Well I just finished bottling my first recipe beer (little creatures pale ale kit from westbrew, which had cascade hops in a satchel, safale packet, brew enchancer pack and black rock pilsener blonde) it smells and tastes a lot better than my first 2 brews of just plain kits and dextrose.
After bottling that I started on coopers pale ale. This time mixing everything up in a pot on the stove, before I was just doing it in the fermenter.
I added cascade hops, about 400ml of honey from my dads beehive in gingin, coopers pale ale tin and brew enchancer from westbrew. Fingers crossed it turns out good.
Now I'm wondering what other kinds of hops and things are out there to make a brew taste great. I was thinking of trying ginger beer next (if i find enough bottles) What kind of hops or other things could you add to make it taste great?
Also should you sterilise the pot you are going to boil in, or is the heat enough to kill any bugs?
Oh and lastly, wheres the best (read cheapest) place to get a keg system in perth? and how much would It cost? and gas costs? (I think I might still have to save up for a while, but washing and filling 60 bottles is getting tiring, anyone know a good source of 750ml bottles?)
I apologise this post is all over the place I just have a lot of questions and im excited about my new beers.