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I had a Wyeast 1084 that I smacked 12hrs before pitching that didn't swell at all. Got a little impatient and ptiched it anyway, I don't recall having seen any activity in the fermenter for the first 3 days. I went away for the weekend and decided to take the gravity when I got home. It had...

I wouldn't use the corn syrup myself. If you could get a hold of some flaked barley it adds body and helps with head retention. You might also be able to drop the the cane sugar too.

Phil, I found a clone recipe in the Sept 08 byo mag for a Murphy's stout 2.72 kg Pale Malt 794g Flaked Barley 397g roasted barley 44g of 5% AA goldings 60mins Total boil 90 mins Mash at 3:1 liquor to grist hold at 67 degrees

I was told the same at my LHBS but after chatting with the guy over a few weeks his customers complained that it didn't seem to floc as well. Took a bit more time to clear. Other than that from memory I think that it still produced a great beer.

Thanks Ross but I have already pitched, finished actually. I do have some nottingham but I am just investigating what the different yeasts do. I think the mash settled around 65 degrees and I did hit 1.018 to finish. Oh well, should have a sample by the next BABBs meeting.

Sorry for the delay in replying but thanks for the tips. Thanks for the comments. Firstly I used pils malt more because that's what I had but I have had some pretty good success with it though. I made a great stout not long back. Anyway, taking comments into consideration I adjusted the recipe...

I am planning on brewing a porter tomorrow and would like to get some feedback on my recipe? The efficiency is set at 85% but I am not completely sure about that. Previous brews using galaxy pilsner ahve yielded close to 90% from my system. WildCatz Porter A ProMash Recipe Report Recipe...

I would agree with Tony and Goatherder, I made an amber ale with 9% amber malt and it was very distinctive. However by the time I got the bottom of the keg I wanted more.

I have used the galaxy malt to make a stout recently with pretty good results. I got a bronze medal at the recent BABBs annual comp with it. I have gone through one 25 kg bag and onto my second. I will certainly keep using it for the price.

I currently have a 5l batch in my fermentor. Doing a wheat which I am not particular fond of so I only made a small batch. I am looking forward to the results as I may use the method for pilot batches in the future.

Got my copy a couple of days ago and if I had any negative comments it would be that it is a little light on the ground for content but then I find the same for BYO. I read it in a couple of hours and find myself wanting more. It gets my vote, I will be opting for the 2yr subscription...

Here is my latest bitter. It isn't actually as dark as the photo shows.

Good luck Mark. I am brewing tomorrow too. Just finished cracking my grain and filtering my water. Plan to make an APA. You certainly can't go wrong with a pale ale.

Sorry, looks like I read the article wrong. Mis read the comma and the or. The quick oats I used, not uncle toby's, said to boil for 2 mins with 2:1 water to oats. I tried it tonight. Not too bad however I think I missed the colour. Looks more like an Old and not a stout. Tastes like a stout...

I have just brewed an oatmeal stout using: 3.98 kg Marris Otter 300g of quick oats 140g of Choc Malt 110g of Roasted malt 450g light crystal With 50g EK Golding for 60 min boil. Safale SO4 Yeast. I read in the march/april issue of BYO that if you are using supermarket quick oats that you...

Spills, I had this conversation with a couple of mates the other night. One of them is a fridgy and he come up with a similar idea to yours but I am waiting on him to get back to me with exactly how he will do it. The other guy suggested maybe getting an old car radiator and an electro fan and...

Rob, I have always dry hopped in my primary, I usually drop just a single plug of cascade in when I pitch my yeast. I also still include a 5min late addition. I have had relatively good results everytime. Although I do agree with neonmeate in that the fresher the hops the better. I have found...

I used to be a bucket in bucket masher but I had a lot of slack space under my false bottom. I have just finished my first mash with my new braid system, not sure on the efficiency but with the new ball valve I have much better control over flow rates and I am getting less solids in the boiler.

Sloth, I have a Keep cold brand 36L esky and I used an old fermenter that fit snuggly inside. I cut the top off so I could safely close the lid on top and drilled lots of tiny holes in the bottom. This was my quick and easy solution as I only started mashing 6mths ago. Works great. Red.