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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...

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?

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 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...

I've always enjoyed a Beck's beer and have decided that for my next brew I will attempt an all extract clone. I think i just want to make a nice, unoffensive quaffing beer and the weather is just perfect for attempting my first ferment with a lager yeast. Having read a some of the threads...

I often read about K&K brewers obtaining FG readings of 1.010 or less when fermentation has finished. This makes me a little *jealous* as I have not yet been able to achieve a figure like this. In 4 brews I have had FG readings of 1.020, 1.019, 1.014 and 1.016 respectively. In the first 2...

Hi brewers.... Made my fourth brew today and was hoping for a kick ar$e brew! You see. my first 3 brews sucked. The first 2 brews I made I used a poor quality yeast so had poor attenuation and a lot of sugars remaining in the beer which made them taste quite poor. FG remained at @1.019...

Hi Everyone, Have searched the forums for all extract brewing and discovered lots of people do it (and swear by it), but precious little information on HOW this is done.... I'd like to ditch the kits and start extract brewing because I like the idea of buying plain Light and Dark liquid...

Hey Everyone, I'm new to home brewing, My 3rd brew is still in primary. Anyway, I've been having trouble finding good bottles for my beer, but came across a great special last night! My local Safeway store is selling Coopers Pale Ale longnecks for $2.98 each, they're usually about $5...

I need help with Safale K-97 yeast! I am new to home brewing, having just started by 3rd brew today, But have already experienced 2 failures with K-97! The first failure occurred on my second brew in which I attempted to make a 'Leffe' style beer using a BrewCraft recipe. I pitched my K-97...