Recent content by BeardsAndBeer

Just cracked one open and it popped nicely, head was good and plenty of bubbles so it looks like their carbonating nicely. Thanks guys

Hey guys, I've got some Canadian blonde thats been in the bottle now for 7 days. Being my first brew I didn't realize the bottles should have been stored at about 18C for secondary fermentation. It's pretty cold here I think last night was -2C outside, so is this going to really affect my brew...

Hey all, I'm a total newbie at brewing and other than the coopers draught I've got brewing at the moment, I have zero experience. I've heard it a thousand times that before advancing past extract brewing I should do a number of basic extract brews. Unfortunately brewing beer straight from a tin...

I didn't realize how popular coopers is, I just chose it because I didn't have many other options but since I started the brew I have met guys that are crazy over it! It seems nearly everyone has done a coopers brew atleast once. I wonder why the instructions wouldn't tell you to leave it...

Thanks for the help guys

I'm much the same, not a fan of the heat but can't say I like the cold either... Just a nice warm day with a cool breeze perfect riding weather! Vanilla oatmeal stout sounds good, problem is I've never tried stout other than Guinness and once I tried that **** I've never gone back to it. It...

Yep I told you so haha so eager to taste my new creation! Isnt there a way to tell when the brew is ready by using a hydrometer?

Two weeks?! I was under the impression it was going to be done after one week of fermentation and two weeks of being bottled

Hey all, I'm 100% new to brewing and just wondered if my current brew (coopers draught, extract) is looking ok. As I said I'm new to brewing so I've got no idea how my brew should be looking at this point. I've had it fermenting for 4 days now and I just pulled a sample to do a gravity test. All...

Thanks mate. To be honest I'm terrible at any type of number system! Is vanilla bean a common ingredient that people use? It sounds amazing, I no how good vanilla beans are in deserts:) very keen to hear how it turns out. It's getting cold around my area this time of year, days are usually...

Thanks mate, I'm currently in Kalgoorlie W.A making a move down to Perth later this year though. Starting to get cold this time of the year! What about yourself?

Hey thanks, recipe looks awesome! All sounded good until the bit about the yeast, is Irish ale yeast all I need for that part? Because after where you've said 'Irish ale yeast' I don't really understand the rest until the 'length of primary' part. Thanks for your help though mate, step by step...

Haha yeh I'm on the phone app too! Took me a while to find the sticky's though. Mmmm vanilla oatmeal stout sounds delicious! Good luck would love to hear your results! BnB

Unfortunately my local (and only) brewery shop just shut down about a month ago which is a shame because that was my first idea of attaining information on this subject. Does that brewing show air on foxtel? Not sure if your in Australia... Also where can I find the ingredients? Is it ok to...

Another thing I just realized is the sticky's which is helping a lot, I had no idea what trub was either haha. I applaud you for attempting something not knowing much about, I on the other hand wouldn't even know the first step to take haha I hope your brew turns out good for you though