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"Lion announces biggest launch of 2017 with Iron Jack". Now if that doesn't get you brewers excited I'm not sure what will. I was at the pub with some colleagues on Friday and we got onto the topic of beers (as you do). I was stoked Melbourne Bitter was on tap and meanwhile others had Fat Yak...

I recently picked up a vial to use in a swap brew, a strong stout. I can't find any details on it on the forum and minimal on the web. Here's the White Labs blurb: "A blend of British ale yeast strains designed to add complexity and attenuation to your ale. Moderate fruitiness and mineral-like...

My new house has a roughly 5.4 x 6m outdoor area, most of which is covered. I've bought most of the consumables and am going super-DIY this weekend on a 5 Star deck. Wood's lined up, bank account's ready to take a hit and I'm browsing a few tools to absorb into the cost of the project. I've done...

I've been brewing for a few years now and have made my fair share of decent and rubbish beers. I brew almost exclusively from a published book and have found most recipes to be ok, but have never really 'nailed' a stout. The more I brew the more I'm finding my simplest recipes to be the best...

Sure, we all hate on the Aussie lagers because that's the job of a craft brewer right? Even so, the elusive challenge of perfecting the quintessential Australian beer remains for some. And for others, few things knock back a life-threatening thirst like an ice-cold crisp tasteless lager, and in...

I posted this on our Facebook page but considering not everyone stalks, thought I might put it here. BIG BEER. Most drinkers don't know they love it until they try it. With the Aussie government pushing to continually weaken our beers and reduce the size of our bottles, the CUBs and XXXXes have...

Before you jump on me, I borrowed a keg off a bloke who I've converted to AG. He said he bought it off someone second hand and has been in storage for up to a few years. I opened it up and it had a lavender, perfumey type smell. I was a bit baffled but realised it must have been cleaned using a...

The Malt Muncher grain mill is a pretty popular mill these days but like most mills, lacks the stand. To date I've been using a big piece of scrap ply with a hole cut in it. I went 1/3rds in this mill with some friends so decided to make up a portable stand which was useful as well. I thought...

Calling all Orange, Bathurst, Manildra, Molong, and locals to other towns in the Central West area. There has been some interest in putting together a brew club for new and experienced brewers. Apparently the area used to be very big on the brewing scene but has died off of late. If ever...

I've done my fair share of AG brews now and have got most things under control, but there is something I'm facing now that I can't understand: overwhelming toffee flavour and odour, specifically in ales. I crapped on about is in this thread and thought it my have something to do with the...

I've noticed there's no specific topic for this franchise and thought it's worth some discussion. I live in Orange and my nearest home brew store is Bathurst. I'd seen their web site before and hadn't ordered anything, but local brewers here use it exclusively. I went there early last year on my...

Being completely out of grain and beer, I turned to a fellow brewer at work who suggested I use his homemade malt. He bought some barley locally (not sure what type) and malted it at home. He asked me what the palest malt there is and then implied that his might be even paler. Apparently he...

My next venture is a Bohemian pilsner. I now have my system under control and have the luxury of temp control. The venture into the subtle style of pilsner though has identified the biggest weakness in my system to tackle this - water. I've enjoyed reading through this thread with some clearly...

I can't find any discussion on this yeast before so I thought I'd start this thread. I recently did a Better Red Than Dead and unfortunately MHB didn't have the yeast I was after. He suggested this instead and said it was bang on for the style. I brewed Saturday, no chilled and tipped the...

I’ve got a pommie mate who longs for his beer back home which I’ve taken the liberty of trying to replicate. Based on a random internet post and their web site, here are the basics – St. Austell HSD/Hicks Special Draught "Strong Cornish Ale" St. Austell Brewery - St. Austell, Cornwall, UK OG...

I've recently done a custom recipe with about 4.7kg of grains and had the following hop schedule: 40g willamette at 60min (4.6% AA), all flowers 20g EKG at 10 mins (4.8% pellets and 5.1% flowers 50/50) Chilled with an immersion chiller immediately down to 40°C. Going to dry hop as well with...

I've bought the recipe for a Coopers Sparkling Ale a while back before the heat wave hit. At the same time, I bought a CSA longneck with best after late October. I got it from the fridge and have stored it in the fridge since. I made a starter on Thursday (1l/100g LDM) and there was not much...

With my ongoing dramas with the boiler a few weeks ago I achieved my pre-boil gravity and decided to run off some of the liquor for a separate boil. I ran the remainder of the mash tun until it was empty and split half of it to boil on the stove to see if some flavour issues occurred in both the...

Refer to my other thread about my 3V build on the dramas I've had. Basically I've made 5 brews and tipped 3 out due to mainly melted sealant hiding in the sight glass of the boiler. In the process of making 100% sure I've cleared anything that might ruin a brew I've found that my HLT water -...

I'm new to AG and have recently rigged up a new PID controlled recirc sytem. Check out my gallery or other posts for some blunders and shenanigans. I'm currently 'between pumps', but the only step in the all grain process I'm not sure about is sparging. I understand the different basic types...