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Spring water is actually higher in minerals than rainwater. I reckon in kit beers water will make very little difference so just stick with your rainwater.

Yes. Sanitise. Lived in Canada for a while, still got some nasty habbits, like flicking the ...

Cheers for the replies. Yes I am brewing kit beers. Have done a few lagers a few ales a stout and a just bottled a pilsner.
I stock up with goodies when i'm Adelaide at a hb shop. Can get some stuff out here at the supermarket, but not a great range. I've really only experimented with dry malts ...

Hi guys. I have been brewing for about a year, put down about a dozen brews with great results. All my brews are easily drinkable (i think) but i have noticed in all of them a very subtle aftertaste. Does water quality make a difference to the final result? I live in rural SA, a long way from any hb ...

Cheers Chris.
I'm only new on here but I guess I'll figure out all the analagies on yeast with a bit more reading....

Thanks for the info guys, I'll fine tune my techinque before i go exploring too much. I'm just really interested in brewing.
I've got my brew in an old small fridge and after 3 days it has dropped to and staying at 20deg. I have a brew belt around it just in case. It usually gets below 10 deg here ...

Great. Thanks Timmy. That's exately what i was after.
Are the kit yeasts and yeast you can but at hb shops that much different? Also read the better the yeast, better beer. Does all yest react at the same temp?

Hi. First posting. This website has so much info, it's great, but can't find exactley what i'm after. I've started brewing but only done a couple of batches and nothing too daring. Was wondering if different types of beer need different brewing temperatures?
I have read alot on here and notice ...