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Hi all was given a heap of mangos today which i love but wont be able to get through most so was thinking of using one of my last remaining cans which are coopers heritage lager and tooheys lager to make a nice summery mango lager i was thinking the coopers (as i havent heard any good reports...

Hi all havent been online for ages due to work etc but have set a day for brewing on sunday just check what i have as id like to use most of it up before ordering more grain, hops etc just wanted so idea on what i could do with 4kg pale 300 pale crystal 300 cara 1 300 munich 1 400 pale...

Hi all i just picked up a muntons nut brown ale kit just wondering if anyone has brewed it and how did it go was thinking of dry hopping with EKG or Magnum to get abit more flavour and aroma cheers jake

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Have heard to really good reviews on white rabbit dark ale ive look at every bottle shop in town and not one of them has it in stock so i thought i would brew one instead. has anyone had a go at it? and how did it work out? cheers jake

Hi all I did a stove top BIAB lastnight with a Dr's golden ale base with neils centarillo hops added the whirloc then waited to cool and mixed as usual but its seems the krud is so light is gets pulled into the syphon does it affect the brew if there is much of it in the fermenter and how do...

hi all After a month or so in the bottle i cracked open my first and second full extract brews and they are both very low carbed i used carb drops for the first batch and bulk primed 20L with 185g of dex i cold condtioned them for about a week each what could be causing the low carbing? its...

Hi jake here lol just got my first shipment from craft brewer and i have to say i super happy with the speed of delivery and the neat and tidyness of the whole package will be going through them for all my brew needs from now on cheers ross and crew cheers Jake

Hi all i have ordered all my grains etc for my first BIAB late next week if all goes to plan. i have a 25L+ pot so i was wondering can i do a full 23L batch in one go i.e can i go up to about 7:1 to allow for boil off? or should i stick to the 4:1 ratio and do a larger sparge like the maxi brew...

Hi all I got a tin of cascades chocolate mahogany porter which im keen to brew been doing abit of searching but all the recipes i can find are AG just wanting to know other peoples experiences with this kit i was thinking 1.7kg kit 500g dark malt extract 250g dex 250g maltodextron 100g of 85%...

Hey all im start to get all the gear needed to start AG brewing just got a few questions whats the differece between chill method and no chill method? apart from the obviouse Whats the best temps for mashing? Is it better to crush your own grain or get the HBS to do it? cheers jake

Went to the local bottleo to get some beers to sample got a few different six packs of beer the absolute standout was monteiths summer ale which would have to be one of the bext beers ive tried the cold weather has kicked in here but i could imagine it would be a hell of alot better on a super...

Its been 24 hours since my first full extract brew and its got a big krusen and is bubbling away nicely its abit of a copy of a recipe i seen here but with amber malt instead of LLME 1.5kg amber liquid malt .8kg liquid wheat malt 1kg DME super alpha 12g @ 60 amarillo 12g @ 20 Cluster 24g @ 10...

oky doky ive got a can of morgans caramalt goo and pale lager but not sure what to do with them i.e sugars, hops and grains keen for something different which i havent got ATM i have brewed a TEDS clone, honey wheat beer and a draught with POR,galaxy and crystal which smells and tastes kick...

just went to check on my lager which i was chilling before bottleing i turned the fridge right down which was fine last time but my whole brew is now a slight slush if i let it defrost while it be ok to bottle or will the yeast be ruined? cheers jake

ive been reading into adding hops to my brews to make some super brews, ive notcied when other brewers talk about hops goes along the lines of POR at 15 min and goldings at 30 min does that mean they are steeped in water for that long? or is it added to a pot of boiling water for that long along...

I bottled my first brew yesterday also put sediment catchers on 6 for the longnecks to see if there is much difference i tasted abit before bottleing and it had a soury sort of taste is that normal for kit beers till they age or could it of been contaminated cheers jake

I'm looking into getting some better temp control on my brewing fridge ive come accross a few different types what has anyone had experience with both or which one have you got and why? thermostat control temp mate cheers jake

I'm looking into my second brew which started out to be a draught but then went to a wheat but now im thinking a mexican cerveza. Ive been doing a fair bit of looking around and alot of question asking which made me think how everyone else makes the brews that have you high 5ing yourself while...

Will be home soon and will bottle my dry lager which is in the fermenter ATM next on the list is a "Wheat beer" just keen for a few tips and or some recipes that have turned out good i also have a Draught which i was also thinking of brewing cheers in advanced Jake