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Don't be afraid of this hop. It is really quite nice, and as I found out, quite forgiving. Its a bit of a story.... I was planning to back to back beers, both 25 litres. One 10 minute Summit Pisener, and a Bluetongue Lager. I had planned to use one 50g addition of Summit at 10 minutes. The wort...

Ok, so like everyone else, I got some of this hop to see what it was like as a bittering hop. Can't recall what I made, but it was a very clean, neutral bittering hop. The thing that struck me though, was when I opened the hop packet, the aroma was fantastic. I thought to myself, this must make...

When I bottle, I do so almost exclusively with Grolsch bottles and never have a problem. I was given a box of brown swing tops from a HBS and 90% of them produced flat beer. What I found to be the problem was the brown swing tops had a plastic cap which is moulded in two parts and there is a...

I've used the 2012 twice now. Lovely hop. Absolutely no onion or garlic. I think you just need a steady hand. I did a simple 25 litre pilsener and it was fantastic. Bittered 60 mins with 10g, 15g at 15 mins, and 15g at 1 min. Crisp summer sipper.

I use an imersion chiller. Takes about 30 minutes. Sh!t 160 IBU's. Makes my mouth pucker just thinking about it. Mini Mash, How much Columbus did you pit in at 10 minutes?

Yeah, I'm doing AG. I intuitively thought 60 minutes, but I was telling a AG mate about the process and told him I was doing a 60 minute boil, and he asked why? I didn't have an answer.

This brewing method sounds interesting and I want to give it a go. I'm thinking of a Columbus IPA with about 150g at 10 minutes, which shold give me about 60 IBU's. The question; do I still boil for an hour, or do you boil for less? Those that do extract brews often boil less than an hour. What...

Tony, You did a side by side using Belgian and French yeast. What is your comparison of the two in the finished beer? Regards

No need to crush flaked oats. Strait into the mash.

Thanks all. I'll use the JW light crystal, and I do not have 10kg of the stuff.

I've got a recipe that is calling for 55L crystal malt. I've go some Joe White light and dark Crystal. Which do I use? It's for a pommy ESB.

I made this. It's close, but no cigar. Not withstanding, it is one of the best tasting beers I have made. Its a mouthfull of flavour and hides it alchohol (7.27%) well. Meantime IPA[/b] (English IPA) Original Gravity (OG): 1.074 (P): 18.0 Colour (SRM): 8.9 (EBC): 17.5 Bitterness...

Went there last week for lunch. Food was great. Five craft beers on tap. Four regulars (pale ale, dark lager, mid strength, and Cerveza) plus a guest Belgium. Tried them all. All nice. Inspired me to have a crack at the pale ale, a Galaxy inspied barley/wheat beer, with late hopping.

Dropped in at noon on Sunday. Closed. No signage re. opening hours. They don't seem too keen for business. <_<

One Whirfloc tablet for a 20L batch is way too much. Try half a tablet. More is not better for kettle finings.

OK, so now I'm really confused. I've just read this thread, and John Palmer. 4* and John Palmer seem to agree, If useing modifided malts, a protein rest is not required. In fact if you do one, it may reduce head retention. I used 50/50 malted JW wheat and barley. So if a protein rest was not...

Thanks citymorgue2. I thought something like that might be the issue. Can someone out there explain to me what the protien rest is doing and why/how it effect head retention. Just so I can understand the science.

I don't know what is happening here, but my wheat beers will not hold a head. They pour from the tap with a nice head, but within a minute or two, nothing. Also no tide marks left on the glass. A lot of people add wheat to their beer to aid head retention. It doesn't seem to help my wheaties...

I've got heaps of Chinese hops I'll swap. :icon_vomit:

Damian, Had exactly the same requirement a couple of weeks ago. Went and saw Pat at Absolute Home Brew at St Marys. He didn't have one is stock, so he knocked one up on the spot. Took him about 15 minutes. Can't quite remember the cost (around $100), but cheaper than I could get the copper from...