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Hello all, I bottled a nut brown ale last night and there was a significant amount of foam developing as I was bottling. It was enough to leave more head space in the bottle than normal (about 1.5 times the head space I would typically get from an un-foamy beer bottling). I'm figuring that it...

Hi all, Mentioned some of the forums about Christmas beers to SWMBO and now I'm on task to make one (not that I'm complaining about the chance make Sanctioned Beer). Here's my recipe: 1.5kg tin Coopers Wheat Malt 1.5kg tin Coopers Amber Malt 500g Dark DME 850g Treacle 150g Medium Crystal...

Hello all, I'm planning on doing a bit of experimentation to further my understanding of what different ingredients or methods will do, but I don't have the space (or the patience, really) to do full size batches, so I'm planning on splitting up a batch. I have a few questions for those who...

Hello all, I'm a fairly green homebrewer that's been taking baby steps from K&K to Kits&Bits to Extract. I've played around a bit with Hops and learning heaps there but I'm wanting to look into using some specialty grains in the next brew. Are there any articles or lists or books that detail...

Hi all, I've been playing around with Iahn's spreadsheet and looking to put down my first brew that's not a pre-packaged recipe. It will also be my first attempt with more than one hop. The recipe is: Mangrove Jack's Irish Stout (2.2kg) Beer Essentials Stout Booster #25 (which, judging by the...

Hi all, I'm about to put down a pear cider for The Minister for War and Finance and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the Mangrove Jack's Pear Cider. What I'm specifically after is how dry or sweet the final product ends up being. I'm planning on using raw sugar instead of...

Hi all, I'm part way through my first brew (a ginger beer, as it happens) and, in consultation with the GF, decided on a cider for our second brew. I've had a good look on the forums and am now a bit paranoid as ciders seem a bit temperamental. The issue is one that seems to be a common theme...