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Sweet as. So if I'm buying un- cracked grain, what's a good process/technique for getting a good crack? And how cracked are we talking here?

Sweet, thanks for that! I'm really glad I joined this forum, forever learning and on the way to better beer! Haha

Also, how crucial is it to crack the grain when partial mashing? Because if it's relatively important, I may have just answered my own question. :s

It would seem I am blindly filling it up. How do I calculate efficiency? So, just to clarify, I should be taking a reading before I top off, then add top off water until I get the desired OG?

Hey guys, I've brewed a few partial mashes thus far and they all seem to have low ABV. I'm not too fussed, but I would like to know where I'm going wrong and I have a feeling I'm over filling my fermenter, could this cause low ABV and what's a good way to calculate how much to fill my fermenter...

Hey, sorry I just realised how what I wrote could be confusing. I'm just wondering what to do with the beer I have bottled, in short I just want to add cherry to it and re-bottle. Is it just a case of racking it on top of cherry juice/purée, leaving it for week and bottling as normal? Is this...

Hey guys, I've got a batch of chocolate stout I brewed about 6 weeks ago and I want to turn it into a cherry chocolate stout. The beer itself is ok, but I want to brew the recipe again and change a few things next time. Anyway, just wondering, with beer that's already bottled, whats the...

Hey chickypad, cheers for your input. I was actually considering using a wyeast pack, but have never done so before, so wanted to get some more info and in the mean time see what people thought of the WB06. My LHBS doesn't seem to stock 1010, any other suggestions? and is a 125ml pack enough...

Hey guys, I'm really keen to try a watermelon wheat beer for my next brew and I'm currently doing partial mashes, but can't find a partial mash recipe. I have however found a couple of all grain recipes and a few extract recipes so have conjured up a partial mash recipe and am looking for some...

Hey guys, Just curious about bottle conditioning and what it does to sweet flavors in beer. Are sweet flavors more likely to intensify or mellow out with age? Or is it more complicated then that, is it dependent on the type of sugar or where its sourced i.e dextrose, honey, fruit etc...

Hey guys, Just curious about bottle conditioning and what it does to sweet flavors in beer. Are sweet flavors more likely to intensify or mellow out with age? Or is it more complicated then that, is it dependent on the type of sugar or where its sourced i.e dextrose, honey, fruit etc...

Cheers for the feedback, I'll have to seek your advice when I move up to all grain!

I might be a little late here, but TWOC brewing supplies is THE best brew shop in WA, IMHO. Otherwise BrewCraft in Osbourne park is also good :)

Thanks man, just the feedback I was after! What you've said about the late hop additions makes a lot of sense, and it WAS meant to be a dry hop. I still have some in the freezer so will do as you say and add some after fermentation is done. Once I get around to drinking it, I'll share how it...

Cheers mate, thanks for the feedback. and I'll try to go easy on the apologizing, haha

Hi guys, firstly-sorry if this is in the wrong area of the forum, I will move it ASAP if it is. Secondly-sorry, I'm the ultimate newbie brewer and only have a limited understanding of what I'm doing here, haha. I'm not saying go easy on me, but please bear with me.. Anyway, I just wanted to...

Hi guys, firstly-sorry if this is in the wrong area of the forum, I will move it ASAP if it is. Secondly-sorry, I'm the ultimate newbie brewer and only have a limited understanding of what I'm doing here, haha. I'm not saying go easy on me, but please bear with me.. Anyway, I just wanted to...

Hi guys! The names Jono, and I'm a homebrew newbie, green as grass! I'm currently 4 brews deep and am onto my second partial mash, and have loved every minute of it! I'm here to expand my knowledge of homebrewing, get more involved in advanced brewing techniques and get a better...