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BrewEaze is a free program that you can download and has more features that Qbrew. As said earlier, it's what your used to. Cheers

I don't know if any of you guys frequent the other homebrew boards, but on one of the other sites the head brewer from Mad Monk mentioned that he has left them due to personal reasons. Drop them a line as they may be chasing a new head brewer! Cheers

Hi TommyH, in the city there are a few good pubs that sell mainly Aussie and Pommy beer on tap.(Rosie O'Gradys, Moon and Sixpence,). The Belgian Beer Cafe in Murray street. Hope that they may get you started. Cheers

Hi, and welcome Smiley.
If I were you I would go to a different HBS.

Ash, you could use US-05 (US-56), it has a tendancy with honey or fruit to finish off a bit dry! Cheers

If it was a good beer I would.

Banger,
When I dry hop I usually add them once fermentation has ceased. As I don't rack to a secondary I leave them for 3-5 days with very few problems. Cheers

Hi gazpchos0up,
I'd add 1kg ldm,200gm crystal malt steeped and dry hop with 20gm Fuggles or Goldings, yum. Cheers

Hi Pale, I think Chris meant pasteurise. You can do that by putting them in a bag and place in a pan of hot water for 15mins at approx 80c. That way you won't be adding any water. Cheers

Rinse well with hot water when emptied, dry, cap, ready for refilling. I don't sanitise the bottles prior to filling, found it a waste of time and peroxide. Cheers

I've used fruit in Ale's in the past and have always used US-56. I find that it ferments out the brew better that some of the other Ale yeasts. Cheers

I've always used stockings for hops. Can't be stuffed trying to clean them, I just throw the lot out and use a new one next time. They are not that dear and depending on what style you buy you can get a few out of a pair. Cheers[color=darkred][/color]

Good HBS should carry them. I have an Adloheat that you just plug in and set temp! Cheers

There are other types on the market that you don't need to do any wiring which work just as good Cheers

corks,
I made a stout aroud 9%. The yeast is was suggested to use was Muntons Gold Premiun Yeast and it work out fine. Cheers

Chris, what yeast did you use for this? Looks like a good formulation
Cheers

Hi B32, 9-10c will be fine for a lager yeast. Should take approx 2 weeks to ferment out, but don't forget to check your gravity as it may take a bit longer. Cheers

Timmsy, try this. I have just bottled this and it is very good.
8x2.4ltr Long Life Apple Juice
1kg Raw Sugar
.500gm Dextrose
.300gm LDM
200gm Lactose
1 Satchet Lalvin Champagne Yeast.
Bring 1 ltr water to the boil with fermentables and Lactose, add cooled Apple Juice and fermentables and pitch ...

The last one I made was
Blackrock Miners Stout
1kg DDM
1.5kg Dex
1x25gm pkt Fuggles hops 10min boil
1x Muntons Premium Yeast
19ltrs only
This turned out excellent.
Cheers

gregb,
bottled this today and it was very nice out of the fermentor fg:1012