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Thanks Captn and TwoCrows! I've now dialled back the C60 to 0.15 kg and will be bittering with 15g of Magnum (to give an IBU of 44.6)!

Thanks for the reply TwoCrows! I have my efficiency down as 70% in Brewmate which I always thought might be a little on the low side? I'm not partial to cat piss... so I guess I might either cut back the time the Simcoe is in for or just bitter with Magnum. What kind of time would NOT give...

Thanks for the reply captn! 1) I'm looking at a target ferment volume of 20L 2) IBUs initial recipe was 52 IBU and 62 IBU for the revision (might possibly knock the revisions bitterness back a tad if I got that way) It was suggested to me that 750g might be a little too much C60 in there and I...

Hi guys, Been a long time between brews due to various commitments but I have a little time and would like to use up some grain and hops that have been sitting around for a while. I've done a number of all grain brews but usually, they are either someone else's recipe or a modification of said...

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Thanks Coodgee! I guess, as you say IPA does have many flavour dimensions. Some IPAs are awesome drops and others a a bit meh...hopefully this one will be pleasing to drink :D

Thanks Manticle. To be honest I didn't have anything in particular in mind just wanted to brew something to use the 1056 and Ahtanum I have (I guess being an alcoholic has it's advantages :P ). I guess with this recipe I was going for a "Punk" kind of taste and aroma. As you might be able to...

Gday folks, Had a smack pack of 1056 that I had to use up (Mfg 18/05/17... currently making a 2.5L starter to harvest some for later use and some for a brewday) and was kind of stuck with what to brew. Was thinking that I might like to try the Ahtanum hops I picked up a few months back and...

Pics of the first home brew just before taking the first gravity reading post fermentation.

Ended up getting this: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/122261738571 It's a 25W reptile heatpad. Anybody got any idea how hot a 25W version of one of these should get? I plugged it in and left it for about an hour and find it is warm to the touch, though not uncomfortably so i.e. it's definitely...

Hehehe.. Isn't that where all good Hehehe.. Isn't that how all brilliant decisions are made? :D

Thanks for the reply Stouter. Do you run the heating belt around the fermenter or dangle it in the fermentation fridge as I've read some people do?

Oh BTW... the fridge is in an uninsulated (though under the main roof) workshop extension beside the Garage (my man cave :P )

Yep, after today's 38C day I realise I don't need it now ... I'm just thinking ahead to winter! :) I currently have a dual temperature controller (Keg King one) and a 427L fridge/freezer I'm using as my fermentation/cold crashing fridge. I can fit 2 fermentsers in the fridge at the same time...

OK.. So I went ahead and made this thing... Threw in 1.7kg Sheaf Wheat LME 600g LDME 500g Wheat DME 500g dextrose Boiled for 45 min and threw 16g of galaxy pellets at the end as a flame out addition. Finally had my porter keg finish so now have this hooked up to a tap and HOLY S*#T is it...

Found a recipe that sounded rather intriguing, an APA with orange and coriander (could turn out great or end up tasting like arse, but gotta give it a go! :) ). This is the first time I've even thought of deviating from a "tried and tested" recipe and I've only made basic changes to use the...

Thanks BK and Garfield! Sounds like the consensus is to dry hop at fermentation temps. Not sure if I'll dry hop in the fermenter again or just dry hop in the keg like the previous batch. Hmmm.. maybe I should make one batch, using my racking cane to siphon some off to a keg with a keg dry hop...

Thanks Coodgee! I think it was the green bits that threw me the most :D I've dry hopped once in the keg and that blocked it up towards the end so thought I'd try the fermenter method. Will keep in mind about letting it sit at ferment temp next time!

First time dry hopping in the primary fermenter (and using temperature control and CC'ing) so this may be perfectly normal but thought I might see if anyone notices anything odd about the attached images? Was pitched on 15/01 with an OG of 1.047, fermented at about 17C using US-05. Had to give...