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Rinse after use then sterilised with SO2 before bottling.

Mmm, looks pretty scrumptious.

What temperature did it ferment at?

basic brew kit from Ballarat homebrew centre with a Sovereign Gold Amber Ale. i'll try adding some extra ingredients with the next one,malt/hops yeah.
PS missus said Roger & Averil at the store were real helpful.

Gotta love Roger and Averil :) Ballarat HBC is my local brewshop. By local I mean ...

I think the Brewcraft fermenters are the very best. They're just very sturdy and reliable.

It's a BrewCraft kit and came with a can of Munich Lager, which is, I'm assuming a reasonably safe first timer beer? I have to admit though, I was surprised to find the can full of a thick liquid. For some reason I thought it would be a powder.


My first brew was a Brewcraft Munich Lager and I ...

Same gravity with my 8% cider

I made the Beermakers Bitter with 50/50 and there was no hop flavour, aroma and very little bitterness.

Oh yeh, I wanna see tears, wailing, the works

Purely for novelty purposes. It's great to see a friend who's face has been turned inside-out from one sip of this venom

I've got plenty of bottles, plenty of room, plenty of money, plenty of time, and plenty of friends/foes to feed my poison to

I'm going to do a fairly pointless experiment to make the most bitter beer I can from a kit. I aim to make it simply undrinkable.

I was thinking a two can brew with no added fermentables and an arse load of Sticklebract hops. Final volume around 20L should do the trick.

I was wondering, how long ...

Yeh I'd go with the two can brew with some low AA hops like Cascade for flavour and aroma.
15g boiled for 15 minutes and 10g steeped in very hot water for 10 minutes is probably what I'd do.

It's a good beer omen
I've got my hops on the boil right now, I'm cautiously excited

Woo! My first attempt at a genuine lager tomorrow too. Quite similar aswell.

Morgan's Blue Mountain Lager
Morgan's Master Blend Lager Malt 1kg
25g Hersbrucker Hops
Saflager W34/70

Very excited :D

Normally I would recommend some Saaz hops but I've never tried this kit either so I can't really tell ...

All good suggestions, thanks. I'll make a decision before I brew it up in the morn.

Well it sure as Hell isn't ham if you catch my drift

Predicted answer: "Do a search"
I'd love too, but I'm tired from Christmas shopping.

Anyway, my question is, is it absolutely necessary to do a yeast starter when using Saflager? I'm putting down a lager tomorrow and I was wondering if I could just pitch directly into the wort at around 12°C ...

I really wish O & G would update the tastings for the Millenium Ale.
I've been interested in this subject for quite a while and have never gotten around to brewing a "long-termer". I've got so many damned ideas in my head that never manage to make it to brewing stage

Dilemma.

Mogran's Blue Mountain Lager
1kg Morgan's Liquid Lager Malt
25g Hersbrucker Hops
Saflager W34/70

I'm making this in a week but to get me hands on the Saflager before then will be a hastle.

My question is, should I put off making it until I can get the Saflager or will the Morgan's ...

I've ordered from some of these stores and had no problems.

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http://www.grainandgrape.com.au/index.php?cPath=1 ...