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I have 7 longnecks left of my toucan stout which I only bottled 4 weeks ago.... My wife dosn't drink beer but loves this stout, personally I find it a little too bitter and would have preferred to have boiled the dark ale to evaporate some of the hops oils. Recipe - 1 Can Coopers Stout 1...

I have put down my very first lager 2 days ago and have a question regarding the way this yeast is supposed to behave. My reading suggests that whereas an ale yeast is a top fermenting yeast, lager yeasts are bottom fermenting... Should therefore a lager yeast still develop a krausen on...

Just thought I'd make mention of a great bargain I recently found.... Not a stockpot of 50l capacity but something that may be useful for other extract and K&K brewers! "The Warehouse" (formerly Clint's Crazy Bargains?) in Geelong are selling 18.9l stainless stockpots for $13.95. I would...

Wheat beer information Bloody slow day at work today.... I just found a website that describes (seemingly exhaustively) all the differences in wheat beers and wheat beer terminology. So now that I've found my answers, I thought I'd post the link in case anyone else has similar questions...

A silly question maybe..... I have always loved German wheat beers. But can someone please tell me the difference between hefe-weizen, heiferweizen, weissbier and a wit?

Thanks mate.... I checked out Beersmith for the first time. Good recipes there aswell as the calculating software. Got some interesting ideas! Looking forward to partial mashes and eventually AG, but will keep it simple for now. Happy to go ahead with it all extract!

I don't intend to hijack a thread, BUT, I had my first Little Creatures last night and am keen to try and replicate it myself. Thought it best to post here.... I am a kit and extract brewer with no experience at partial mashing. Can I try to follow the above recipe but use only extracts...

Just to add a note of finality to this thread..... I am now drinking my caramelised beer. It tastes and smells burnt and is not particularly pleasant. I must say, however, that it IS drinkable. It doesn't hold much of a head and is reddish in color. The POR hops bittering is barely...

Disco.... No idea why this is happenning. I would be just a little concerned about infection risk, however, if the water from your airlock is splashing into your fermenter. I once had a fruit fly die in my airlock. I left it there for days and then decided to take a sample to test the SG...

Wabster, The yeast in all Coopers bottles is the same yeast used to ferment their beer... You will not have problems with off flavours. There are numerous threads discussing coopers yeast on this forum, try a quick search on "Coopers Yeast". Many Belgian and German beers that are bottle...

Thanks everyone for your quick replies! Sometimes I like to have a bit of advice and confirmation that things are OK before going ahead. I bottled the stout yesterday afternoon using half the amount of white sugar I would use normally. AdamT, thanks for giving me the confidence to prime the...

Hi JamesB, I haven't attempted a sparkling ale clone so I can't advise you with regards to a kit recipe. I have however brewed an all extract coopers pale ale clone that turned out very close to the original. IMO the reason why my brew turned out so close to the original was because I...

I have a toucan Coopers stout that I want to bottle tonight.... Recipe - 1 can coopers stout 1 can coopers dark ale 400g brown sugar licorice extract 25g fuggles dry hop. US56 yeast OG 1052. This brew has been fermenting at 18-20 degrees for 17 days. SG reading was stable at 1016 for a...

I'm curious as to why the airlock on my fermenter continues to bubble, even a few days after the hydrometer readings indicate that fermentation is complete... I currently have a stout brewing, has been in the fermenter now for 8 days. SG at 1018 and stabilised. airlock ticking over every...

I'm new to brewing also, but have noticed on a couple of occasions that the airlock will still bubble even though my hydrometer readings have stabilised, indicating that fermentation has finished. I think this is probably due to residual CO2 in the beer. This MAY be why your brew is still...

Well done simpletotoro!!! Great post, thanks for putting in the effort! Nice to have all that information in one place for quick and easy reference. Will be a great help to me, and I reckon lots of other newbie brewers! Cheers!

G'day Henno... I have seen and tasted these fruit and they are much sweeter than ordinary lemons and therefore ideal for making lemonade whether alcoholic or not. Hence the name 'lemonade lemons' Most lemonade recipes use some lactose. Lactose wont ferment and therefore will remain sweet to...

Frogman... I've heard about using black jelly beans for this purpose and would like to try it when I bottle my toucan.... I have a couple of questions about using them though.... How strong was the licorice flavour? Did you use JUST the jelly bean for carbing? (1 bean per longneck??) ...

I would love to keg and have a bar with a number of different beers on tap... Would also love a dedicated brewing fridge, a number of fermenters and an all grain setup.... First on my wish list however is a decent stockpot so I can extract brew properly. For now I have to bottle.

I put down a quick Toucan stout last night. I'm a naturopath so have a large range of herbal medicines and extracts at my disposal, including a licorice extract. I noticed that many stout recipes use licorice extract, powdered licorice or Irish moss..... I thought I'd put a bit of my...