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Westy1 Let me emphasize the don't splash part. My first one was a complete stuff up after i recieved some dodgy advice from the home brew / home wine store near the Victoria market in Melbourne. All i wanted was some pipe to run between the 2 taps and the chick...(i know... first error)...

I'm agreeing with the others here. Must have been an infection. I loved the red ale! give it another go i say.

Giddy up! I leave for canada on tuesday!

Gents, I went down to my local bottle shop last night (Yarraville Cellers) which fortunately specialise in micro brew beers! I found the Jamesons Raspberry ale and rushed home to throw it in the fridge for a little bit as i had been wanting to brew a raspberry ale myself. After an hour or so...

I was planning on simply using 2 kits that i got from the store as i have a 60lt fermenter. so 46lt beer or there and about of.

Gents, Sorry for the amature question - i searched but couldn't find this question asked before. If i'm making 2 kits in one fermenter, does one use both sachets of yeast? does that also mean that i would be adding something like 2 kg of malt / dex??? if not more? Will this take longer to...

Not too sure yet - Does anyone know what yeast comes with the kit? do i assume that being a supermarket kit it's going to have ale yeast? Pete

Pok - That's the one i got on special. Haven't put it on yet. Still waiting for a free fermenter. Pete

Morning, I picked up 2 of the Cascade kits for $4ea on clearance at my local safeway in Newmarket. I also picked up 2 of their home brand ones for shits and giggles for $2ea. I figure the home brand one will end up costing under the $10 mark all up. None of them were even close to their use...

Does anyone have a trick to controlling the temp? I have a heat pad that will normally leave it around 24 degrees. However if i turn it off it's sit quite nicely around 16 degrees by itself. As ales are supposed to be 18-20deg - which one is preferred? just over or just under? I'm assuming...

Thanks for the reply, As for drinking it fast as the long term stability may be affected - I can do that! :D So rather than 7 days primary and 7 to 14 secondary just leave it in primary for 14? or should i leave it for 21 days? It's so hard to know what to do as a newbie really. So many...

Gents, I was in my local HBS on saturday to buy some pipe to transfer my beer from primary to secondary fermenters. They recommended i buy a syphon and do it that way. So i syphoned from first to second and had to run the beer down the wall of the fermenter as the hose was too short. I tried...

Morning, thanks for the advice - a few questions "Boil all the extract with the hops." - do i throw this in at the start with the 200g malt? for the full 40mins? I don't really have temp control for the fermenters - I have a heating pad but thats about it. I'm away for a month in total...

My HBS told be that you will only get a year or so out of a belt before it packs itself. Was he simply trying to upsell me to a heat pad? He told me noone really uses these anymore. Sorry to hijack..

Gents, So here's the deal - I have just picked up a muntons IPA that i am so excited about it. (even though i won't be able to drink it for some time) I was recently out at Bridge road brewery in Beechworth - they have an IPA that is sensational! I also got some extra cascade hops (6.3%) - i...

thanks for the advice guys. I'll leave it go another week and see how she progresses. cheers gents.

Hi all, I a newbie and need some advice. I currently have a morgans golden saaz pilsner kit fermenting. I added 1kg blend of 25% glu, corn, light malt, dark malt and the yeast that came with the kit. Started with a SG of approx 1042 and has been on the go now for 6 days. sitting currently...

Or should i just stop being a tightass and pick up some kegs? less cleaning involved i guess.

Thanks for the replies guys, if you're using normal bottles what is the best way to get the labels off? i have a few but it takes ages to get them off and even when you soak them in water they still don't peel off. It takes forever. I'm relatively new to home brewing in case anybody guessed...

Hi all, I'm hading out to buy some new bottles but i have one dialemma - Twist or flip top? I was wondering if anyone knew if there was any down sides to bottling in twist top bottles? Do they enable you to get the same seal as regular "flip top" bottles? Your thoughts are much appreciated, Pete