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okay Im back..... i have found and tried a recipe this all happened a while ago ...anyway. extract recipe lil critters Malt 3kg Dry Extra Light Extract 25 grams Crystal Malt 140 EBC Hops 40 grams Cascade pellets 5.7% AA boiled for 60 minutes 40 grams Cascade pellets 5.7% AA boiled for 15...

yes , boddies looks great , feels great in the mouth ....but then ..nothing :( what a let down

ok i found a wheat i like :) erdinger Weisbier , mmmmm get some of this if you see it , :chug:

tripel karmeliert ( belguim trappist ale) 8% and i reckon nicer than the chimay`s i`ve had , but that said i had this one only, chilled ...mmmm friuty complex ...rich ( may have had the others to cold :unsure: ) DAB german lager . very drinkable ....mild .... :) :chug: :chug: :chug: simon

thanks for the info on the wheats , i shall try a few more , but i remember havin wheat beers years ago , and they didnt taste like that ...hmmm ...redback before it was taken over , but i understand its not really a wheat , maybe thats the prob anyway back to testing :lol: :chug: :chug...

to much :chug: :chug: :chug: yesterday , today :blink: B) simon

james squire colonial wheat beer ......hmmmm tastes like the fird=st brew i stuffed up .....green ..ie not ready .....cloudy ...as wheat biers are ...not on my to have again list ....... not very nice :huh: :( :unsure: simon

MERRY CHRISTMAS! to all , and their families , be kind be safe ,,and dont bloody drive please !( if you drink) looking forward to the new year and plenty of recipes / help from all the other home brewers out there take care :chug: :chug: :chug: simon and the clan :chug:

no idea reg but will ask him when i see him next .... prob in the new year :chug: he is the best hbs guy i have ever dealt with (no i dont work for him he just is that good !!) :chug: :chug:

McEWANS india pale ale , .....hmmm before you drink it smell it ... yuuuuummmm! tastes great almost sweet after taste... but mmm smell it again .....gr8 smell gr8 taste ... yes i have been researchin all afternoon . mite be sum honey in it . :chug: :chug: :chug: ssiimmoonn :D :D

ok , damn those kiwis .......steinlager .....wat can i say ...they sure can brew a beer , if this is there national beer and they all drink, then they are miles ahead of the ozzies .....damm lets talk about rugby or cricket or the value of their dollar ....... :lol: also barvaria premium (...

my hbs guy ( colin marshal B.Y.O.A.H.) reckons keep all yeasts refridgerated as a precaution to protect them and you will never get a dud result , lots of dud results from non refridged and unknown age kit yeasts apparently ;) :chug:

holsten premium , german beer nice crisp lager style with good bite , similar to j.boags draught ( on tap in tassie) :D ( maybe not quite as bitter) very nice totally recommend this one :chug:

thanks once again reg for coming up with the answer , i hadnt seen that other thread cheers :) :chug: simon

one more thing , i have heard that dry yeasts are not as good for making starters , liquids are , is this true , and if so ...why? sorry for all the dumb questions :( simon

gday all can some one pls help me out with some info on yeast starters , i have been rehydrating yeast for lagers but am becoming concerned that my rehydrated yeast is not large enough for my lagers , apparently they should be big`" starters " 1. how do you make a yeast starter? 2. how long...

i have used idophor , and i think as long as you use the recommended dosage , it is harmless , dont even have to rinse it , am able to pour the beer staight in on top of it , just leave it for 15 - 20 mins ., jobs done no bad tastes , no probs this has been my experiance anyway :) simon

Doc , i just gotta ask .... what is a lawn mower lager ??? ? :huh: merry christmas :chug: simon

:D just checked out beertools one word coment WOW , bloody excellent! ok 3 words :P thanks simo for the link :chug:

thanks for the info SiMoN i will go liquid for my next batch , and after a couple of ales .... the budvar h ( and you know what thats for :D ) simon