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Hi all I am hoping that somene might be able to provide some advice. I live in melbourne Planted cascade and chinook rhizomes in spring The sprouted and climbed the garden fence and were growing OK allowing for a few hiccups with black spot (in summary not thriving but going OK) The...

Hi all I have brewed a lager which is still in the fermenter The SG is around 1060 FG is 1012 this is much lower than I had planned I have only brewed to 21 litres Means that the lager will be around 7.1% which is bit heavy for my taste (massive understatement) is it possible to add...

I have been putting both spent grains and hops intomy compost bin I can guess the worms (which we are trying to encourage)get very excited about the grain The hops I am less certain off as worms are less than enthusiastic about things like onions, lemons etc anyone out there that might have...

Guys new house and new brewing location. the temps crept up towards 30 degrees (and maybe over while at work) How does US56 go at higher than recommended temps? I seem to remember ther HB shop guy saying it was pretty robust and takes a bit for undesirable flavours to sneak in

Monteiths Summer Ale is a refreshingly different beer. The opportunity to rediscover some flavour highlights of beer styles enjoyed on summer days past, and bring them back to life. At the end of last century, in England, Europe and the Americas and in New Zealand, there was still an adherence...

I Have a lot of 1/2 used hop packets at home Saaz, Hallertau, POR, Cenntential, Taurus, Horizon, Simco, Nelson Sauvin, Spalt and maybe some Chinook I was thinking about a Hopburst Pale Ale using US 56 yeast Any suggestions on boiling regimes and combinations of hops

Are wheat beers anymore prone to infection? Recently had a wheat beer brew go off. I was meticulous with sanitizing The only curiousity is that last year the same fermenter also threw had an infection on a wheat beer. Has been fine since on lagers and pale ales

I have an unfinished pack of POR in the fridge I have used it as a single hop in a lager and whilst passable not exciting enough to do any more batches Are there any varieties that people could suggest that I could combine it with? I was thinking using it as a bittering hop and then add...

Interested in opinions out there on two counts 1. Hop pellets - does anyonme sense that there is high variability between batches of hops ie the return you get for the same allocation of hops 2. What hopping regimes do people use for Saaz. I have been doing 20 grms for 20 minutes and then a...

I noticed on one of the online HB stores a yeats I was not familiar with, Saf T-58 Had a look at the saf site. Don't feel much wiser Has anyone used it? and if so what have been the experiences

Have an interesting problem About a month ago we bottled 2 brews into 750/800 ml bottles At the time of bottling we had a pretty big heatwave in Melbourne and so rather than putting in 2 carbonation drops we put in a single, banking on slower gassing up but a better end product (historically...

I know from previous posts that a number of us take a little tastings from the hydrometer tube. How indicative do you find the taste in relation to the final product? The reason I ask is that I recently tasted 2 batches before bottling and got some weirdish flavours - I would descibe the...

Hi guys I am planning to put down a Black rock whispering wheat kit and I happen to have 1.5 kg of the wheat malt. Any idea what the effect of an extra 500 gm of fermentables will have on the taste? Obviously higher end alcohol is to be expected

Does anyone have a definitive view on why bottles explode? There seems to be a number of possible causes depending on the discussion thread. Theories seem to range across: - Incomplete fermentation, - Too many fermentables, - High storage temperatures - Poor sanitiation Is there a view...

hi guys I put down a brew yesterday 2 x cans of coopers stout 500 gm of corn syrup 10 ml of licourice extract Filled to 23 litres I pitched both yeast packets that came with the cans Fementation started pretty quick(about 2 hours) This morning the brew has built up an enormous foam...

Does anyone have a good clone recipe?

1st post but an avid reader of the forum A couple of weeks ago I put down a Brewcraft Belgian Ale. I boiled some orange peel and around 15 g of coriander seeds. I made the mistake of forgetting to crush the seeds before boiling, cooling and adding to the wort. Everything else went to...