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hey guys and gals,

I am a local sydney drinker and first time keg brewer saying g'day

I have done many brews in bottles years ago when living in a share house

and thought why not go the whole hog and do a keg set-up

bought one on ebay $290 for a single 19 lt keg and all the gear minus the CO2

I went to country brewer and got the pilsner Wals variety (there variety used to me more years ago I was lead to believe)

anyway, reading things about yeast quality etc, should I go with the standard yeast, dextrose/pilsner and see what it comes out like, or shall I go for a aftermarket yeast and liquid malt like I used to do?

any help much appreciated

cheers guys/gals

hi,

Welcome back to brewing!

All good quality kits should make a good brew with just the kilo of dextrose, but you can still improve it heaps by using malt.

I'm not too sure whay the Wal's yeast is like, so I won't comment on that.

That said, there's lots you can do to improve your beer without adding much to the total cost.

As for your signature, If you want something resembling Hoegaarden, I know rwh made some recently, and a recipe is posted somewhere on this forum.

I have made a couple of wals and ive used liquid yeasts but i was under the impression that all TCB brews come with saf yeasts but i could be wrong

Hi All,

I've been lurking here for a little while now so time to introduce myself too.

I used to brew years ago while living o/s in one of those countries where beer was REALLY expensive . Luckily, Coopers brew kits were available in the local supermarket . Unfortunately, not knowing any better, all that was ever used as an adjunct was normal sugar . Even so, a mate and I brewed 100's of litres, life was good and we were pissed .

Work eventually moved me to another country where beer was excellent, dirt cheap and brewed to a centuries old law .

Back home for a few years now and and slowly but surely getting my nose out of joint having to cough up $ for crap or $$ for imports, the answer was really pretty simple.

So far I've put down 5 of the Brewcraft Lager or Pilsner kits, each one improving a bit; dex, ldme, kit converter, racking to secondary etc. I'm loving the "new methods" and avidly reading this forum and gaining new knowledge I never knew existed.

Last of all, I'm already drinking some great beer and have probably got my next dozen brews planned already. Rest assured, there'll be plenty of questions from me in the not too distant future.

Thanks in advance,

Derfly.