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I use round stickers I get from K-Mart.
I don't know the name because I don't keep the wrapers.
They have about 6 sheets of 28 stickers per sheet.
There are 4 colors per sheet.
They stick well, I don't bother removing them, just put another on top.
These round stickers are exactly what I was ...

went to brewcraft in melbourne for 1st time a month ago
saw (for glass) multi coloured caps

for both glass and pet bottles, they had labels that supposedly come off esily with water,

i am still using PET, and i have read on this forum that a china pencil works well, i usually use pencils made in ...

Hi Guys,
Any suggestions for what type of self adhesive labels to use for sticking on top of PET bottles? The ones from the stationery store dont stick to the plastic caps.

lethaldog wrote:Yes they are one in the same, just watch out when you buy though ( although it would usually be called dextrose) cos there is also corn syrup and this is not dextrose

Thanks,
Explains the brew recipes/instructions in John Palmers "How to Brew Book"
He refers to corn sugar.

Is Corn Sugar the same as Dextrose? (Corn Sugar As referred to by John Palmer in "How to Brew")

yet it seems like most recipes include about 1 Kilo of Dextrose.


Best bit of advice, get over the use of dextrose and use all malt.

Ofcourse dextrose does have it's place in brewing but it seems to be a fixation with new brewers to use it as the bulk additive.

If excluding Dextrose from the ...

Leigh, Thanks.
I have just done my first batch and this is from a Brewcraft Kit which consisted of Munich Lager Liquid Malt (in a can), Yeast Sachet, Dextrose, MG No rinse Sanitizer & Carbonation drops. I bought the complete starter kit as I was just starting out and the kit contained all the basic ...

Thanks Keg. Yes a rewording does the trick.
What about the second part of the question... Is the dextrose dissolved and boiled up with the Malt or stirred in later after the malt is cooled?

Ross & Jub
Thanks for the book suggestions.

Hi, I've just started out home brewing. How fascinating and educational! Can someone pse explain further why it is good to boil the wort in water for an hour before putting into the fermenter? From Oliver & Geoff's site, quote:

1. Add the malt, sugar, glucose or other soluble ingredients and bring ...