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A chest freezer will use a *lot* less power.

My Kegerator based around a F&P chest freezer:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/samhighley ... 263772168/

I now brew all-grain, but the Coopers Sparkling Ale brewed to the recommended recipe, but using Coopers pale ale harvested yeast and fermented around 18-19 degrees, remains my favourite kit brew.

drsmurto wrote: Not a chance, shitty pants.

What I meant was to use the ingredients as specified on the tin.

I agree that Coopers fermentation instructions can be improved upon, particularly with regards to temperature.

Is that your point of contention DrSmurto?

Personally I wouldn't use the Sparkling Ale. There are enough complex flavours in there already, such that you may end up with something quite funky.

Harvest some Coopers bottle yeast and ferment the Sparkling Ale exactly as the can instructs. It's a winner, and a house favourite here.

The Coopers ...

Others seem to really like the Blue Mountain Lager. Personally I didn't like it, and ended up tipping 3/4 of the keg into the garden after a few months of slow movement. In fact, i'm yet to find a Morgans kit that I like, having tried quite a few.

Yep, I bottle my leftovers, if there's any.

Brewing Classic Styles has this all-grain recipe for Lefty Blond (5 gallons):

Pilsner malt - 5 kg
Wheat malt - 227 grams
Cane sugar - 680 grams
Aromatic (melanoiden?) - 227 grams

Hallertau 45 grams @ 60 mins for 24.5 IBU

Ferment with Wyeast 1214 Belgian Ale or WLP500 Trappist Ale.

I love brewing, so i'm more than happy if people come around and drink my beer.

In fact, I encourage people to drink as much of my beer as they want, as it allows me to brew more, and I love brewing as much as I love drinking. This is even more so since I started kegging, because kegging beer is ...

The strawberry jam is probably the only thing I would've definitely left out.

Haha, you've got yourself a Bitza Beer.

Bitza this, bitza that.

I run Beersmith via Parallels on my Mac.

I tried out most (all?) of the Mac brewing options, and in the end decided Beersmith via Parallels was the best option.

I concur that the yeast is the critical element, and the more the merrier.

I started with the yeast from three longnecks, which i've now built and split into a bunch of sterile lab tubes.

Hey drsmurto, do you feel like sharing your AG CPA recipe?

Ahh, thanks Rob. I ended up purchasing a Fisher and Paykel model today, about 165 litres. It'll nicely fit four kegs with a collar.

Hopefully i'll post pics in a few weeks when I get her setup.

Sam

I must concur that i'm drinking this beer at the moment, after about 6 weeks in the bottle, and its a winner.

Rob C wrote:Got around to finishing off my chest freezer. Still have to add a fan and im going to add another couple of taps.

Hey Rob, what sorta freezer is that, what are the external dimensions, and how many kegs does it take?

Sam

l7edwards wrote:i cant seem to get my hands on a morgans stockmans draught.

Where are you located?

Someone like http://www.bmbrews.com.au/ can mail order you the kit in question.

Sam

Is there, or is there likely to be, a reasonable dried yeast option for this recipe?

I'm thinking of the new Munich dry yeast.

Sam

Kudos to everyone who developed this recipe.

I've had mine in the bottle for almost a month now, and a bunch of blokes I had over for a drinking session yesterday were thoroughly impressed with the product.

Even a non wheat-beer drinker was asking for more.

Sam

then I'd suggest you leave the kits well alone, grab some pale malt extract and boil the extract with plenty of Saaz...You might pay a bit more but you wont have to worry about the PoR peeking through when you pour the first glass.

And you don't necessarily have to pay more either.

One of the ...