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Agreed with Lecterfan , there's oodles of info available out in blogs and available software . Personally I haven't ventured far into the various software available . Up to this point have been more than satisfied with Ian's Kit and Extract Spreadsheet (...

G'day Diggles . I agree with Keiren , a good quantity of Pale Crystal & Dark Crystal should get you some reasonable diversity . I sat down recently & tried to nut out just what i could handle sitting around in larger quantities . The list just kept growing , both grains and hops and I ended up...

Thanks John , you talked me into it , won't learn anything by not getting hold of one . Shall go the 3068 . Cheers , Brendan .

Many Thanks to you Manticle , Not right with Mashing at the moment . Have gas 3 wok burner , stock pots , glass thermometer but i'm guessing that's not quite what "mashing" may be . Unless i've mashed before without knowing i was mashing . Couple of brews ago i was steeping on the gas ...

No problems , Thanks Boagsy .

Have I posted this post in the right forum ? Just a bit odd not to get an opinion . I'd be doubting the recipe is near perfect but the silence is deafening . Hello ?

G'day to all , I'm looking to brew a weizenbier at some stage soon with early spring daytime temps ( in the shed ) at 15* > 22* . Seems ideal with temp control overnights . So after heaps of research through this site & with the use of ianh's brilliant designer have come up with this recipe ...

Gday Chrisando , just wondering what sort of average temp you maintained during the first week of ferment ? Cheers , Windy Hill .

G'day Lobby , Thanks for your interest . It was certainly an interesting time with this one . 1st go with a Cascade kit & Bohemian yeast for that matter . OG 1.044 Day 4 : Very thin Krausen developed . Day 5 : SG of 1.029 Day 7 : 1.016 Day 11 : 1.015 Day 12 : Satisfied with SG & Bottled ...

Righto , Ta , bit of patience & will go day to day .

Thanks for that , two thumbs up ' bum ' . Probably the biggest lesson from this brew is likely to be general method of going about the boil . I'll work on a 5L wort in future , with more research in the meantime . By the way , nearly 36 hours now , taken another SG . Down to 1.042 from 1.044 ...

Thanks Manticle , simple but essential info , good stuff .

Thanks very much for the link Lodan , very handy . Unfotunately i chucked the yeast packet , did read it though & all it stated was " Cascade Bohemian Yeast " . I'm thinking i'll be leaning toward treating it as a Lager Yeast .

Yeah sure bum , i'm an L plater & here to learn . Righto , stainless stockpot atop the wok burner . 2 full kettles of boiling water in , approx 3.6 ltrs , that's the whole volume of water used . Added & dissloved the 500g LDME & the 1kg Brewblend #20 + the 20g hops . Boil broke after 10 min...

I stuffed up , can't count today , it's approaching 48 hrs HB79 not 24 . Make any diff to the overall thoughts do you reckon ? Cheers .

Thanks for that , point taken on the Cascade @ 60 mins , as i said , flying blind a bit . Just done a little research , Spicy Ghost Draught = 90 -100 EBC & 17 - 23 IBU . I'll back the temp off to 18*C again a show a bit of patience . Yeah i know some feelings towards airlocks , it's a bad...

G'day again all . Have had a Cascade Spicy Ghost Draught kit sitting around for a few weeks ( yeah , i've read a variety of wide ranging reviews on this one ) & decided to go for it and get it out of the way . Ingredients include : Spicy Ghost Kit 1kg Brewcraft Brewblend #20 500g Coopers LDME...

Yep points taken , thanks Robbo . Shall be investing in a good stainless thermometer . Re : the nice kit , i'm tending to agree with you, nw that the batch has a little more age on it , patience is an obvious key . Probably a week ago i was rating it a 6/10 at most , today in comparison to then...

Thanks for the ideas Felten , honestly i don't check use by's when buying off shelf , lazy . The Muntons Kit & Extras were purchased mail order , and yes , i didn't check use by's . Another little but important thing to keep an eye on , thanks mate .