Recent content by clm

+1!:rockin: :mug:

i had a similar experience with my first (extract) amber ale...it tasted like sweet apple cider. I decided that it was due to incomplete fermentation/too much sugar in the brew. after about two months bottle conditioning it tasted fine...needless to say, it's all gone!:D

ok, so i added the liquorice extract into the fermenter 2 days prior to bottling (once fermentation had finished)...i put 15mls in. now, before anyone berates me for my practice, i have to say that straight out of the fermenter this brew tasted absolutely amazing ;) & bang on what i set out to...

my 5c worth & a simple amber ale recipe. Muntons Blonde 1.5kg. Amber Malt Extract 1.5kg. Cluster Hops 5g - boiled for 10 minutes in 250 ml water. Safale US-05 23l batch. turned out really quite nice after 2 months bottle conditioning :mug:

the lager yeast is producing some interesting sulphur aroma's...smells like arse! SWMBO can't stand it, she has to put up with it in the kitchen & the bedroom! LMAO:D

interesting...could be a goer!:drunk:

cheers for the info folks! will add the liquorice late!

grains are steeped mate! it's gonna be goooooooood!:mug:

g'day! I'm going to make a porter (love the stuff!!!:D) next week (extract/steeped grain) using - 1xcan of cascade chocolate mahogany porter 1xcan morgans dark roasted malt extract 250g chocolate grain 100g wheat grain 50g roasted barley 15g fuggles hops (dry+infusion) saflager s23...

i started this journey at the end of march this year when SWMBO & the kids bought me a beginners kit for my birthday. my first brew was a generic lager (extract) from the LHBS, I've now got my fifth brew in...the lager has been drunk & was quite tasty by the end of two months in bottles. i'm...

yeah it was a low quantity, 50 grams... Gaeilge dearg leann 23 Litres Ingredients 1. 1.7kg Coopers Australian Pale Ale 2. 500g Light Dry Malt 3. 100g Crystal Malt 4. 50g Roasted Barley 5. Yeast under the lid &/or Safale us04 & yes it should turn out nice!:rockin:

ok, so it's not the same thing...roast barley is unmalted...roasted malt is:o duh! now here's the question...as the brew is still actively fermenting, can i add some to the brew? I'm pretty unhappy with my LHBS, but more so myself for not pointing it out to them... turns out it's just going to...

was just looking for some grains for my next brew & found these links... https://www.craftbrewer.com.au/shop/details.asp?PID=792 https://www.craftbrewer.com.au/shop/details.asp?PID=793 perhaps there is a difference...?:confused:

seems they are the same thing...haven't found anything that says otherwise???

Truly...5 lb of wheat extract??? just sound like a lot to me> I shall be giving this one a go though, thanks muchly for the recipe, have been looking all over for something like this! might change a couple of things though, like amounts of certain ingredients, like the wheat extract & the...