mike_hillyer
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Don't rush you apprenticeship 
that's why I said do a half malt, half sugar, maybe a finishing hop, with the kit yeast.
Then go all malt, finishing hop with a safale yeast.
Then go all malt with cultured yeast. Culturing is not that easy the first time. I agree with you letting the bottles stand is even harder
I've had four stocks of the real ale kit, each with a slight change and its fun to see the difference on the same can. I have never done a 1 kg of sugar since I first started brewing.
Another recipe I like is:
Fair Dinkum Aussie Ale
1/2 kg of white sugar inverted
1/2kg of light powdered malt
1 Coopers Draught kit
finished with a pinch of pride of ringwood (preferably flowers)
rain water
kit yeast
My cheapskate method is:
1 real ale kit
500 grams of brown sugar ( I invert but optional)
18 litres of tap water ( I treat the water but optional)
Yields just over 2 cartoons
No finishing hop needed, sugar just over 20 % of brew so reasonably malty.
that's why I said do a half malt, half sugar, maybe a finishing hop, with the kit yeast. Then go all malt, finishing hop with a safale yeast.
Then go all malt with cultured yeast. Culturing is not that easy the first time. I agree with you letting the bottles stand is even harder
I've had four stocks of the real ale kit, each with a slight change and its fun to see the difference on the same can. I have never done a 1 kg of sugar since I first started brewing.
Another recipe I like is:
Fair Dinkum Aussie Ale
1/2 kg of white sugar inverted
1/2kg of light powdered malt
1 Coopers Draught kit
finished with a pinch of pride of ringwood (preferably flowers)
rain water
kit yeast
My cheapskate method is:
1 real ale kit
500 grams of brown sugar ( I invert but optional)
18 litres of tap water ( I treat the water but optional)
Yields just over 2 cartoons
No finishing hop needed, sugar just over 20 % of brew so reasonably malty.
