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thanks Hutch. there've been a number of hiccoughs getting this far with AG so, after a couple of beers this arvo, I'm thinking that something like this was probably always on the cards first time up. larf!!! Am really looking forward to trying the wonders of AG!!!! I've pencilled in next...

larf. Indeed mate. Glad I had the beers in pairs, at least , in the fridge. Would have been a disaster othewise. (mental note - 2 of everything!!!!!) Cheers

Well, despite having the probe placed between 2 ice packs, the temperature would not drop below 43 degrees. had no probs with going up to 100 in boiling water however.... but was reading incorrectly still in the mashing temp zone (cos it read at 70 degrees again in the cold urn after the...

Thanks Lok. Will bump it up now and see how I go for an hour or so at that! Blackbok.... NO unfortunately its Celcius!!!! Double checked that one!

No reset on the bugger of a thing but will try the shock treatment. My concern now is that the I've missed the boat enzyme conversion wise etc and its there's no salvage that can be undertaken... oh well. A second of everything... Shall be doing so in future. Very sound advice thanks...

Hello all, Well today was my first try at BIAB using a 40 litre electric urn (2nd hand at an Auction house for $40)..... After a very short while I am now pretty concerned I've wasted a stack of grain!!!! Anyway, I am using a digital thermometer with a probe (from IKEA - new last week) in the...

probably wear a bit for this (puts on asbestos suit) but I've just used Coopers Pale Ale yeast by drinking a six pack (poured into a glass) collecting the yeasty dregs, left at room temp and then throwing that straight into my wort. Gone off like a cracker.... no probs with off flavours...

Hey Tony, Thanks for your input with this. Really keen to give this a go, with the suggestions made, as my new one into the fermenter... LCBA is a cracking drop, and hopefully I can do some justice to your recipe. Pity I don't keg, cos it'll seem a very long wait to give it a go Appreciate...

Sorry, thought I'd bump this and see what people may make of this as an extract recipe. (ie whether its likely to get close to Tony's AG which seems to be a winner)... Cheers

ouch mate. makes the 6 or so litres my 2 yo boy poured on the floor when he opened the fermenter tap seem a drop in the ocean...

Nice one Cortez... Appreciate your time and effort regards this... Summed up really easily for the new brewer, me!!!

HI Jesse, I'm the same and was mucking about with trying the following as an extract version 2.7 kg Light Dry Extract or a combination of (2.1 LDE and .6 Pale Liquid Extract) (Ive used the LDE to replace Pilsner and Vienna grains and WDE to replace the wheat malt 180g Wheat Dry Extract 180g...

Cheers, see here's the thing... I've just done side by side taste with both Little Creatures Pale and Squires Golden Ale. It looks like the Squires but tastes more similar to the LCPA. To me the LCPA has a fruitiness about it, similar to this brew. The JSGA has less of that and a drier...

CARBONATION.... What a wonderful thing. Couldn't wait the extra day. Placed one in the fridge and have just cracked it. Poured it into a schooner, beautiful head, carbonation ticking along all the way through. It is a very good beer IMHO. Thanks Barry for the suggestion. Am very very...

all in glass. still doesn't appear to be a rise in the bottle cap, as was suggested as a sign of carbonation.... I will try one Monday as it will have been down a week since re-agitating the bottles and hopefully when the cap's removed it will bubble up some lovely golden ale... Larf, the...

Thanks for the responses guys... Yeah, had tried to get the liquid wheat malt, as in the recipe, but HBS did not have and only had the dry form. Was not too sure of the difference this would make other than needing to use a different amount. HBS gave no indication this may change the end...

Okey dokey then, here goes. The bottles have been inside and most days my house is pretty warm, I'd say in the late teens/early 20s (wife and kids gets pretty cold you know). The bottles spent a week in this sort of temp prior to being placed into a cupboard (inside) but probably a bit colder...

So I borrowed from Dr Smurto's Golden Ale Clone.... Can of Thomas Coopers Sparkling Ale 1kg Dry wheat malt Extract 25g Amarillo 10g at 15, 10g at 5, 5g dry hopped at rack (this is the borrowed bit, less Amarillo) Yeast Us05 It spent 10 days in Primary; 5 days at secondary and dry hopped...

Got a phone call this week at work from my anxious wife. Turns out she was at the other end of the house to our kids when 3yo daughter let out a scream, causing wife to run towards the scream. When she arrived she found a very nervous daughter and an "innocent" look from my 2yo son (along the...

A mate of mine has been getting a collection of 750 ml bottles by ringing a local Wedding reception centre. He rang, told him that he wanted them for home brewing and they leave them out for him to collect on the Monday following their weekend activities. Guess they are just going to be put in...