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Hi all, A good friend of mine is getting married in September and I'd like to make three beers, an American Pale, a Golden Ale and a Dark Ale. Do you have any suggestions for tried and tested 50L recipes with step mashing (because I can) that are going to please a lot of people? I usually do...

I am so pissed. I thought my all grain Pale Ale was on track, I had tasted it on day four after a vigorous ferment at 18 degrees, and it was tasting like a pale ale... although obviously needing some conditioning. After day ten I decided to move it to a secondary (I have seen all the debates...

Hey guys, Been lurking around the site for a while now but haven't properly introduced myself. My name is Darren, I'm a full-time student at ECU Bunbury and I also work as a beer promoter for Little Creatures. I've been dormant on this site for a while, I went off brewing because I had a bad...

Hey guys, I'm a bit of a trial and error brewer, and after having a look at what grain was available at my local store, I came up with this recipe. The percentages of the grain were just estimates for what I thought 'looked right', there was nothing empirical about it. Although I haven't used...

Hi guys, I am in the process of upgrading equipment, and plan to buy a 40L Bilko urn from ebay to make 23 litre batches. I have found this great recipe (below) as a jumping off point for my first BIAB. I have no issue with anything except for how much water is actually required for mashing in...

Just wondering if anyone on here has brewed the St Peters Ruby Red Ale Kit and what the results were like? It comes with 2 X 1.5kg Extract cans, Goldings hops powder and a premium yeast. They're around $40 kits and was contemplating buying one just to brew as is. Has anyone made one of these?

Have a question, i'm brewing an ale at 18 degrees, and i'm just about to lower my ale temp down for a diacetyl rest (I used US-05 and Fermentis recommends lowering by two to three degrees for 48 hours or so), so it'll be around 15 degrees. I just read the temp at which i'll be conditioning, and...

I have a small 11.5 fermenter to use alongside my 30 litre in the fermenting fridge. It was suited for the Malt Shovel Brewery extract cans (one can per 11.5 L fermenter), but I can't seem to find any of these cans around where I live. Can I use a decent brand of wheat beer (perhaps Blackrock)...

Hey guys, Just wanting to know - my brew got off to a rocket start at 26 degrees, and it took me around 48 hours to get the wort temp down to 18-19 since I pitched the yeast. I used a US-05 ale yeast, pitching at 26. It was fairly quick fermentation the first 24 hours, and it's now day 3 and...

I hope this isn't a foolish question or hasn't already been covered countless times, but I have one of those digital stick on thermometers, and my fermenter has been in the fridge at 19 degrees for 15 hours and the stick on thermometer still reads 26 degrees. I'm aware the plastic is an...

Hey guys, I just ordered a bunch of stuff from Grain and Grape in Victoria to make my first ale, one of those items being a fridgemate analogue thermostat - This one here: http://www.grainandgrape.com.au/product_in...roducts_id=7369 . It requires no installation, just plug into the mains and...

Hi all, Just a couple of queries regarding kick starting the yeast into fermentation. After much torment and woe in my conquest to regulate fermentation temperature, i've finally bitten the bullet and spent some money on a better setup. I've just purchased a second hand fridge, in reasonable...

Hi all, I have a problem with my pilsner batch, and would be most grateful for any advice from someone that knows what they're doing, unlike myself. I've just restarted basic kit brewing after having a streak of bad luck (or skill) with my prior batches. I had originally thought I had been...