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Hello all, I made a pilsener last week but I achieved a very poor efficiency. The wort has fermented out to a low FG and the resulting beer will be thin and overly bitter. My question is, am I able to add additional fermentables to the beer at this stage (it is still in the primary) to bring...

Hello all, I was just at the local Liquorland and saw that they had a limited release from James Squire - Pepperberry Winter Ale. It was only available by the carton at the time ($59.99) but I was told that 6-packs will be on sale next week. Has anyone tried it ? David.

Hello all, I've put together this recipe for an American Amber Ale. I'm hoping to get some feedback on the recipe and also some ideas on what hops I should use for it. Harper's Autumn Ale 10-B American Amber Ale Size: 23.0 L Efficiency: 65.0% Attenuation: 75.0% Calories: 162.17 per 12.0 fl...

Hello all, I know that the Riverview in Balmain has Braidwood ESB hand pulled from the cask but is anyone aware of any other hand pumped ales available in Sydney? Thanks, David.

Hello, I brewed a what was meant to be a wheat ale on Wednesday, 75% Pilsener Malt and 25% wheat malt. My usual method is to no chill the wort in the sanitised fermenter before pitching the yeast. After pouring the wort into the fermenter and screwing the lid on, in my haste and stupidity I...

Hello all, Yesterday I brewed an AG brown porter with two x 125gram additions of maple syrup (one at 15min boil, the other at 2min boil). I left it to cool and took a sample to measure the gravity which was 1.070, way too large to be accurate (it would have meant 93% efficiency). So what...

Hello all, Yesterday my pregnant wife bought some Golden Syrup to satisfy an increasing sweet tooth. Anyway, I got to thinking, there must be more for Golden Syrup than Anzac biscuits and women with babies on board. It must be able to be used in a beer, right? So does anyone have any ideas...

Hello all, I'm currently fermenting a toucan IPA with some dried Windsor yeast. My fermenter is stored in the garage and when I checked on it this morning Jack Frost had paid a visit and the fermenter was at 11 degrees celcius. It is still bubbling away slowly after four days but my question...

Hello all, I was at the Lord Nelson yesterday and had a couple of pints of their new seasonal ale, Royal Red. It's replacing their Victory Bitter for a short time. The signage says that the 'Red' is bittered using Target and Saaz hops, as well as a third that escapes my memory. It was a...

Hello all, I've started doing extract brews with a 60 minute boil. I understand what the hot break is but I wanted to know what to do with it. Should I skim it off the surface of the boil? Should I leave it? Or should I be using kettle finings? Thanks for your help. David.

Hello all, I have been known in the past to bitch and moan, mostly incessently and often to strangers, about how the pubs in Sydney are all being bought by millionaires and turned into miniature casinos and are no longer really for people who want to have a beer with friends and occasionally...