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I don't quite know what section this should have gone in, so it's here...

FYI

I picked up an entry form in the home brew section at Southland BIG W

Win a Coopers Pale Ale Fridge!

Purchase any can of Coopers Home Brew from BIG W, attach a copy of the receipt and the original barcode from the can ...

I have tried a few things with spices:

Cinnamon sugar as a replacement for normal sugar in priming a cider. The taste was quite nice (especially if heated in the microwave for a couple of minutes before drinking), but the cinnamon tended to form a sludgey mess that floated to the top of the bottle ...

Anyone made a mead?

I want to, but given the price of honey I would be so paranoid about stuffing it up.

Thanks for that. Did that and it worked out at a nice 5.5%. Should be perfect for what is looking like will be a nice light Pilsner.

Just as a side note, is there a an easy way of determing alcoholic concentration easily from an brew with an unknown recipe?

Just borrow you neighbour's Gas ...

I want to try this, eventually...

Has anyone had experience with brewing perry?

I guess it would be just like brewing a cider: jucing the fruit and then boiling some of the solids up in a bag, popping it all in the fermenter and pitching the yeast.