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  1. ChefKing

    Inkbird Giveaway! Open to All!

    In with bells on...
  2. ChefKing

    Kit And Extract Beer Spreadsheet

    Hi All, Love using the spreadsheet and getting precise numbers on my brews. I have been brewing a few of those Mangrove Jack's Craft pouches... I was wondering if there would be an update on the spreadsheet to include them?
  3. ChefKing

    A pretty nice choc stout

    Just sitting back and enjoying my fruits of labour with this tap fresh schooner of stout. Turned out pretty good...well rounded strong dank flavour, excellent mouthfeel with delicious notes of toffee, chocolate, coffee... Gets better the warmer it gets Chocolate Stout Ingredients: 1 x can of...
  4. ChefKing

    Mini Keg Bulk Buy MKIV

    Yup great news. I'm still keen on 1 x 5ltr with all the "bells and whistles", maybe even 2 price dependent... thanks lads.
  5. ChefKing

    Brewing a kit and bit stout.. very high EBC on a stout?

    G'day brewers, I am currently crunching numbers for a stout I am am putting down tomorrow in a brand new fermenter that just got delivered today. Not quite sure on the recipe yet, for I have a few different yeasts on hand Danstar windsor, S-33, US-05 but will be something like this: 1 x can...
  6. ChefKing

    Mini Keg Bulk Buy MKIV

    I am defo keen for a 5ltr unit with all the bells and whistles... Please inform me how and when? I live up in the FNQ, what would postage be? A question though, do you just fill up from ur beer tap at home close it pressurize and you are away??? I heard there are 2 different units a threaded...
  7. ChefKing

    Recipe ideas for Coopers Dark Ale

    I re-hydrate the finings and add to the keg... Always has worked a treat for me!
  8. ChefKing

    Recipe ideas for Coopers Dark Ale

    Just put this down today... Kinda my version of the cooper's "ol brown dog" Recipe: 1 x Coopers dark ale kit 1kg of BE3 500gms LDME 200gm Dark brown sugar 200gm Carapils spec grain 200gm Toffee malt 200gm Medium crystal spec grain 50gm Cascade hops 20gm Mosiac hops US-05 yeast (re-hydrated)...
  9. ChefKing

    Couple of brews down on the weekend

    Looks pretty good... I don't mind the Mexican cerveza, used it a few times to make a session passion fruit cerveza.... 1 coopers Mexican tin 1 kg of light dry malt 200grams of dex 200g of carapills steeped for approx 1/2 an hour in 3 ltrs of boiled water. 25grams of galaxy boiled in the...
  10. ChefKing

    Keg King Intertap

    Yes, fixed it. Though it is quite tricky trying to get the new washer to fit, but once in. It solves the problem!
  11. ChefKing

    Grain steeping and Coopers English bitter

    Valid point.... But I find grain steeping adds more body, flavour & mouthfeel and eliminates the dreaded "homebrew twang"...
  12. ChefKing

    Grain steeping and Coopers English bitter

    Hi All, I have been knocking out pretty good brews with different coopers cans, steeping with specialty grains. Then boiling the strained grain water/wort with different hops adding it to the fermenter with the can of goo & LDME and using better yeasts. I have a can of English bitter that I...
  13. ChefKing

    Brand new Intertap beer tap leaking

    I had the exact same problem.... I made a vid and sent it to KK. This was their reply: The quickest fix is to replace this washer with a slightly thicker one. I will send out 3 of these to you in an envelope which you will be able to replace the original washers with. To replace it is simply...
  14. ChefKing

    Keg Scale and Digital Tap List project

    Great idea... I love the thought of tech and beer going hand in hand via bluetooth/smartphone tech. A good idea for me would be a "safe keg" feature... For example: I am away from home for the weekend... I have 3 kegs full in my kegerator that have been carbing and settling for a week and...
  15. ChefKing

    Adding Dry Yeast to Kit brew

    Better quality yeast is an excellent start. I use for all my ales US-05, and results have been fantastic.. First started sprinkling on top when I got the fermenter down to 18c... Now I re-hydrate to give it a running start... Never had a problem.
  16. ChefKing

    Keg King Intertap

    KK Reply.... Thank you for providing the videos, clearly outlining the issue you're currently having. The SS Intertaps have a series of o-rings and washers in them, one of which is a washer located under the bonnet of the tap where the leak you're experiencing is occurring. Part 9 in the...
  17. ChefKing

    Keg King Intertap

    Hi All, I am having a couple of issues with my SS intertaps. I have a 3 head font on a series 4 KK kegerator. 2 taps seem to leak, one is so bad that I do not run anything through it anymore... The leak comes from the little screw on the handle that connects the handle to the tap.... hard to...
  18. ChefKing

    Kit And Extract Beer Spreadsheet

    Yeah, read & understood... Shame cus I do use the range of BE now and then to smash a brew through on the quick!
  19. ChefKing

    Kit And Extract Beer Spreadsheet

    Hi All, I am just inputting some data for a new brew and I can not find where the tab is for BE1, BE2 & BE3? Any help would be much appreciated thanks...
  20. ChefKing

    Basics Of Making And Using A Yeast Starter

    Couple of quick questions: 1. Which level is the right one to decant, the middle? 1. How are you decanting to get the required level?
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