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Ahhhhhhh.... don't ya just love the Grolsch.... Now, here is a dedicated lover of the festive season!!!!

I tried this recipe and it turned out really well.. Steeped 250 gms of Crystal and 250 gms of Carapils for about 90 mins at 60-70 degrees in 4 litres of water 1 can Black Rock IPA 1.5 1 can Morgans Extra Pale Unhopped Malt 1.5 kg (Liquid) 25 gms Amarillo Gold [8.90%] @60 min, 20 gms Cascade @...

Great, (as always), meting the fellowship. Glad to have met a few folk who are new to me, just a pity I didn't have more time (for talking AND tasting!) Yesterdays little session was really enjoyable. Loved the rauch. Next time I will have to clear my plate, and not drive.... We should...

Bindi....... If there's any left can you keep 1L for me too??? PM to follow... Mike

Hi folks, I had a Swartzbier made by Screwtop (all grain), which was fantastic. ;) Is there any way I could do something similar with a can and some grains? I already boil the can, use cracked grains in all my brews, and make my own hop additions. cheers Mike

Thanks for all the advice folks. As you have suggested, I will just leave it to its own devices. Its bubbling away like mad now, so I won't disturb it. cheers :beer: Mike

Don't know why it happened, but it did. :unsure: :unsure: I put a brew down today, on top of a previous brew trub. Problem is that I did it without straining the hops and gunk after the boil..... yep... just turfed the whole lot into the fermenter. It was only when I was putting the last...

Great replies folks... I'm learning a lot here... Thanks to all!!! Cheers :beer: Mike

Thanks CityM and others...... I took the SG (of the steeped dliquid) just out of curiosity. Mike :beer:

Hi folks... as a KnK brewer, what do you folks think of steeping grains? Since I started (only 6 mths ago), I have always been steeping and adding extra grains to my brews. I steeped 400 gms of Carapils last night to add to a brew and when I took a good look at it this morning (after it had...

Me too..... you can see almost as well out of one eye than two..........but then again..... I'm a one-eyed Bronco fan Mike :D

Brrrrrrrrr...... I have been away from the beautiful Sunny Coast for 5 weeks now. I'm fermenting away here in Melbourne at about 11 degrees...... :beerbang: I think I am turning into a lager...... Will I be ok when I go back to Qld in 2 weeks time, or will I have to up my yeast...

Thanks Chimera... reckon that I will just leave it then and hope for the best!! regards Mike

Thanks for that Adam.... What if I got someone to turn the temperature controller way down to 1 degree to inactivate the yeast(even though it would NOT be finished fermenting), and left it like that, in the fermenter, on the trub, until I got back??? Or what if I got someone to rack it off now...

Hi folks.... Will my brew still be ok???? I had to travel interstate for 3 weeks and put a lager down on the day I left, thinking it would be perfect to condition or keg when I returned. Now, my stay has to be extended for 6 weeks, so will my brew be cactus when I get back after sitting on the...

Malt will darken a bit. Not that I'm an expert on this, but I did a couple of MS ales with different dates. The older one was much darker than the earlier one. Mike :beer:

Hi folks... Just a quick one.... I know that boiling etc will sterilise glass jars (for yeast collection), but can the humble microwave be used to sterilise also? If so, this would surely be a much more convenient method. And if so, how long should they be zapped for? Here is a link to an...

Hi folks... Saflager S-23 or w-34/70? Can anyone suggest the better yeast for me to make a european style lager with? On a slightly different yeast related matter........ I have a lot of kit yeasts, from Black Rock, Muntons Gold, Coopers etc...... Should I throw these out, or use them just to...

It was the salmon mousse :D

Apologies for what is already a topic which has been done to the death... but I am a new brewer... I have searched, read about balancing etc and still cant get it right... After trying lots of different ways (force carbing), I eventually just left my keg on 300 KPA for 2 days, then lowered the...