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Hi guys, It has been yonks since I have brewed or been on this site. Just cleared out a bunch of stuff at the parents place that is no longer in use, so available for sale: - 2x 20L glass carboys - $30 each (liquid transfer tube also) - 1x 5L glass carboy - $20 - 1x 60L plastic brew container -...

So I have made a common mistake, that I could have avoided, and am now in a frustrating position. I brewed a Belgian Pale Ale, and used the Wyeast Canadian / Belgian yeast. 20C 12 days. I brew in glass carboys so have a good view of fermentation, and bubbling etc... This brew finished all...

Couldn't find this on the search engine via google, so not sure if it has been posted up before or not. Watched it last night, and made me laugh out loud in front of the computer - a rare thing indeed. Haven't tried the beer, but the dude is on par with Chuck Norris emails...

Fuuuuu____uuuck, ,went to the freezer last night to get some ice out, and noticed my frozen bag of last years hop harvest was missing :( I live with my grandparents (cool hey!), and quizzed my pop who said "There was a bag of green stuff in there. I thought it might be broccoli, threw it out...

Hi guys and girls, So I am starting a part of my life where I will be moving towns every year, to every few months, for about 7-10 years, and have decided against carting all my kegging gear with me. Bottles tend to suit my lifestyle and drinking habits much better, and it allows me to cut down...

Hey guys and girls, Have been doing a bit of bottling lately, and was considering flushing the head space with CO2 prior to capping. Would this help cut down on oxidation over the long term? (years) Would it stop the bottles carbonating as there is no O2 for the yeast? Is it a complete waste...

Did a search and couldn't find the answer. I smacked a wyeast packet around lunch yesterday thinking it would take about a day to swell (from past experience), but by last night it was full and very tight. Earliest I can brew is this afternoon, so I put it back in the fridge hoping to avoid a...

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Hey guys and girls, So I am going to brew a couple of IPA's in the next couple weeks. I would apreciate any feedback on the recipe's, especially the hopping schedules. The first is a 20L to build up a decent yeast cake and will go into a keg, the second is a 60L and will all be going into...

Hey guys and girls, Cut my last hops bine with flowers this week, and dug up the roots this morning. I got this Columbus rhizome in a bunch with a friend. Got 5 for $100, but I only took the one to see what growing was like. This one was about as big as my little finger. Was planted in a big...

Hey guys and girls, Brewing a Pale Ale tomorrow and was hoping a few in-the-know could OK the recipe or point out any serious errors. Pale Ale to 60L 2 x tins of Coopers Pale Ale 3kg LDME 500gms dextrose 300gms crystal steeped 300gms carapils (have yet to pick this up but want a nice head)...

Hey guys and girls, My temp control in the form of 'Grow Warm' arrived in the mail tuesday. I have tested it over the last 2 days with thermometer, and the fridge has sat nicely at 18 degrees. So..... Brewed up my all extract wheat beer this morning, and have had it sitting in the fridge (set...

Hey guys and girls, I have formulated a wheat recipe (first one) and would like it checked and advised upon by any and all who can help or offer constructive criticism. It is meant to be a relatively simple recipe for a decent tasting wheat beer and all the calculations and info is gathered...

Hey guys and girls, I was hoping to compile a list of yeasts that produce good brews at relatively high temps. Lagers I know need to be low, and in australia that requires temp control (most places). Ales are usually around 16-20 degrees C (or there abouts) and for Brisbane, and many other...

Hey guys and girls, Just got another 40 champagne bottles and cleaning them tonight. It means I can do another brew to add to my cellaring experiment - aging a (eventually) wide range of beers for drinking over the next 50 years at special occasions. Now I can't do AG at mine at the moment...

Hey guys and girls, Brewed a Belgian Ardennes, with Wyeast 3522 A tin of Coopers Real Ale 1.7kg 2 tins of Morgans Unhopped Extra Pale Liquid Malt (1.5kg each) Made to 23L (About 7%) Been in the bottle about a month. Tried the first one last night, about an hour after I had a Leffe Brune, and...

Hey guys and girls. When you do a brew with a kit, but want more hops for more bittering, or you do an extract brew and do all you own hopping, how much water do you boil on the stove to boil the hops in? For a 24L brew, if I boil hops in 2L of water with some DME to make SG about 1040, will I...

Just thought I would post a happy story about the spreading of the great act of homebrewing. Ever since I started homebrewing at school in 1999 (or there abouts) I have never been able to inspire others to take up the same hobby (though I don't think through lack of quality brews, though some...

Does anyone know the alcohol tolerance of the yeast that comes with the Coopers cans? (Just says Brewers Yeast on pack) Also, anyone know the alcohol tolerance of regular Champagne yeast? And what is the best temp for a champagne yeast? Cheers Marlow

Hey guys, Finally put down my 'not to guidelines' saison last friday, 2 x int. coopers pale ale tins each 1.7kg 1 x morgans extra pale liquid malt extract unhopped 500g LDME Wyeast belgian saison 3724 smacked and left for 3 hours till full, then pitched to 2L jug of 1040 wort (LDME) for 6...