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352g in a 19L batch of Imperial AIPA. Big hit of magnum for bittering and 225g of chinook in the last 20min. dry hopped with simcoe and more chinook. Was still hoppy after two years in the bottle! :icon_drunk:

I think it's fairly safe to say there has been a definite increase in the proportion of the population who are overweight/obese in the last 20-30 years, let alone 50-100 years. The increasingly sedentary lifestyle we lead has been a contributing factor, but it goes hand in hand with the...

I think someone here accidentally made a 100% wheat pils a couple of years back, i just can't remember who though...

Have you brewed this before Steve? You won't be disappointed ;) I brewed this (and a few others) for a mates 21st at the end of uni last year. It was the most popular beer we had, despite it being summer and the crowd being made up mostly of typical uni students (goon & juice, passion pop...

My mates bag me for being a beer snob because I'd rather go without than drink XXXX/New/Carlton etc for the sake of being polite, but I have convinced pretty much all of them that tooheys old isn't bad! Mates/acquaintances who don't know me as well will rubbish me for drinking old at the local...

My two main concerns would be that one: i wouldn't use that much sugar (personal preference, if this is a ratio you have used in the past, by all means do it) to me, that would be a bit thin/cidery with that much sugar. If you are planning on using the saf yeast as a lager yeast, you will need...

I'm pretty much in the same boat now. 23, finished uni last year and although I still get drunk from time to time, It's more from an overindulgence on good wine or imperial stout, etc, than a desire to get shit-canned. I'm actually dirty on myself whenever I do drink too much, because generally...

I actually saw a doco about ads for booze and ciggies years back when I was still at school that addressed this. As marketing laws have become more stringent (ie, drinking certain brands of beer are going to get you laidor give you super powers, etc), ads have had to grab attention for the sake...

I'll throw in a suggestion for more of a porter than stout that'll require a partial mash: 1 Can cascade choc porter kit (cascade kits are not popular with some, some people love them...) 1kg dark dme 500g base malt of your choice (ale preferably) 250g choc malt 250g rolled quick oats Partial...

Using up some freebies and extras to turn out a winter warmer for a few years time. Won't have enough roast character (I think) to be classified as an imperial stout, perhaps its an imperial baltic porter... Coopers IPA kit Muntons barleywine kit Cascade porter kit 1kg dark dme 1kg morgans...

I've still not brewed a pils yet, so this idea is a bit far off for me... The idea goes, once I've mastered a basic pilsener recipe, of the bohemian variety, I would try an english pils. 100% Maris, 100% EKG, do everything else exactly the same as you normally would for a pilsener. No idea how...

I got a couple of freebies from my LHBS (out of date stock) that I'm thinking of turning into an imperial stout type brew. Looking for minimal effort. It might not be great, but it'll be a low cost brew that could turn out to be a lovely winter warmer in a few years time. I've got a muntons...

I bought one of these the other day for my old mans kegerator. Going to upgrade from the old EK swing tap and build it into a mobile bar before my brothers 21st. Can't offer any advice other than they are a good seller and the unit looks ok. The seal between the font and the taps isn't great...

Just threw in a kits and bits golden ale type beer (25L) Thom. coopers wheat beer kit 1.2 kg pale DME 300g caster sugar 175g crystal wheat (steeped) Boiled the steeped wort and the DME in about 10L on the stove and added 25g amarillo pellets @ 15, 5 and 0. Letting it cool overnight and...

This is interesting to see, I'm going to do a kits and bits version of this as my next brew and it is similar to this in a way. (PS I think you may have found this in the recipeDB ;) ) The recipe I came up with for 25L was: 1 can Thomas Coopers Wheat Beer 1.5kg pale DME 250g Carawheat 25g...

Brewed a "freezer clearer" pale ale on monday to use up some of my hops stockpile. Was a bit unsure what had happened with the gravity as discussed here but all good now. 6kg pale DME in 48L for on OG of about 1.045 9g Northdown @ 60 min 14g Southern Cross @ 15 min 23g D Saaz @ 15 min 23g...

Cheers Ross Thats the exact sort of info I needed, if its unlikely to have dropped that far in 36 hours and going off the taste, I'd say I'm right on track to what I was after in the first place. Thanks again Dave

Ok, took another hydro sample, sitting at about 1.042, with a decent amount of co2 already in the beer. I did forget to mention I pitched my starter yesterday morning before work, so its had a good 36 hours to chew through that. 30 points sound about right for that time? Edit: Quick taste is...

Bit late for that, got a healthy 1272 krausen munching away on it :D I think I'll just have a taste in a weeks time and go from there. Cheers fellas

I didn't weight the DME, there was supposed to be 3kg in each bag, probably should have. It should have been thoroughly dissolved I did a 35L boil with all the DME and topped it up afterward. It also had to chill overnight in the fermenting fridge to pitching temp, so the dilution should've been...