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Have a few beers waiting for me in the fridge at home. This is my 2nd brew ever which is ready to drink.

Coopers Canadian Blonde
1 KG BE1
500GMS LDME

I am really looking forward to it. This will be the first home brew I have ever tried that is not made with a KG of sugar. My old man used to make them and i wasnt fussed on them at all.

My first one from the kit which was the Lager and the brewing sugar was pretty drinkable. Much better than a VB or a New but not the best beer I have ever tasted.

I have in the fermenter at the moment

Coopers Traditional Draught
1.5 KG Liquid Wheat Malt
2 x sachets of cascade yeast boiled for 10 mins
2 x mixing spoon of honey
Safale S04 Yeast (I think)

Will bottle this one on the weekend as it has been in the fermenter for 2 weeks now.

Hopefully these will taste great.

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone on here. Great advice and great recipies. I can see this hobby providing me with many many years of happiness.

Amen Brother

belgian wit when i get home then a long arse drive to trentham, thank dog holgates brewhouse is on the way

yeah, definitely. hooking into my belgian wit when i get home too.

I've gotta go to the Pub tonight. Cuts into the time available for Homebrew drinking.

Cheers,
Greg

V1113B wrote:Have a few beers waiting for me in the fridge at home.
2 x sachets of cascade yeast boiled for 10 mins

Why the boiling?

It said to on the back of the packet. Is that bad?

Don't know, i've only done a dozen brews myself. I've just never heard of anyone boiling their yeast. Hopefully an experienced brewer will set your mind at ease (didn't mean to worry you).

V1113B wrote:It said to on the back of the packet. Is that bad?

I am sure that is a tyope and that you meant Cascade hops, not Cascade yeast - yeah?

Stands to reason considering you have put Saflager yeast in already - and that boiling a yeast for 10 minutes would kill the little fekers!

LOL...

if you're not using the cheapo coopers yeast, you can add it to the boil to provide nutrient for the quality yeast you plan to use

Sorry my fault there. It should say hops not yeast.

It's been a long week. I havent even had a drink yet

I might try that trick with the yeast in my next brew. I still have the kit stuff in the fridge.

Thanks for the tip

Um..whats Ross' NZ lager?

Longrasser wrote:Um..whats Ross' NZ lager?

A NZ lager made by Ross?

I'm currently trying my best to get plastered so I'm only capable of calling shotgun on a 3.5hr drive tonight

Got a fridge full of Hefewiezen to help me on my way

i'll drink to that

my coworkers buy a slab of CSA and after work today
i sit at the table and drink that while they polish off my canadian blonde aka the strawberry hustler if you ask me

they loved it
and they put $$ into the pot before each beer

i told them, put in
and ill make more!!!

b, the real hustler--strawberry flavored

Longrasser wrote:Um..whats Ross' NZ lager?

ross made a Pilsner using nelson suavin and saaz B hops sounded interesting and i'v been wanting to try both hops

-Phill