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I'm planning to press a large quantity of apples tomorrow - we're making cider. Does anyone have experience making cider? My issue is whether to add yeast or not. The apples are spray free so have wild yeast aplenty. However, I've heard that not adding yeast then leaving the lid off for a...

Hi, I bought a jar of Amber Malt from Brewmaster. I used half of it 6 weeks ago. The other half has what looks like a mould on it. White dusty specs. Is this mould or yeast? Can I still use it? If I boil it to kill the mould, will it make it useless? Any suggestions please! Jim

Hi, I recently brewed a 'European Style Lager' kit from Coopers (Australian brand). I added 1 kg brewing sugar, 0.5 kg corn syrup. Brewed it out and bottled with priming sugar. After 10 days placed in fridge. Three bottles have primed succesfully, the rest have no pressure in them at...

Hey Guys, I've read with pleasure the threads around brewing chilli beers. I'd like to brew a non-gimmicky beer that enhances the taste of chillis (serrano? jalapeno? plain ol' capsicum?) I'm growing a lot of chillis. I love beer. I love chillis. I quite like chocolate... I'd like to...

Hi, I'm trying to brew my first ale (Ale kit + tin of medium malt + sachet of dry ale yeast + 300gms sugar for the hell of it). The temperature in the plastic keg has gone up to 25C and it is brewing like a steam train. However, the yeast advised brewing at 18 - 24C. Will the higher...