silver_streak67
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Hi,
We constantly have a fermenter on the go in our bathroom of the good old trustworthy Coopers tins but I was inspired to spend a bit of my Anzac Day off making a "special" brew, so paid a visit to our local Homebrew store. I've come home with a 500g bag of crystal grain, a sachet of US05 yeast and instructions to boil 1/2 the bag of grain for an hour then strain and use the liquid as well as my trusty Coopers Draught tin. When I had a quick check online to see how much water I needed to boil the grain with nearly all the sites said do not boil because it will release the tannins and make it bitter. Now I'm confused! Has anyone got any recipes/advice for me.... I have 1xtin coopers draught, 500g crystal grain, sachet of US05 yeast and and light dry malt extract to work with. (I forgot to buy hops... blast!)
Cheers....... also, it's MRS Silver_streak67 here, I make it and he just drinks it!!!!!
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We constantly have a fermenter on the go in our bathroom of the good old trustworthy Coopers tins but I was inspired to spend a bit of my Anzac Day off making a "special" brew, so paid a visit to our local Homebrew store. I've come home with a 500g bag of crystal grain, a sachet of US05 yeast and instructions to boil 1/2 the bag of grain for an hour then strain and use the liquid as well as my trusty Coopers Draught tin. When I had a quick check online to see how much water I needed to boil the grain with nearly all the sites said do not boil because it will release the tannins and make it bitter. Now I'm confused! Has anyone got any recipes/advice for me.... I have 1xtin coopers draught, 500g crystal grain, sachet of US05 yeast and and light dry malt extract to work with. (I forgot to buy hops... blast!)
Cheers....... also, it's MRS Silver_streak67 here, I make it and he just drinks it!!!!!
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