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Looking for feedback on this recipe that I've put together with ingredients that I have on hand. I haven't brewed many lagers and I'm not so familiar with the various lager styles, I'm more into hoppy ales. My goal is to do a lager with a bit more hop flavour than typical lagers, I'm not so...

I've already got a good pipeline of pale ales, IPAs, stouts etc. so for my next brew I want to do an easy drinking, low alcohol, session beer. I also want to use only the ingredients that I have on hand which are Hops: Motueka, Nelson Sauvin and Simcoe, Yeasts: US04, S04, Grains: TF Chocolate...

I'm doing a toucan Coopers Stout & Dark Ale and I know this will blow over big time because I've done the stout on it's own and had it blow out through the airlock resulting in a bit of a mess (and some lost beer). I read a tip on the Coopers website forum - make it up to 15L instead of the...

Hello All, I've decided to try a toucan recipe for my next batch and have a can each of Coopers Original Stout and Dark Ale lined up as it seems to be a popular combo. I got a bit concerned about the high IBUs (70+) and BU:GU ratio (1.55) after plugging it into a recipe calculator and started...

Hi, I've done some extract with steeped grain brews and for my next brew I'd like to try a partial mash. I need some help/advise on the grains part of the recipe. I want do an American Pale Ale something along the lines of this extract recipe I've done before (but with different hops, Simcoe...

I have some loose hops that a mate gave me 6 months ago and I'm wondering if they still would be any good. They have been stored in a dry cool(ish) place over the winter but not refridgerated. How long are they good for? Do they degrade much with time? Would they ever get stale and give a brew a...

Here in NZ kits are such Coopers Original series are cheaper than cans of plain unhopped LME. So I was wondering if they would work ok for extract brewing. I've read somewhere on a forum that if you boil them, you boil off the isohops, it that correct? Would you then have the equivalent of an...

Macs Sassy Red is a nice beer, I'd like to try brewing something similar. There is a recipe in the db for Slutty Red which is supposed to be similar. However, that's an all grain recipe and I'm looking for an extract version. Anyone tried making an extract version this one or got any ideas for...

Based on my supplies at hand I've come up with this recipe for my next extract batch: Batch Size: 25L Boil Size: 10L Fermentables: Steeped Medium Crystal - 0.25 kg Amber Liquid Malt Extract - 3.75 kg Dextrose - 0.25 kg Hops: Nelson Sauvin (12.6%) - 5g @ 60 mins Summit (15.9%) - 5g @ 60 mins...

Hello, I'm looking for an extract recipe. I have these hops on hand at the moment: 100g Simcoe 12.2% 50g Nelson sauvin 12.6% 50g Summit 15.9% I also have some Medium Crystal that I want to use up. US-05 yeast Will buy some amber LME. Any ideas for a recipe with above ingredients? If I don't...

I dry hopped the other day by putting hops pellets in muslin bag and tossing it into fermentor. I even put a marble in the bag to help it sink but one marble was not enough, the bag is still floating on top. Will it work just as well from the top? For next time would it be better if I add more...

Here in NZ a used corny keg typically runs around NZ$90-$100. It seems expensive compared with what I've seen on American websites - typically US$40, around half the price. Then 1 keg would not be enough, you would probably need 4 or 5. And then you need taps (seem to run around $50-$100 each)...

I was going to ask this on olly4891's Define 'pitching' Of Yeast?, sprinkle, stir, shake or pour... thread but then I reckoned this is a different topic worthy of it's own thread. I'd like to know is the Coopers yeast really crappy? olly4891 probably read that in Palmer's book about tossing out...

In advance of my first foray into extract brewing (after doing 2 prehopped kit brews), I've written up my planned process so that I stand a better chance of not missing something vital when I brew up my first extract batch tonight. I've based the process on what I've learned from various sources...

I had read about it happening to others (John Palmer relays his experience freezing his lager in How To Brew), so I didn't cry when I discovered my frozen ale as I was about to bottle it this evening. But I surely did have to abandon hope of bottling it tonight. I had all my bottles sanitised...

This is just my first one, a kit beer, Mangrove Jacks Munich Lager, but WOW I'm impressed! Reminds me of the feeling of when my first son was born! Full story and pictures of the cracking opening of the first bottle of a virgin home brewer here -...

Hi, I've done 2 kit based batches and for my next one I'm going to have a go at an extract + speciality grain brew. I have most of my ingredients lined up already so now I just need to figure out the quantities. I want to make an American Pale Ale. Heres my ingredient list so far (for 23L...

Hi, I'm going to have a go at extract brewing having already done 2 kit brews. I've been reading Palmer's How To Brew (http://howtobrew.com) and he specifies a 20 quart (19L) pot for extract brewing. The biggest I can find locally here is a 12L stockpot. Will that be suitable or should I keep...

Hello, Has anyone here come across this brand of LME: Brewmaster Amber Malt - http://www.brewshop.co.nz/malts-grains/amb...lt-extract.html The label says: 'Brewmaster Amber Malt adds flavour and texture to all kit and mash beers. Mix contents into wort before fermentation'. Just wondering if...