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    2 Years, 2 Dead Rhizomes

    Hi all, I have for the last two years attempted to propogate a Chinook rhizome in a pot, one each year. For some reason, both rhizomes have rotted out without so much as a shoot coming off. Two different pots, two different houses, two different sources of dirt/potting mix etc. I gave them a...
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    Recipe Suggestions

    Hi guys, Doing a bit of a cleanup here and have the following grains that have been sitting around too long and need to be turned into beer: 400gm Munich 480gm Wheat 180gm Carapils 820gm Amber 1 kg Melanoidin 870gm Crystal 480gm Vienna 1 kg Pilsener Not much in the way of hops lurking...
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    Brewing In True Settler Style

    Looking for some insight into what went into the first beers that were brewed by European settlers to Australia... And might even be tempted to put one together. Anyone out there have a recipe or two they can share? Or any info on what ingredients/methods they might have used?
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    Catching Wild Yeast?

    Thought I would put this out there.... Tried searching but not much came up. I've been wondering for a while if there is any chance of catching a yeast from the wild here in Australia that with suitable care would be suitable for brewing with? Has anyone tried this here with any success? I'm...
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    Chiller For Brew Tomorrow

    Hi fellow AHBer's... After thinking about the effects of leaving our AG's at a prolonged high temp after boiling (no chill) and subsequently stumbling along this post: http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...showtopic=28155 Have decided to give a chiller a go. BUT brew day is tomorrow...
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    Looking For Quick Ideas Re: Break

    Hey fellow AHB'ers :icon_chickcheers: Just looking for any ideas you may have for my little predicament. In my tightarse brewery (read electric element in 30L fermy to boil, coleman mash tun and $10 braid manifold FTW) i am so far very pleased with the results of my foray in AG brewing. I...
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    Kronenbourg Blanc Recipe

    Me again fellas... :-) When I lived in Europe I was pretty partial to a beer my local had on tap called, you guessed it: Kronenbourg Blanc. I was pretty green when it comes to analysing a beer back so not sure what style it is. Has anybody come across a recipe to get something close to this...
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    3 Ag's This Weekend

    Hey fellas, Myself and my brewing comrades are planning on doing some serious brewing this weekend in preparation for summer, stocks are getting dangerously low!! First off we are going to have a crack at axl's bloody nise JS pils clone: For 25L: 5 kg Weyermann Pilsner 0.5 kg JWM Light...
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    Quick Question About Bittering Hops

    Hello AHB gurus! About to put a brew down this arvo, having a crack at a JS pils clone, the recipe from this forum. However my mate had trouble trying to track down some Saaz B anywhere today so what are our options??? Saaz B is apparently around the 8% AA, whereas I'm led to believe normal...
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    Coopers Bitter Can, Ideas Needed

    Hey fellow AHBers.... :lol: While me and the boys have been making a start into AG brewing the last few months, I was sifting through my stocks in the brewery and found an unused can of Coopers Bitter. I wasn't a fan when I made up the original cans I bought so I never made this one up...
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    Lager Question

    A question for the gurus out there. We've got our first lager in the fridge, so far very impressed with the taste of the hydro samples, its been in for about 10 days. But a little unsure how the carbonation will work on this one: We plan to rack it off the yeast cake this weekend if the FG...
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    First Extract Wheat Beer

    Hey guys!! Well the time has come, we are taking the plunge into extract brewing... :D Bought a huge tub of wheat malt extract and a tonne of herbrucker hops pellets. Wanted some opinions on a recipe for our first go... We came up with the following: (50lt batch) :super: 7.7kg Liquid...
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    Lager Smells And Tastes Bad

    Hi guys, this is my first post on this forum. Just want to begin by thanking everyone on here, this is such an informative resource for us budding brewers!! Anyways, back to my problem.... I put on a Lager a month ago, just a Dry Lager Kit and 1kg of brew mix. Yes pretty basic I know. I used...
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