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KEG wrote:hey dan, i was talking to Tipsy when i made that post

cheers.

thanks Dantheman,

I'm due to keg another cider in a week, will try gassing to normal pouring pressure to carbonate it.

How log did you leave it at 50kpi before taking the taste plunge ?.

Wobbler

it was slow gased for about a month.
KEG questions lactose. That what the recipe says and it worked ...

I just tapped my first cider.
I used Black Rock Cider
Malt
Dextrose
Lactose
Apple schnapps
10 gm hallertau hops
it slow gased from the 10/8/07 till today and poured very nice and tastes great.
i slow gas at more pouring pressure of about 50psi.

just thought i'd let you know

dan

i made one for a lot less.

300 litre centrex chest freezer from good guys $485
faucet with 2 taps $270
fridgemate $60

already had the kegs and gas bottle. freezer holds 6 kegs and gas bottle sits outside. if you have a D size gas bottle, it will hold 5 kegs and gas bottle.

dan

people think they have it bad don't they. a lot of us worry about the temp of our brew. people just don't understand how important the temp of a brew is. good to see you can now relax. if only people understood how important a brew fridge was..........

As I understand it Lactose, Splenda, Sucralose, Nutrasweet etc. are 0% fermentable.

i have done a bit of reasearch (spoke to brother in-law that knows everything. you the person you went to school with that tops the class and doesn't do any study).

He confirmed it is 0% fermentable.

Looking for ...

EDIT : Your welcome to try my recipie but its been tested and improved.. this is the latest version ! :)

My fav Wheat/Hoegaarden requires some fiddling but its easy mate :)....

1. Thomas Coopers Brewmaster Selection WHEAT BEER
2. Thomas Coopers Wheat Extract 1.5kg
3. Rind from 2 Oranges
4 ...

Has anyone ever tried brew with sweetener?

I think I'm going to give it a go?

What does anyone think?

Dan

so by the interpretation of the replys, Hoegaarden to Redback would by like Boag's Premium to Toohey's Red. I'm going to get a bottle or 2. Not getting any more than 2 at this stage. The 6 pack of redback cost me $20. That's nearly a 19 litres post mix

just taped my tooheys old - YEAH BABY.

dan

Well after viewing this site and reading a few books on brewing, I noticed that there was a few good things said about wheat beer. YOUR KIDDING. I tried the REDBACK WHEAT BEER and do not rate it at all.

Does anyone else agree?

Can anyone recommend a better wheat beer?

Dan

for quick carbonation i carbonate the keg at 240kpa for 24 hours then serving at 40kpa. slow carbonation i let the keg at 40 kpa (my serving pressure) and let it carbonate for 7 to 10 days.

They don't have to be hard wired to the fridge freezer. You get a 3 metre extension cord and cut it in half wire it to the unit along with the temperature prode that is included and then for safety reasons install it into a box that you can pick up at Dick Smiths or Jay Car.

You pluck 1 end into ...

I just want to run this by others here that are fermenting in a fridge or freezer...

I'm about to brew a lager, so am giving my recently acquired brew fridge a dry run to check if it's capable. It's a fan forced model with the freezer on the bottom and using a Fridgemate thermostat.

I filled a ...

Shagger,
A bit late, but if you are getting beer in the gas line, the keg is over carbonated. The pressure in the keg is higher than the pressure in the gas line.
When you pour the beer all you are getting is froth then the beer looks flat, I did exactly the same thing when I started kegging, it's ...

Well,
Today I set up my kep system. I have a 300 litre centrex chest freezer set up with a mashmaster fridgemate set at 2 degrees. Coming out through the lid I have 2 beer hoses connected to a twin faucet. looks great. all i need now is a drip tray and a bar mat.

The kegs were chilled to 2 degrees ...

After 10 days making the Boag's Premium, the FG was 1.012 and the t-bag had split. when putting it into the keg there was a few floaties.

any suggestions?
do i go ahead and gas it and try it or am i wasting my time?

has anyone had a FG lower than 0.998?

my OG was 1.038.

i am doind the TOOHEYS EXTRA DRY receipe (my wife loves it so i have to keep her happy).

Hi,
I have not long got back from Tassie and whilst there I did a tour of the BOAG's brewery. The BOAG'S HONEY PORTER (just finished a six pack myself) is limited release because it is made with LEATHERWOOD HONEY and the LEATHERWOOD HONEY is seasonal. If you go to Tassie the brewery is well worth ...

i read somewhere that if the glass is warm, there will be a lot of head. i'm only new and haven't even tried my first bottle home brew (bottle 1 week ago) although i have a keg ready to be chilled and gassed).

XXXX make a Diet lager that is full strenght. it is usually consumed by diabetics