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any one tell me where i'm going wrong please... recipe as follows 3 kg barley malt (grain) 1 kg wheat malt (grain) 1 kg dried wheat malt (powder) yeast ..dunno the name ..the new dried yeast jobbie? Hallertauer 90 g @ 1/2 hour (2.2 a/a) which is about 15-20 ibu's mashed at 66/c made up to 22...

title says it all...probably stuffed up by putting it in brew gear ... but still i've caught a few references to various publications... anyone want to venture a few good titles for me to purchase please? cheers totoro

hi...i slowly trying to move in the AG direction all be it on a smaller scale...biggest pot i have is 27 litres...mash tun 25 litre esky...i use a large grain bag ..big enough i'd say for 5-6 kg of grain and i figure my current process is a little ordinary... i mash (with grain in bag) doing a...

hi is this going to work as a porter? what ya think this is going to work?? ....i'm trying to make a porter type beer ...never made one and came up with this ...comments ..criticisms...all welcome...don't want to buy a porter kit want to use up gear i've already got 1.7 kg tin of lager...

hi i just this last 10 mins scored a 27 litre stock pot from a garage sale for 15 dollars...am i right in thinking that i a could do a full 23 litre AG brew in this ?...also bunnings have 25 litre eskys on sale for 25 dollars ...would this be big enough to use as a mash tun ...any thoughts...

hi bazooka joes invaded my hefeweizen...with just a hint of banana...can't taste any clove as bazooka joes nuked him i think... anyone got any ideas on why i seem to have so much bubblegum flavour from this beer...i haven't bottled it yet and is my first hefeweizen...is it normal to have so much...

i'm aiming to do my 2 nd partial soon... as in the next two weeks...i'm getting accurate temp control on thursday and wish to do a partial thats sorta like schofferhofer...well more like exactly like a schofferhofer but realise that, that might just not happen ;) i love the banana flavours of...

hi ...if you couldn't be buggered reading this or replying to it fair enough... but here goes anyway..i've been reading (or trying to anyway ...is long) about the no chill method ...particularly about the botulism bit...anyway i read this post in there and am now full on confused.. why i'm...

the title says it all really...i recently for the first time lagered and was really quite impressed by the result in clarity ...but now have a little question ...when i lager or cc the result i assume is more yeast drops from suspension and i have clearer beer ...but how do i know if theres any...

i recently lagered a pilsner for the first time and noticed the hugh differnce in clarity that resulted... and have decided that i should also give cc a go for my ales ...heres the rub though i can only fit 1 fermenter into my beer fridge hence i want to buy some cubes but have a couple of...

hi got a mate who asked me a question today and i couldn't really answer it ...whats the difference between a lager and a pilsner? ...anyone? :unsure: feel free to be as historical...or sublime as you like ... we figured it had something to do with saaz hops ...or perhaps the yeast ...but these...

hi...i've read a few threads on ginger beer but am after specific answers... just bought my first coopers ginger beer kit... questions as follows... [1] the yeast that comes with it what type of yeast is it ?...if its not a ale yeast am i better off using an ale yeast? [2] it reckons you add 1...

hi i was asked this question in a different thread but figured it would make for a good dissusion topic on its own ..below is the original question and my reply ...what are others brewers thoughts on specialty grains and what are you methods for using them ...what quantities do you think the're...

my wife told me this today .. BOY:hey nana have you seen my pills ...the ones labeled LSD NANA:you can stuff your pills... have you seen them dragons in the kitchen! this one too a recent scientifc study was conducted using kids to determine if they could distinguish betwwen colour and...

hi title says it all looking for new and varied kit & kilo recipes to add a little variety to life... don't care how basic or advanced ...as long as there kit based...if you've got one ya reakon is a cracker please bung it in (hell post as many as you think as worthy)...add boil times...or...

hi.. just bought a coopers draught kit from wollies...on special... firstly anyone tell whats the difference between a draught kit and lager kit...and/or a pale ale kit.. secondly...i'm thinking of hopping her up with willamette ...but am open to ideas ...anyone please..? i got the following...

hi... heres the go... i got a thing coming up in about six weeks time and want to put down 2 brews today ...to join the one already fermenting in a different fridge...but here s the rub...the two i put down today must be able to ferment out at around 10-12/c max ...i have a can of coopers...

found these ... THE GIRAFFE A guy walks into a bar with a giraffe and says, "A beer for me, and one for the giraffe, please." So they proceed to drink. Then: "...a shot for me and one for the giraffe, too" And they keep drinking all evening. Finally the giraffe passes out on the floor of the...

This is the discussion topic for article: Sugars - They are all different hi.. i found this really helpful...but the other day i came across a post about steeping wheat grain...does anyone know how much this would be equivilent to as oppose to say dextrose or LDM...for example how much sugar am...

i'm dropping down a coopers pale ale late this 'sarvo and am using the following... INGREDIENTS: Tin: Coopers Pale Ale (1.7kg) Sugars: 250g dextrose, 250g corn syrup, 500g light dried malt Hops: Morgans...