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Just glorious drinking beer out of your own keg, huge thanks to @Hoppy81 for making this possible with his invaluable help & @Itinerant Peasantfor the inspiration to move into this wonderful world of kegging, this is a Real Ale 13 days @ 10psi. My Office/Brewroom/Taproom is a little dark but I can assure you this is the best move I have made. Cheers to all.

Yep it's all good... and mate so well done as going AG and going kegging is a tough gig - and thanks to all those who helped me and esp @Red devil 44 Red with kegging... Just maybe @Classic Brewing Co you need a decent fencepost somewhere for your Beer-ography?

I had to buy a can to see how my ROTM version compares to the original. priming for two weeks it is a really enjoyable beer, I am very happy with it, but the original is on a different level, what a great beer

My Modus Operandi Russian Imperial Stout. What, this gets better with age? You're kidding. Is that possible? Aromas of dark berries, coffee and chocolate. The same with the flavour, plus roastiness. Lovely and rich. I will leave the rest to age for a while (well, maybe).

Coopers XPA earlier. An even bigger glass of the hoppy pale ale tonight.

First pour of the strawberry gose. This beer is what you’d describe as a roller coaster. Sweet, salty, malty, and sour all rolled into one. The salty finish really keeps the thirst un quenched. Bit of a pyramid scheme of a beer. It’s keeps you thirsty while consuming. I’m far from knowledgeable on the sour side of things but the commercial versions I’ve had have poor foam retention I’m guessing that’s from the souring process. Not this bad boy. The 50% wheat gives it a great mouthfeel and a fluffy foamy toupee.

I brewed batch AG #2 Sparkling Ale on Sunday now transferring to the FV the overall volume is down as I thought I had my calculations right ( I am still struggling with BrewFather ) Looks & smells pretty good so I suppose I have made a high ABV Ale. I just de-gassed the Hydrometer jar & the SG is bang on 1.051. I will have to get my water volume right for the next brew.

Beer style = Neipa Beer Name = Juice Bigalow (grain kit) ABV = 6.3% brewed in the BZ 35 Gen4 I was fortunate to have this beer gifted to me By Pierre from Simple Home Brew (you tube) I love a good NEIPA on the odd occasion and this grain kit is worth purchasing the mosiac hops and the citra blend so well in this beer with a total of 200 grams of mosaic and 100 grams of citra 80°c hpstand of 100 grams mosaic for 20 minutes dry hopped 100 of citra for 2 days dry hoped another 100 grams of mosaic the beer is full of juiciness with a great fruity aroma that brings a nice smooth mouthfeel and not overly bitter @ 6.3% abv its not beer you want a great session on unless you want to get drunk this beer was done using a NEIPA profile that is used on the kegland rapt temp controller with the rapt Pill withe lallamend New England IPA yeast just using 1 packet beer started at 1.061 and finished at 1.013 This grain kit is a ripper

Took the dog for a big walk this morning and relaxing now watching the Eagles with an Idaho7 IPA which has been in the keg for over two months and has really turned into a nicely balanced beer. It’s been nice all the way and held it’s hop character

Regency Park Red Ale only 12 days priming in the bottle but I had to try it. Not a bad drop at all. Let’s see how it will be in a few more days

Yes it's a crap photo Apologies But the Münchner Helles after a good while in the keg - fast carbed to begin with - WGAS whether fast or slow - time for the beer to sit cold and think at around 12-16PSI is a beautiful thing... at least a month now.... and then poured with Nitro as the push just cos of location re fridges and kegs and gas... in me festive new filthy french 1664 Vinnies Glass which actually is great for a keg pour... and the beer is just PURE GOLD

I am really enjoying this, my first ever AG Brew - American Pale Ale, the whole thing is a bit more complex, really nice to drink !! I may have a couple more before I have one out of the tap Cheers.

Thanks Frank. All the best to you too. I will think about your invitation to come back to the forum at some point in the future, to talk about food and gardening. Maybe. The idea appeals to me but I am not sure I should....

I’ve rectified the situation Oz English bitter

Choccywoccydoodah and the thin straight line between white and black Pirate Mountain Stout on Nitro Oooh Aaarghh Aii Me Hearties ; )

Trying to get back on topic you lot with yer High Octane Meisters of all sorts... Trying to keep the carbs down but still have a reasonable feed: All day Brekki with some fresh garden Redleg Beet and then evening a nice Salmon Salad - put in some pickled onion as well which was good.... as well as the usual suspects n some feta... the last nice long green chilli off a mate that was festively tickly but not volcano doom hot... Dogger got the Salmon skin with great happiness... fresh Salmon from Tassie (never been frozen) is the cheapest good qual fish yer can get easily without catching stuff yerself it seems... unless of course I guess you might live near a good fisho or market or coop yeah like some of you lucky Brewers do

Coopers Brew A Only three left, 60 days in the bottle, I'm sure that's a record for Me. Woolies Lager on the right.

Can’t remember what it is, but it tastes good

Back on the Falling Brick Lager which is proving to be a refreshing easy drinker with a lovely creamy mouthfeel : )

First batch of West Coast IPA (Coastbusters) mashing, second one tomorrow to fill up my new 60L Fermenter. ‘Happy days

Sweet, malty and very strong. At 10% abv, I don’t recommend more than two

Pizza was on the menu last night; with a home-made crust, and topped with tomato paste, mozzarella cheese, mushroom, salami, pork sausage, artichokes, olives, capers and shaved parmesan cheese. Might sound like a dog's breakfast, but it was yummy.

