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Hi All Finally Busted My Biab cherry . All went reasonably well , a couple of hicups here and there but overall good . Really enjoyed the process and looking forward to the next brew . Vienna Lager was the choice . Now it finished fermenting . 2 1/2 weeks at 12 deg and finished it at 15...

Hey Guys Megajet 100 BTU burner on sale at BCF for $119 med pressure reg and 1.2 m hose for members . Has anybody got one of these and are they suitable for boiling a Keggle ? Cheers Todd

Hi All Just wonder what would be the average price to put together an extract brew ? A couple of tins of malt , Hops and Yeast . Not sure im being looked after to well at the LHBS . I think the Hops is the area that was expensive . :o just curious .

Hi Guys About to do my first Extract Brew and have a couple of questions . I have the ingredients to do Neills Centenarillo Ale , and was wondering about he hop additions . 1 : As the recipie says 20g centennial @ 30 mins . Is this the first addition ? if so does this mean the boil lasts...

Hi Just wondering if I should give my long necks two carb drops or back it off and only place one so they are not so fizzy when the time comes to consume ? Stouts are generally not so fizzy are they ? Or is it just personal preference ? Thanks Todd

Hi guys Had a few bits and peices laying around so in they went . Coopers Real Ale Kit , BE2 , LDM 500g ,22 ltrs and US-05 yeast . SG 1.042 Bubbled away for a week and a half . 3 days @ 1.012 . All good but it has a 1 1/2 - 2 inch foamy layer on top would this be usuall with adding the...

Hey Guys Did my first Lager this weekend A Morgans Blue mountain Lager , And a superior beer improver kit . 15g Hallertau hop Teabag and I used Saflager s-23 yeast SG 1.048 . Rehydrated the Yeast and pitched at 20 deg . Into the fridge and its sitting at 14 deg and still dropping will let...

Hi again guys Just wondering if anybody has a solution to cleaning bottles . Recently bought about 400 Coopers bottles off a fella . Most have had lids put on them to keep them clean , but a wash before the lids being put on would not have hurt . Some are really good , some are really bad ...

Hi All Just wondering if anybody has thoughts on using CSR suger cubes in place of Carb Drops The drops weigh approx 4.15 g against the cubes approx 4.5 g . Thanks Todd

Hi All A good mate of mine loves crownies , Im not that fond of them myself , make me sick . Anyway thought Id see if I could do a batch for him . Any sugestions would be great. Thanks Todd

Hey guys Just after a quick reply , Had a brew frementing for just on a week now all going good sitting at 20 deg in my turned off fridge . Got cold a couple of nights so turned on the belt heater over a 3- 4 hour period all good . Till some idiot forgot to turn the ******* off . got to 34...

Hi again all Wondering what happens if the brew is left in the fermenter to long ? I thought fermenting would not be finished until there was no activity in the airlock and then i would check with the hydrometer . Its a Coopers Canadian Blonde with BE1 as per the basic recipie SG 1035 sat in...

Hi All I am new to this brewing caper and have two brews under the belt now. I keep hearing about people putting there brews into a secondary ? Is this another fermenter and does this take place instead of the second ferment stage in the bottle as i was under the impresion that this happend...