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Hey guys. I am going to steep some chocolate grain into a dark ale I'm making and had a question. Usually when I have done this in the past with crystal, I've steeped the grain in hot water and let stand for 20 minutes or so. This is also the instructions on the choc grain. However I have...

Hiya, I was thinking of doing a partial mash using the following. 750g Ale Malt 750g Munich Malt 250 Crystal Malt 250g Chocolate Malt 25g Roast Malt The blue mountains brewing supplies website recommends this grain bill as a partial mash with Amber extract, but I was thinking of using these...

I've tried searching and reading the infection threads, but couldn't really find the answer to my question. This is day 8 of an 3kg ESB Aussie Draught and fermentation has finished. I get home from work today to discover these smallish off-white/yellowish flakes floating on the top of my wort...

Hey guys, Very soon I want to try my first AG brew, but on a small scale. Would like to start out by trying batches around the 10L mark, or half a standard size batch. Question is, is it simply a matter of having all the ingredients from a full bacth to do a mini batch? For example if I have...

Hey guys. Was just wondering if you guys have a tap or use a bung on your cube/jerry whilst it is in CC'ing? If, you're not using a tap, how do you bulk prime before bottling? Siphon from the top of the cube? Cheers all

Hey guys. When I put down my first brew the other day and strained the liquid from my steeped grain into the wort, I used a colinder instead of a finer strainer. As a result of have small bits of grain in the brew. Will this settle to the bottom after I rack and not end up in the final...

Rather than go with a straight K&K, I ended up getting a CB american pale ale wetpak. Good fun making it. A total of 60 minutes to boil. Added grain and sparged at 45 minutes then took of the heat and sprinkled in the hops at the 60 minute mark. Let sit for 10 minutes and then spent another...

Does it matter how much head space you have in your primary fermentation? How about in the secondary? Wondering for example if a 30l fermenter will be to large for a 23l brew in secondary? How about a 15l brew in a 30l fermenter? Cheers

Hey guys. Going to go get me a coopers micro-brew kit this week. I'm intending to brew a esb fresh wort at some stage, but firstly I may was well use the coopers larger can that comes with the micro-brew kit. Any suggestions on how to turn this first brew into a drinkable one and not a...

Thinking of trying out one of the fresh wort kits for a first brew and am just wondering what peoples experiences are with these? I'd interested in the red ale or the American Pale ale. Even, though 5l of water is supposed to be added, I have heard people say that 4l would probably be better...