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Thanks for the extra tips guys, I'll take them all on board. I don't think the 'DRINK QUICKLY' tip should be too hard to follow.

I knew the wise one would come to the rescue, thanks for the tip.

Looking for a bit of advice. I bottled a brew a couple of days ago that was clearly infected, a thin white skin had formed on top of the wort. I tasted the wort from the test tube and it tasted fantastic so there was no way I was tossing it out, so I racked into a new carboy (leaving the white skin ...

Although I've never tried it, I voted for Bee Sting. Surely it couldn't be worse than Beez Neez. Beez Neez is a terrible beer which should be banned from public consumption. It's unbelievable that Matilda Bay can produce a beer as great as the Bohemian Pilsner and also turn out crap like Beez Neez.

Chris wrote:Anyway, just go cheap. Stockings aren't dyed, they are made of coloured nylon/sythetic fibres.

I only use stocking when making cider, but I always boil them for 5 minutes before use. The colour of the water after 5 minutes boiling tells me there is some sort of dye used in making stockings.

From today Safeway have 20% off ALL beer. To answer the question you are all asking, yes, this does include the Coopers long necks. I just picked up 2 boxes of Pale Ale for $36 each, the Sparkling was a couple of bucks extra. It's a homebrewers dream, great beer, great bottles, great price. The sale ...

My suggestion would be to make your first brew following the instructions and work your way up from there. You'll get a very drinkable beer first up with the supplied ingredients but you will also appreciate the things you do down the track to improve your beer. If you go straight into using hops or ...

Did one of these festivals 10 years ago (Geez, was it THAT long ago?).
Pulled the skins off the car door and filled with booze... Got thru no worries!

Note: wrap the bottles with tshirts, otherwise the doors make a suss "clinking" sound when closing. genius! :lol: :lol:

I've tried the same thing ...

I just snip them off with scissors.

Kevnlis wrote:I know I come here alot less lately...

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scblack wrote:You should hear my two year old daughter try to say bow-chicka wow-wow.

Very very cute.

You should hear my wife try to say bow-chicka wow-wow.

Not so cute.

I put down a Brigalow Cider last night (courtesy of the Kmart 20% off sale). I flew by the seat of my pants a bit and i'm not sure how it will turn out, but here's what I did:

Ingredients:
Brigalow Kit
2.4l Berri Apple Juice
2.4l Berri Apple & Pear Juice
300g fresh ginger
4 cinamon sticks
1kg ...

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As long as my first brew goes well, which I hope it will, I plan on picking up the Coopers Australian Pale Ale kit for my second brew as suggested by someone here. Does anyone have a recommendation of a good malt or brew enhancer to use with this kit? Also, any good sites you know of where I can ...

Well done to the Cats, about time you won one. As a neutral viewer I would have liked a close game but geez the Cats were good. I would love to see the Bombers 2000 side against the Cats of '07.

Pale_Ale wrote:Port are bogans but it will still be funny when they beat the vics.

I'm a Vic and I don't care either way. The Vic V SA state rivalry is dead and buried (on this side of the border anyway).

I'm tipping Port by one point. Travis Boak for the Norm Smith Medal.

I had a brew in the primary for 3 months, obviously not an ideal situation but it turned out fine, drank the last bottle last week. I'm with Keg, taste it and if it's ok bottle away.

What ?? You don't ask your mates to leave their money on the fridge, so you can buy more grains and hops, to brew more beer ?

A friend of mine has recently got his keg set-up going. He has a tip jar on the bar, no pressure on anyone to use it. He's just happy to share his homebrew with his mates ...

I've done a Choc Mahogany Porter and it was a very nice drop. From memory it smelt fairly ordinary on bottling but turned out fine. It's much lighter in body than a true porter so don't expect anything close to a stout.

Different beers will carbonate at a different pace, there are so many variables from brew to brew. You have to consider how long in the primary (if you bottle earlier they are going to carb up quicker), the temperatures they are stored at after bottling, the ingredients used in the brew, what primer ...