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Hey guys.

The missus finally got me a couple of kegs and a regulator for my birthday, very very happy. So now i'm looking at the various co2 options. I think this might be the go but I thought i'd run it past you guys first, http://cgi.ebay.com.au/CO2-Carbon-Dioxide-Gas-Cylinder-Bottle-Huge-4-0L-2 ...

I made one of these earlier this year, very simple with 500gm LDME and 300gm Dex, ( Coopers instructions for a mid strength ). The result was a very watery beer, with no head and not as hoppy, or bitter as i wanted. So yeah, your recipe looks like an improvement for sure.

I'd be tempted to use the ...

This place sells them, http://www.grainandgrape.com.au/index.p ... 80_282_286

They're called Museletes, or Champane wires. A better bet would be using a tirage size Crown Seal.

Dark Mild??? sounds nice. Coopers light, drastic times call for drastic measures. I did read somewhere the coopers was easily the best light in oz, so i thought id give it a go, seeing i need to cut down on the alcohol consumption

chadjaja wrote:Ahh..... why did you have to take my cool retro mod vibe and replace it with that of the pies

Lookin good. You could put some flames on the side , or dangle a fluffy dice from the tap

Doc, while you've got your Rogers hat on, could i run this extract past you, based on your AG recipe, and what i have on hand.

In a 10 ltr boil....
1.1kg LME
1kg Mogans Liquid Wheat Malt @ FO
500gm LDME @ FO
300gm Carared
200gm Carapils
100gm Chocolate Malt
20gm Amarillo @ 30
20gm NS @ 10
10gm ...

I did this yesterday, i had the fermenter sitting up on a cupboard, and at least 2 meters of hose connected to a lil bottler. 60 odd stubbies in a bread crate (on my capping table) and you just move from bottle to bottle. Its heaps quicker not having to handle each bottle .

Well you cant brew without drinking, and the more brewing you do, the more you drink, and the more you drink, the more you need to brew. My misses thinks i've turned in to an alco ...

I liked using the Coopers Brew Enhancer 2, with 500gms LDME, a can of Pale Ale and a heap of Cascade. A nice easy one, i recall drinking it after 2-3 weeks in the bottle.

My supermarket sells cans of Saunders Liquid Malt, in the sugar section. I've never been game to use it but have heard it works ...

wick wrote:When bottling I use a flexible plastic tube between the tap and the filler tube which allows me to leave all the bottles in a crate on the floor and move the filler tube between bottles.

Awesome idea! I'll be doing that next time, will make bottling twice as fun

I really cant see me going AG, it would cost too much to get set up, and i barely have time to do kits atm. A keg set up is next on the list anyways

Would i still expect 35 IBUs only boiling that amont of malt with the hops. Im thinking it would be higher. Maybe i worry too much....

Hi, im trying to piece together my first extract, a NS ale, so i purchased beersmith to help me out but im not sure if i've got it right. At the moment Beersmith thinks im boiling the hops in all the malt, which i dont want?? :? I was planning a 10ltr boil in a 15ltr pot. Heres my recipe so far ...

Hi Jacko, yeah Dan Murpheys sell Monteiths, not that i've tried the Celtic, but i had their Doppelbock a while back that i didnt mind.

Try a can Mount Mellick Irish Cream Ale (i got mine from Brewcraft), maybe add a bit of chocolate grain.

Cheers.

I just thought i'd say hello, i've been frequenting this site for most of this year, reading, learning, getting addicted to the art of homebrew, and having a good laugh also. I put my first brew down in february and am now up to brew #28. I brew K&k, adding hops & grain, etc etc. I'm looking at ...