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I want to do a Stout/dark ale for my next brew and wanted some opinions on the recipie ive peiced together. I enjoy dark English beers, Guinness and coops best extra. Recipie; 1x can coopers stout 1x can amber malt ext 500g brewers sugar 15g fuggles @ 15 min 20L batch I am debating whether to...

about to pitch my first harvested yeast into a brew. im doing a starter with the CPA yeast but dont have a stir plate, am I better to pitch the whole starter or let it settle and just pitch what is at the bottom? also what do you guys reckon the ferment temp range for this yeast is? I dont...

whaddayareckon? cascade pellets in kit n bits........ dry hop or boil? if boil, 5min/10min or at flameout?

so ive been brewing for a little while now, kit n Bits, and I keep having the same issue. I have stuff all head retention on my beers, what affects foam and retention the most, malt?

hey all. my woolies has coopers cans going cheap and I have some harvested CPA yeast and some cascade hops. anyone recomend a recipie? I was thinking of getting some light malt ext and a dry hopping with something nice, isnt cascade more of a bittering hop? whats your fave hop ATM?

so ive had pretty good success with my first go at harvesting yeast from a stubbie using Neils method. except I dont have a stir plate but its still good. this got me wondering, im going to harvest some Pacman from a dead guy pale ale next, what yeasts do you all like to harvest and from what...

so I was looking at a cheap second/third fermenter for a secondary/small batch primary when I noticed these at work... they are food grade plastic 20L capacity..... and free. has anyone else used something like this? if so and you used it as a primary how did you deal with the krausen that...

hey all. so I put down this brew on the 5th. 1x coopers real ale can Kit yeast 20g cascade hops 1kg brew enhancer 2 boil hops 10g at 15 10g at 5min. three days later the ferment has stopped after being quite feirce for the first two days and gravity has dropped fron OG 1.040 to 1.008. being...

so, I have a couple of 10L food grade buckets. not alot of time or cash. would this idea produce a tasty brew? 300g DME in 3L water to boil; 30g cascade @ 60min 20g nelson sauv @ 30min 10g nelson sauv @ 10min 10g of each at flameout? strain into 10l bucket w 1kg dex or 1kg brew enhancer 2...

hey all! im pretty keen to try something a little different for my next brew, I want to do this http://www.coopers.c...e/irish-red-ale but I think it could use some flavouring and aroma hops, as I am a new brewer im not sure when to add these or how, any help would be appreciated. and...

hey all! im pretty keen to try something a little different for my next brew, I want to do this http://www.coopers.com.au/the-brewers-guild/how-to-brew/ale/irish-red-ale but I think it could use some flavouring and aroma hops, as I am a new brewer im not sure when to add these or how, any help...

so I hav3 boytled my latest beer and I was thinking, immediatly after my next brew (IPA), ill pour 20L of preservative free juice on top and use the yeast cake to ferment some cider and sweeten with lactose. question is. .. 1) will this work in the first place? 2) I like a sweet cider, is...

hey, just wondering if anyone has any opinions (im sure you do) or has done any comparisons between PET bottles and Glass bottles? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

has anyone tried using two cans of liquid malt and a yeast pack for a can brew? if so can anyone recomend a yeast? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

has anyone gotten a decent pale from the coopers aust pale ale can? I want to know whay would work best 1kg dex and 500g LDM/coopers BE2 and 500G LDM/1x can amber malt? real ale can or pale ale can? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

hi all, im a new brewer and have a couple of issues if anyone can help. my first two brews (coopers kit&kilo) were primed correctly but tasted sort of flat. I was thinking it may have been caused by high brew temperature but could I be missing something? also would there be any benifit to...

hi all, im a new brewer and have a couple of issues if anyone can help. my first two brews (coopers kit&kilo) were primed correctly but tasted sort of flat. I was thinking it may have been caused by high brew temperature but could I be missing something? also would there be any benifit to...