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hey Guys, My Wife is out for the day, left me alone to sort dinner, which isn't an unusual request as i'm the cook of the house, want to try something a bit different, i have 3 cans of stout and a shop around the corner, my plan is to drink 2 of the three cans. what ideas do you...

through time one thinks back to how things have been and will be in time. there is two constants man can count on as a constant family: one is born into the world and automatically becomes part of a family - some good some bad. as time goes on one chooses what role they play in there family...

hey guys, bit of a noob question but when sanitising with star-san foam appears all over the equipment, now i have seen clips on youtube saying to not stress about the foam leave it there wont hurt the brew etc etc then i see others saying to rinse the foam out with boiling water...

Another sunday has arrived, we only get 52 of these a year, sunday for most of us is the best day of the week; where we all gather with our friends (brewing equipment) either planning the next brew, cleaning, laying down a new brew with great hope. Bottling day for some. Don't forget the best...

hey guys, i'm normally laying down back can and kilo brews, i have seen these mangrove jack craft series packets. they look appealing just wanted to know if its a bit of a advertising ploy to catch my eye. or is it worth the extra $$$$? thanks in advance for the fast replies.. Regards...

hey looking for a cheap fridge for fermenting, preferably one pre kitted with a temp controller i'm located in crestmead (logan area) qld regards jongylary

hey guys, thinking of laying down a very basic coopers stout, might play with choc grain a little to enhance the flavour. being that i have not done a stout before, i wanted to know what the recommended temp should be, and anything worth doing to get a great end result with min...

hey guys, i'm looking for inspiration, i have just moved house - about to set up the brew cave in my double car garage- looking to lay down a nice after work beer, light and bubbly with a fresh citrus sort of kick. not wanting anything heavy being that i can be on the road all day...

hey guys, just doing up a brew using extract and hops for the first time- silly question but i have do i remove the hops from the brew after flame out or do i add them to the FV and let them ferment with the liquid love to further scent it? or do i remove the stocking before it...

Hey guys, My water at home is purely good for washing or showering and not good for drinking. so i buy water from wookies - whatever is cheapest. Is there any issues using store bought water (usually 10-15lt containers i use) is there a better store bought water brand than another...

Hey Guys, i'm fairly new to brewing, i live in QLD- i have kind of resided to the fact it might be too hot to do any brews until april -_- i just wanted to know what people are brewing this time of year in this heat? i don't have any cooling system set up other than sitting my...

Hey Guys I'm very new to the whole bre thing- i've done 1 kit ale, 1 x gb kit plus extra. I decided to do up a cider for the wife as she is my little brew partner (chief bottle washer) in all this and she would like something to drink at the end of the whole process sometimes too...

Okay, can someone give me a simple break down of pro's and cons of using Sugars/DME/LME - and when to use one over the other sorry if this is an annoying question. but i'm trying to learn from those who use the product and produce great brews. Regards Larry

I have been flicking through a few old cook books and stumbled across the below 'add a tablespoon of ground ginger and a quarter of an ounce of hops to to two gallons of water, in a clean poy;put it on the fire to boil. After it has boiled for twenty minutes add three-quarters of a pond of sugar...

Hey Guys, I'm going to put my first ginger beer together, i have been looking around online and seen lots of variations, i'm going to run with a variation of using fresh and dry ginger with chillies, lime and lemons. As for the chillies i have read alot of conflicting things, such...

Hey, my name is larry, i'm new to brewing, i have started off using a copper tun home brew kit with PEt bottles. i have bottle my first batch two weeks ago, when bottling the bath i tried both methods of priming the bottles. 1) with 2 carb drops and 2) with a full shot of dextros. it has...