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Hi all, Although I've been K&K brewing on/off for 20+ years I still sometimes fall into some basic traps when returning after an extended hiatus. Here's some tips of mine to assist with easier brewing/avoiding mistakes, I hope you find these of use: - If using a fridge for brewing +...

Hmmm I like the sound of giving the bottles an overnight soak! I never had that option at my old house so never gave it a thought. I have approx 350 longnecks, most of which need a full nuking. I'm happy to just do ~30 at a time the night prior to bottling. Rinsing/sanitising one-at-a-time...

Thanks all for your replies, Grmblz yes I wasn't sure on whether a HWS recirc pump would be suitable for this kind of loop; their ability to handle hot water was what caught my eye, all other cheap pumps I'd seen can't handle anything above ~40*C. All of the bottle-washing setups I've seen...

Hello all, Long time between forum visits. I'm after some opinions please from others who use bottles. I'm sticking with bottling as I enjoy the process. I'm in the process of setting up a new brew station after a hiatus of a few years, and have come up with an idea for improved bottle...

Late reply - I've just used a packet of CY17 in a cider using a variety of apples from the in-laws' (20L) + 500g lactose. It'll probably turn out tart because some of the apples were a bit green, but all were edible. OG: 1052, yeast added at 23*C, fridge set to 23.5*C.

Brewing with the fruit alone will be enough for a full strength cider. I added a kilo of dex to ~20L of cider and ended up with a 10% monster. I went through two full eskies' worth of apples (~360 midsize pink ladies) to get 20L of juice via a much-punished juicer, although I could have always...

Update for the Sodastream brew (2.5wks in): Aside from some indication of +ve pressure, there was no airlock activity throughout the brew period. The fermenter I've been using has been in some HOT water before so perhaps the lid seal isn't 100% anymore. Will bottle today. I tossed in the 2nd...

Hi all, I picked up a couple of Soda Stream bottles for $2 each (Best Before last week), & had a spare kilo of dex & figured "let's see what this turns in to". I'll try it out with some SN9 yeast (1 to use, 1 spare). I'm aiming for a hobo sweet alcopop result, because why not. The sweeteners...

I did a straightforward Coopers Dark Ale + 1kg BE2, no hops or other additions. It was ok, your typical "Coopers taste" given the quantity of dex in the BE2 & the standard yeast. I think you're on the money with using a kilo of LME/DME with a can of Dark Ale. Maybe start with that as a...

Hmm... I'm not sure on the ginger beer, after opening the first bottle tonight. It's only slightly carbonated, has zero head (it's like pouring wine), and despite having a strong ginger smell & a reasonable amount of ginger heat, it has something both in the taste and smell that is slightly...

Stout update: 6 weeks after bottling, the coffee flavour - whilst still dominant - is becoming less & less like an added shot and more like just simply a strong coffee flavour, if that makes sense. As for the ginger beer... After a bit of a delay with sorting out an FG I ended up bottling the...

Cheers for the interest mate! I'll have to keep an eye out for if you make a thread about yours :)

Rule 34

Kind of like a video Curriculum Vitae to let the minors/independents know how he'll negotiate? Malcolm's was something about "Jobs", and "Growth"

Proof that the majors are ruled by the Illuminati:

Woah there, go easy on the dildo!

I cracked open a bottle of the stout over the weekend, here's what it looks like: As you can see the head isn't uniform nor fine as say a Guinness head would be, and it disappears after about a minute. But the carbonation for a stout is spot-on, it's thick, and it's strong. The only...

This alone would make you said pied piper

G'day Evo, I'm also from Gippsland & joined here recently. I brew using kits & have two fridge setups outside, they work well both in summer & winter. I have two fermenters & use the fridges for both fermenting & bottle conditioning. Setup 1) Upright fridge, fan heater, STC-1000 temperature...

Update on the Kona Stout: The hydrometer's been sitting on 1020 since Friday, so I figured this must be its FG & bottled the stout today. It's thick stuff! I did a taste test and I've found that the coffee flavour dominates now. I know it's very early days & the true flavour won't be known for a...