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"I brewed this beer in the dead of winter using the can yeast which I believe is saflagar." And there in lies the problem. I tasted a beer like this once and the person who brewed it said it was from out of date lager yeast the HB store was giving away. Who knows how the yeast has been...

You can get it ridin... You can get it slidin... You can get it any old how... As a matter of fact, I want it now!

Wrong way around - have ten beers, then read it - makes more sense.

Am I missing something here, but surely this yeast is of a higher quality than what people achieve culturing Cooper's bottle yeast with apparently no ill effects?

Instead of icecream & stout, how about icecream stout? http://icecreamireland.com/2007/03/13/brow...ness-ice-cream/ Sounds good - but too many ingredients and stuffing around for me. Sounds worse than a triple decoction all grain.

Anyone tried these? Monster is larger, but for those on a budget, it may be a better proposition than a Marga: http://www.crankandstein.net/index.php?mai...p;products_id=3 WestOz

Here it is: The NCBE Bubble counter A battery-powered infra red counter is supplied with two glass fermentation locks, for monitoring simple fermentation experiments. Bubble counter .............................................................. 46.00 Spare fermentation lock...

My local HB store recommended this recipe when I first started out on K&K - "...guaranteed you won't be able to tell any difference to Guinness." Tony is right on the money. The dark malt is sh!t and the yeast provided will not ferment out sufficiently. The beer had so much body I could...

B) Just got back from the festival which I went to last night - Mecca for beer. You should try and get there at least once before you die. Things started getting a little hazy after about the fourth glass. Then all a bit of a blur of fraulines, lederhousen and bright lights. It is a bit...

Cascade yeast is certainly one of the slower kit yeasts going around. It usually doesn't start working for 24 hours which can be a worry for infection. Don't be surprised that once it has started it begins to give off a rotten egg smell as well - they even brag about this on their website. If...

The Complete Guide to Beer & Brewing (Laurie Strachan) is also good and is written from an Australian perspective.

That's the problem - the ales served through beer engines here IMHO tend to be too cold (surprisingly) to get the full ale flavour. I think they just serve everything at lager temp nowdays. Also when the machinery is cleaned but not rinsed properly, you might as well go and grab a glass of...

If anyone is considering venturing to the UK for the beer do yourself a favour, pay a little extra and keep going to Germany. You will struggle to find better beer anywhere - Helles, Pils, Weiss, Kolsch all fresh superb beers and the quality is always spot on. It even seems to be cheaper than...

Steve, Too simple - just go and buy two cans of Homebrand lager, put them in the fermenter up to 23 litres and add both packs of yeast. Should do the trick if you don't want to add any fancy stuff but still want a drinkable beer for your mates. Just tell them you got the secret VB homebrew...

Here is the lazy redneck way to cook beer chicken (this guy cracks me up): although the St Louis style spare ribs look the goer. Matt

The great UK BBQ in all its glory!

Another option when too much banana - just change the style!

If you are after a cylindrical cooler, go the Keep Cold - much cheaper than Rubber Maid. You can them at Ranger Camping in Perth. Matt

Just to complicate matters even further, having just moved to the UK for a stint with work, I haven't had a homebrew for four months now and my weight has gone up! :huh:

Rob, Are these the ones? http://www.alumascdispense.com/pdfs/taps/snaplock.pdf It looks like they are made over here in the UK (for the Oz market). Matt