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Well my first attempt at all grain brewing has been a bit of a flop. I did this at one of the self brew places using their recipe and following their instructions. The beer is a Pirate life Double IPA Clone. This is how I went about it. Ingredients and times. 5.7gk Maris Otter. 2kg Carapils...

Looking for answers as to why my recently brewed [two months ago] beer has a slightly chemical taste. Almost a burning sensation on the lips. I used Black Rock Pale Ale and Coopers Aussie Pale Ale with 40 gm Chinook hops boiled for 10 minutes. Followed all my previous clean and sanitise...

Hi everyone. An old workmate of mine back in the sixties in country Victoria once told me his grandfather worked for Guinness in Ireland and he reckoned their secret ingredient was licorice. Any way has anyone tried this in say a Coopers stout and if so what was the result? I'm thinking of...

Good morning all you brewers. I tried a flavoured beer for the first time the other day [sour beer from the southwest of WA] and thought it might be an idea to try one of my own. If say I wanted to brew a lime flavour would I add a juice/peel/or what to the wort before fermentation or just...

Hi everyone. Just noticed a fair few vinegar flies around my fermenter. Normally we don't have them but this time there are heaps. If they happen to get into my brew could they cause damage to my wort?. Although it's almost done and should be ready for bottling in a day or two.

Hi. I'm just getting back into brewing after a long long time. I would like to know if it's a good idea to add hops to Morgan's Pacific Pale Ale, what variety and how much if this is a good idea.