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G'day All, The big ploblem I find with making beer is it takes so long before you can try it to see if the changes you have made are good or bad! I tried the first batch that I used hops in..........it was still quite young only 10days in the bottle. (cant help meself) :rolleyes: . Well what...

g'day all, Just wondering what would be your average cost on putting down a brew. It would be great to get an idea of whats the cost of k&k compared to AG. How much does it cost to get better beer? My average for kits and bits would be $23.00 The most I spent is $27.50 so far Its funny how...

G'day all, I have been racking my last couple of brews, the first was on day 7,fermentation had all but stopped when I racked it i still got some airlock movement sg1012 at the time of racking fg1011. the second was on day 5, fermentation stopped when racked I didn't get any airlock movement...

Well I just had my first attempt at doing a yeast starter taken from a coopers.....(still have the packet yeast for back up) I have made it using 60g DME in about 600ml water. There is a few lumps floating round ........Malt I think maybe didn't boil long enough? Any way this should be big...

g'day all, Thinking for my next brew I would like to put down a brew similar to coopers pale ale. Being only a kit and kilo bloke I was hoping you blokes could think back and go over some notes and maybe give us a few hints and suggestions on what to use.......kit...

Ok fellas more help needed. I have a Morgans Aussie Draught kit going and is close to being racked in the next day or two. When I brewed I added 12g of cascade hops and brewcraft dry enzyme. When I rack it I was going to add a cascade plug. The brew has been going well at 18 to 20c, the yeast...

G'day all, Some of you may have read how I complained about one fo my brews being flat....well for those new to brewing like me take heart. After 14 days in the bottle I tried one of my beers (2nd brew) it was the worst thing I have ever tasted I wanted to throw it out on the spot, flat...

Ok being only new to this what do you blokes think of rehydrating dry yeast and proofing the yeast as a worth while step for a new brewer as out lined in John Palmers book?? I don't think I am ready to spend the money on liquid yeast just yet as I need more experience. Also what else do you...

G'day fellas, I have just had my second brew fail.....when i bottled it it went in flat and it did not carbonate and has come out flat into the glass. I have another brew in the fermenter now and my ? is when you do a sg reading and there is no gas in the tube is this cause for worry...

g'day fellas Well my next brew is bubbling away nicely at around 20C just sitting on the concrete shelf I have in my garage.........(given the heater pad to the cat) :rolleyes: Whats the go when adding malt to your mix? When I put the malt in on top of the water as soon as the steam...

G'day all, I am yet another new brewer with lots of ?s I must say that the amount of conflicting info has got me confused :huh: I have put down a couple of brews and I need to know what temps i should be trying to keep them at? The brew kits I am using are Morgans stockmans...