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+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...

Pommy, the OG was 1056. & an extra pack of yeast was pitched after 3 days. I always double pitch yeast now..seems to make the beer better? Also, all my brews have ended up with high FG's. haven't had a bomb yet!:ban: Cheers! oh & the surgery went well!:rockin:

I bottled this little beast yesterday. had been in primary for close to 1 month due to having to go to hospital for surgery...but I think this one turned out ok! fg stopped at a steady 1028...

For my latest brew (Irish Red Ale) the recipe called for Roast Barley. I'm pretty sure my LHBS gave me Roasted Malt... is there a difference or are they the same thing. have I just brewed another brown ale? :drunk:

reelale, the 'boiling' water was cooled before rinsing. the yeast was pitched at 24c & the 1.7 added into fermenter was a kit can...i was lead to believe that this was already 'processed' & not meant to go into the boil??? anyway, i'd like to thank everyone for their replies! much...

hi all! on to my 4th brew...becoming quite an obsession! :rolleyes: this one is supposed to be similar to a newcastle brown ale (i found it at Dan Murphy's - & really liked it!) quite an interesting process as this is the first brew that i've employed a 'boil'... here's the recipe that i...