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Hi All, My GrainFather arrived on Wednesday and I've been itching to get my first brew done on it, today was the day! I went for a Dr Smurto's golden ale as I've brewed that many times using extract and I really enjoy it. Here's a few pics from today, it all went very smoothly but then I've...

Hi all, I've done lots of extract brews in the past and I'm familiar with steeping spec grains so I'm thinking of trying out BIAB. I'm happy with producing 20 - 23 litres of beer per batch so based on that what would you guys recommend for the size of brew pot that will make it nice and easy...

Hi guys, I've just finished off a batch of coopers pale ale made exactly as they recommended on the tin, BE2 and the tin itself. I must say I was expecting a lot worse than what it produced but I wanted to have a go at pimping it up a bit. I've got some crystal malt which I can steep, I've...

Hi all, Does anyone have any good recipes for a pale ale / IPA style that use warrior hops? I've been given 250g of warrior and I've got no idea what to use them in?

Hi Guys, I got given a mangrove jacks golden lager kit that I brewed today and was thinking about dry hopping it with 25g of centennial that I have in the freezer that need using up. Has anyone tried the kit without any additions and if so is it any good? Would it be worth dry hopping with...

Hi guys, Has anyone used the Deliverance malt extract tins at all? Just wondering if they are any good and comparable to coopers and breiss etc?

Hi guys, Has anyone had any luck brewing a raspberry beer, I was thinking of keeping it simple and brewing a coopers Canadian blonde and then about 2-3 days into fermentation adding a load of crushed, frozen raspberries in a hop sock. Any thoughts or comments on this method?

Hi guys, For my very first AG batch I followed dr smurtos golden ale recipe, the batch was smelling amazing at bottling time and tasting great too, the problem is that I've just tried the first bottle after two weeks and it definitely has a band aid taste to it, could this just be the beer at a...

Hi all, I got a Coopers Cascarillo ale in the fermenter on Saturday, lag time was low and by Sunday morning there was a healthy krausen and it was fermenting away happily, the rate of bubbling out of the airlock has slowed to about one bubble every four seconds, it says in the recipe to dry hop...

Hi guys, I've got to dry hop a batch of pale ale on Wednesday and with a busy work schedule this week, will not have time to get to my local HBS to pickup a hop bag. Would I be ok to dry hop in a new bamboo sock, provided I soaked it in boiling water first to sterilise it? This definitely...

Hi all, I made my first ever BIAB last weekend, it was the Dr Smurtos Golden Ale, the fermentation was great with lots of krausen which has dissipated over the last couple of days but the beer still looks very murky. I'm going to leave it another week before bottling but during the boil I...

Hi guys, I'm looking at making Dr smurtos golden ale for my first partial mash attempt. Looking at the recipe it calls for a can of coopers sparkling ale, running the figures for the recipe through Brewmate I end up with a total grain bill of 4.25kg and a recommended strike water volume of...

Hi All, I have been kit brewing for a while now and recently purchased a 19l pot from big w and a candy thermometer with the intention to try a partial mash, I've read several guides and they are all a little confusing about how much water to use and I'm having a bit of a hard time...

Hey guys, I'm a fairly new brewer, I made about 10 brews last year and then due to circumstances have had a year off the brewing. I out a coopers ginger beer down yesterday as the wife likes it and I thought it would be an easy brew to get back into brewing with. Now, here's the strange...