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Hey Bellboy......
I am one of those who make their own candi sugar. Im glad i do...it really helps in making Belgian style beers. I think the one thing you get most from homemade candi sugar is that classic belgian lace. But if you are really chasing that belgian taste, i think you will need ...

James, did it have a decent head?

Forgive my ingorance but what is promash??

Thinking of doing this one, subject to everyone elses opinions...

1 x Coopers Stout

1 x Coopers Mexican Cerveza

500gm homemade candi sugar

500 gm Yellowbox honey

200gm Uncle Tobys Oats - steeped in 65degree water for 30 mins

200gm choc grain - steeped as above

10ml aniseed essence ...

Thinking of doing this one...

Coopers Bavarian Lager
100gm choc malt - steeped
1kg wheat malt
Craftbrewer dried Weizen yeast
21l

Close to a Dunkelweizen?

500gm homemade dark candi/invert sugar
15gm freshly ground coriander seeds
15gm orange peel
Coopers Canadian Blonde
Half a tin of Tooheys lager
Coopers kit yeast
19l

Orange peel,coriander and Tooheys Lager boiled for 15 mins.

Did another exactly the same as above but with Cascade Imperial Voyage ...

collapoo, i have also made some candi sugar at home. First used it in a toucan brew of Coopers Bitter and Dark Ale. 500gm of candi sugar was just enough and added that nice toffee aftertaste. Seemed to fade a bit quickly though...But still VERY glad I made it and that I have started adding it to ...

Hey, just wondering if anyone had any luck finding a HBS in Brissie that stocks liquid yeasts? Trying to track some Belgian strong ale yeasts...

On that same note, anyone tried chocolate topping in their stouts/dark beers - as in icecream topping. Sorry corks didnt want to hijack your thread

Cool thanks wildschwein...

James L, Was reculturing the Forbidden Fruit easy or did it take a bit of effort. Also do you reckon BWS or Liquorland carry this beer. My local Dan's/First Choice is a bit of a way from me...

Will bear it in mind....but have you had much luck with home made candi sugar

I just tried some of this straight from the fermenter....now i know as it was a two can brew that my face should look like a cats a*se from the bitterness but i wasn't getting any hint of the candi sugar...is that something that would come later when it has conditioned for a bit? FYI this was ...

Anyone from you guys made a beer with homemade candi sugar. The stuff i made was so sticky, my stirring spoon (plastic ) snapped in half cos it was so thick at the bottom of the fermenter..eep

Yeah...ended up being pretty lazy and just ended up using 2 x Coopers dried yeast...I am such a underachiever

1 x Coopers Dark Ale
1 x Coopers Bitter
500g amber candi sugar
Cultured Chimay Blue yeast

Anyone done anything similar?

Yep, just got mine today from Myer too..mine was also about 8 bucks. Picked up 3kg of white sugar on the way home...I'm pumped!

Anyone had any luck finding somewhere in Brisbane that sells candy thermometers??

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What type of area do you need to do this at home. The reason I ask is I live in a unit and don't want to do this in my garage in front of the neighbours. Nor do i want to do it in the kitchen if the missus is going to chuck a spack over the smell/danger/space taken up.