I found this in the fridge, left over from a visit from our good friend @Hoppy81rather risk it going off I thought the best thing to do in the name of ... well something, drink it but I tell you this is beautifully crafted, just as the name says " Nectar of the Hops XPA " absolutely amazing, I would seriously recommend anyone wanting a clean, crisp forward hop tasting XPA, this is the one, the aftertaste is lingering making you want another one - only problem is Hoppy drank them all Well done Hoppy this is an amazing beer, of course the others in your range also are outstanding. Cheers.

Hmmmm 75 ibu and 8.5% Can taste the booze. It's goooooood

Beer. It's a "craft" lager. That means it doesn't need to be clear. Whatever. It's clean, dry and crisp. I like it. Cluster for bittering. M54 yeast because I am lazy. 5% and 28 ibu

I love a good find at the op shop. I picked up this little number recently which I’m looking forward to putting into service…I think someone else recently had some memorabilia from the Tuborg clan but can’t remember…

I haven't poured one of these in a long time. I spotted a suspicious looking bottle in the batch with that tell-tale ring of bubbles/foam forming at the surface of the beer. It's usually a sign there's a small leak - perhaps in the PET bottle lid or, alternatively a fermentation is taking place in the bottle. Clearly it was the latter! So, looks like this one was contaminated, however the beer itself actually tastes perfectly fine and appears to be completely unaffected (flavour-wise) by what ever caused this tertiary fermentation to take place. It's a Golden ale using 3 NZ hops - Waimea, Wakatu and Wai-iti. It exhibits a slight haze probably due to the small amount of wheat used in the recipe. Not a bad swill, but totally unsuited to the chillly days we've suddenly been assaulted with! Next brew is going to be a porter!

Code Breaker IPA - A simple Craft Recipe of the Month from last year. Finally got around to it.

Here is AG Bew #3 German Kolsch, recipe says 22l, guy at LBHS said 20l so I might do 21l I haven't used these hops before so looking forward to putting it together in the next day or 2.

My own Democracy Sausage ; ) Served on Sourdough Multigrain with Sauerkraut and wicked Barbie Sauce

Just set up my new 60L All Rounder Fermenter complete with Thermowell. ‘Will be filled with 2 x batches of AG West Coast IPA (Coastbusters) by tomorrow afternoon. ‘Once I purchase the Gen 4 65L Brewzilla it will be double batches all the way.

Ok moved onto my Aussie lager. First taste. Bittered with super pride. This is good. Really good.

Saving ChoccyWoccy for the future so swapped back to K1 in the famous festive froglet glass that pours and drinks so well out of the angry turbulent SS Pluto Guns.... Straight from the IP Brewery Dungeons to you ; ) You know it is truly amazing what different yeasts can do to our simple milled malted grain and rainwater mixes hey!? This is Lally Dry K - and wow what an amazing array of aromas and flavours the different Yeasty Boiz can bring

I wrote 2000 words of a 2500 word essay today and submitted it..... I am done... Pacific Saison.... saisony, and pacificy 6% and 39 ibu, Galaxy and Enigma....

2 week old IPA made from draught tin with a wheat and crystL steep and centennial hops

Hoppy Pale Ale tonight.

Couple of points down again but happy with that and actually measured my mash ph 5.3 happy with that and had a couple of KB lagers while brewing good times! Going to ferment Kolsch at 15degrees anyone have any further advice will ramp as it nears fg.

Cluster lager again. Pale, carapils, cluster, M54 Clean and crisp.

I thought I would make some labels for my next AG brew. I hope it lives up to it's description !!

It will have a high Krausen. See the photo below. I did a 21.5 litre batch. The Krausen rose to the underside of the Coopers FV's lid. You can see gunk on the inside of the lid, plus up the sides of the FV. By the way ABV's, if bottle priming: 19 litres = 8.9% 20 litres = 8.4% 21 litres = 8.1% 22 litres = 7.7% 23 litres = 7.4%

I just got back from a visit to the Port, Beer & Lunch at Big Shed Brewing, American Pale Ale followed by Australian Pale Ale, both awesome beers, lot's of other's to choose from.

Hoppy amber. It's amber... and guess what? Hoppy. 5.5%, 35 ibu, Mosaic apparently... smells like it

Or you can use your own rolling pin if you like

First pour of the Raspberry Sour with the Philly yeast really refreshing!

I am really enjoying this pouring a beer out of your own tap, this is day 9 on the CO2 & things are starting to smooth out - it even tastes better, I am being very careful not to drink out of anything bigger than a schooner ( SA 285ml ) but I suppose it comes down to how many. Once I get the 4 taps & kegs installed I will have to worry about it even more.

Kegged my first AG Guinness clone. I split the kegs into 2 x 10 litres. I soured one with 2g lacto, and the other with 3% (300g) wort set aside from the FV before fermentation, then boiled for 10 minutes. There was a 6 pack worth of bottles left over so it will be interesting tasting without souring.

How good is it?! When I returned to home brewing a couple of years ago I was determined to escape the bottling curse. Beer on tap at home is the way to go and makes even the most average brew a thing of beauty.

i'm having a Hoppy Saison. the picture was crap the beer is good

Recipe: It's not a Pilsner Style: Australian Premium Lager Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size (fermenter): 21.00 L Estimated OG: 1.061 SG Estimated Color: 6.0 EBC Estimated IBU: 34.0 IBUs Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name Type # %/IBU Volume 5.00 kg Pale Malt, Galaxy (Barrett Burston) (3.0 EBC) Grain 1 90.9 % 3.26 L 0.50 kg Carapils (Briess) (3.0 EBC) Grain 2 9.1 % 0.33 L 50.00 g Saaz [4.40 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 22.7 IBUs - 0.50 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 4 - - 50.00 g Saaz [4.40 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 60.0 min, 90.2 Hop 5 11.3 IBUs - 1.0 pkg California Lager (Mangrove Jack's #M54) Yeast 6 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------