there were fellow homebrewers out there that live in FNQ or the tropics who can give me some tips/ideas on how to keep my brew temp down when fermenting. As its winter the first brew was fermented...

Hi all, Am new to brewing and have only put down a couple of brews with no problems. Purchased coopers pale ale and brew enhancer 2 to try. added my can to boiling water in fermenter but when i put b/e2 in it went lumpy..dont know if it was lumpy in the bag or not. stirred around for 10mins and...