Recent content by mac-the-brewer

Hi all, some of you may remember my first attempt at brewing; an AG Epic Pale Ale Clone that didn't go that well. After leaving it in the bottle for five months it was as flat as a lizard, sweet to taste and a distant mutant cousin of an Epic PA in flavour. Undeterred, and indeed buoyed by all...

I bottled my second attempt at an Epic clone the other day ... even tasted about right! I'm now thinking that I need to do another brew, but what to do? What is a Red IIPA, and what type of beer is the Racist Frenchman?

Gidday Lunchie, I saw you on RealBeer a while ago too... can't remember your login though. The second batch is well into its boil, about to do the 2nd hop addition. Apart from the bloody wind blowing the burner out (I was brewing it outside the garage, but have now moved proceedings to the...

Indeed I am Richard from RealBeer. I followed the method written by John Palmer. I made a MLT following his instructions, I have a Mashmaster thermometer attached. Foolishly I poured all the contents of the grain bags into the MLT before I suddenly realised they weren't the exact amounts (not...

I did batch prime, as you outlined and ended up with a FG about the same as yours. Prior to priming and bottling the FG was 1010, and now it is sweeter with a higher FG. It has been suggested that i leave it alone for another four to six weeks and taste test again. I'm doing another Epic...

Hi all, my first attempt at brewing (AG, since you ask) Epic clone is not all it could be. I made many mistakes, and the final ignominy being the bottle priming failed to fire, leaving me with a flat, slightly sweet load of s**t. Oh well, I'm about to try another brew this weekend, so any...

Got the Willhi 7016C and a Coppertun Heat pad, but stuffed if I can work out how to wire the bloody thing . Can you or anyone explain to me, in very plain language, how to wire this controller (240V, NZ wiring). Cheers!

Thanks for that, Icecaster. I have just been on TradeMe and bought one. My first brew was meant to be last weekend, but I was forced to go fishing on a mate's flash boat. What's a man to do? :D

Hi Lunchie, not sure what just happened to my question, but it went somewhere! Anyway, I'm doing my first ever batch on Sunday (Epic Pale Ale ... your version next!) but am having sleepless nights wondering how to control the temperature of the fermenter. Do you have any cunning ideas...

Thanks for your response and the info, Lunchie. I'm with you on the aroma and flavor, so would appreciate your recipe for the ManawaBrew Pale Ale.

Gidday Lunchie, despite my login I'm a complete brewing virgin! After making a pizza oven for a mate, and building a tandoor oven for home I thought I would have a crack at brewing. Never one to walk before I can run I'm going All-Grain from the get-go. I can't get enough of Epic Pale Ale and...