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Thanks drs. So to get a bit of sweetness would require some lactose or a dash of lemonade when serving, eh?

I need a good ginger beer (alcoholic) recipe for the wife.

No, the wife's not an alcoholic but I'm after an alcoholic ginger beer. I've used a Coopers before, but the artificial sweetener is a shocker.

Any ideas?

Thanks Oliver, oh wise one!

Grammar is not my strong point after numerous HB's, however I will endeavour to keep my posts shorter or split them into paragraphs.

Again, thanks for the advice on beer and prose!

Ahhh, you don't boil up the beerkit then eh? Hey Krusty, I've just done a similar thing and may be about to do something very silly. I just did my first stovetop boil as well, with a Coopers Dark Ale (yes, I boiled it!), 1kg can dark crystal liquid malt, about 250gms dex/maltodex and about 15gms of ...

Hi NickMoore,
Sorry to but in here, but I'm sure the correct answer to your question is - "you don't"! A 60L brew would be bloody heavy, and I reckon you'd bottle it from where you left it.

Luke,
I too suffer from the same terrible problem. The more I read this forum the more I realise that I'm doing no favours at all by drinking my HB's after 2 weeks in the bottle. Basically, the whole batch (30 bottles) is gone within 2 weeks, at which time I CAN certainly notice the improvement ...

So, if we are already adding extra malt (light or dark, dry or liquid) then why does the grain (crystal, dark, choc or roast or whatever) already have to be pre-malted? I take it that the "grain" referred to is barley (unless otherwise stated to be wheat, oats or whatever), so why can't I just buy ...

This thread has been very interesting reading for a number of reasons, me being a new brewer. I am nearly ready to bottle Brew No. 3 which is very exciting for me indeed. A freebie Wander lager with HBS LDME/DEX/MDEX dry mix, some Brigalow brewers yeast (lager or ale? Don't know) and a hops tea-bag ...

I ceratinly will. So, is it the case that the grain (say, crystal) you buy from the HBS is already malted or partly malted? I'm just trying to get my head around this partial stuff.

Oh dear Mr Chris - too late. I've already roasted the b'jeeves out of the barley (smells nice), but of course haven't yet added it to anything. I thought you couold add roasted (but not malted) barley to the mix? Mate, your instructions sound complicated - I have to bale our here!

Chris, I just came home with about 200g barley from organic shop whilst shopping with the Mrs - it was only 70c and I thought I might roast it (to pretty dark), crack it and steep it to add to the boil for my Coopers Dark Ale. Will this be okay, as at this stage I don't really want to pay $7 or $8 ...

Chris, is that the stuff that helps the yeast eat up more of the sugars thus creating a higher alcohol, less sweet beer? I don't like the sound of it either - have you used it, and why is it so bad?

I reckon the B-Neez is a superb beer and it should have at least got 3 1/2 stars. I had a big night on it (better on tap than in stubbies) and Asahi Jap beer and the only thing missing was the cash that I started with! If I could brew either of these beers, I'd brew them both and that would do me ...

Thanks Two Headed Brewer (from Tasmania!?$#) - your advice has me feeling adventurous. This website (thanks Oliver & Geoff) including this forum, Q & A's etc has been absolutely marvellous. I only started brewing recently to get cheap beer, but I am literally chomping at the bit to bottle my current ...

Some of you guys are just showing off, I reckon! But seriously, I'm just about to put down my third evr brew, and they are improving with experimentation (i.e. malt, dex & maltodex rather than the castor sugar I used the first time!) and some hops (tea bag from HB shop) - I can't wait to crack one ...

I'm just about to bottle my first ever brew, and boy I'm Thirsty. So, what's the go - glass or plastic? I'm thinking plastic for simplicity, and as I'm a tight arse I'm considering going to the recycling depot and getting as many 1 litre plastic soft drink bottles as I can carry.
Any thoughts from ...