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Hi guys, I'm starting to venture into the great would of brewing a bit more and want to spice up a cascade pale ale can that i recieved as a birthday present. i plan on using a tin of liquid malt and yeast to add to the kit and was thinking of adding some galaxy hops to try and achive a...

cheers guys, thanks for your help.. off to bottle my brew now. hope to have another brew on later today.. cheers aaron

hi guys, although ive been brewing for a little while im trying to refine my process a little. up until now once i bottle my beer ive been storing it at the temp i brew it at for around two weeks to condition the beer. my question is - is this necassary or can the beer just be stored in a...

hi guys. im looking at racking my batch of ginger beer for my first attempt at bulk priming.. but im a bit worried that my brew may not have fermented out properly... and im unsure of how to calculate my FG estimate.. can anyone point me in the right direction.... :( my og was 1040 and...

cheers thats been a good help... temps are still a bit up and down. im using frozen pet bottles in an old metal box which i have insulated with foam boxes and metal (kinda like a fridge/esky) and am managing to keep it around 18 to 20c im currently researching temp control devices and then...

hi guys, im fairly new to brewing and have been following these posts with interest. im looking at doing my first toucan with coopers mexican and possibly canadian blonde. my problem is i am unsure whether to pitch both kit yeasts or to source a specific yeast from my lhbs... any thoughts...

hi ploto, welcome to the world of home brew..I like you am fairly new to brewing and the forum. this place has been great for help/ideas. your temp sounds a bit high from what ive read. it should be around 18degrees (for ales) if you can get it down to that. the ice sounds like a good idea...

cool thanks for that. my first time bulk priming so dont want to end up with bottle bombs. any suggestions on a co2 volume to use??

hi guys, as per the initial post in this topic i too am about to move from pet bottles to glass and attempt my first bulk prime.... what i am trying to get my head around is how the c02 volume affects the final alcohol content (or does it)??? im brewing a ginger beer at 18-20c--- can anyone...

cheers thanks for that.. i'll let u know asap if i can grab it... i currently have a coopers fermentor which i think is 25l... is that similar to the ones were using?

hi guys, i got some coopers kits for xmas {mexican, blonde and draught} am thinking of doing a simple toucan.. no xrta hops but maybe a little dextrose.... any thoughts/hints would be appreciated aaron

Hi moultan i know im probably too late but is the fridge still available?? also what size fermentors were u using?? aaronR

cheers thanks for that one manticle. im new to the forum and just learning the ropes. aaron

hi cube its a bit off the topic but im looking at moving from priming with lollies to bulk priming as you have mentioned above.. im currently brewing a ginger beer and am thinking of priming with honey or golden syrup. ive have been looking at a couple of calculators and havent been able to...

thanks cube for your suggestions on the bleach and vinegar sanitiser option... i'll have a search for that today. im going to try a few options to find what works for me.. i'll let you know how i go.. cheers aaron

hi guys Although i've been brewing on and off now for a while, i've only just found this forum. i must say i think its going to be a life saver.. My question is 'can using bleach to clean and sanitize my gear effect the head on my beer??' I currerntly been using PET (but have now decided to...