essfer Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 As usual I've gone ass about and started posting before intro - so belated hello all. Simon from Canberra, first brew in the keg catching some carbon (simple kit), about to start brew 2 tonight and play with hops (Artisan Reserve). Planned house beers (2 tap setup) will be a simple Aussie "Lager" for the masses and a German or Belgian Lager for the drinkers. Looking forward to knocking out a couple of Aussie PAs in good time too (once my technique can be trusted). Thanks for the tips so far... and for the dozens I'm bound to need in future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Welcome to the forum Essfer Technique wise, I think it will be easier to make an Aussie Pale Ale than an Aussie lager or Euro lager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Welcome to the forum Essfer Technique wise' date=' I think it will be easier to make an Aussie Pale Ale than an Aussie lager or Euro lager.[/quote'] Hells yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Welcome to the forum essfer. You've joined an excellent home brewing forum community. Good luck with your future brewing. Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Welcome to the forum Essfer Technique wise' date=' I think it will be easier to make an Aussie Pale Ale than an Aussie lager or Euro lager.[/quote'] Hells yes. Nice pun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essfer Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Welcome to the forum Essfer Technique wise' date=' I think it will be easier to make an Aussie Pale Ale than an Aussie lager or Euro lager.[/quote'] Hells yes. Yeah, but where's the fun in easy? Haha. I've invested in temp control so hoping that the relative ease of the Artisan recipe will return good results. Always room to play after that. As for the Aussie "Lager"... more straight kit draught using the Ale yeast. Have tasted one of the best beers from a mate who brews a simple kit - his technique and Quality Control seems to be the key to turning a basic brew into a great session beer that everyone seems to love. If I can get that for my house beer and play with the rest... happy days. Stay tuned, bound to be some patting myself on the back if I get close ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjd88 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Hi guys. Is this where I introduce myself? I got a home brew kit for my birthday from my fiance. I've done about 5 batches so far. English Bitter x2, Mexican x2 and an Australiab Bitter. All turned out great except for the Australian bitter which was undrinkable (but I did anyway) not sure what went wrong there. I'm about to start a recipe rather than a kit beer for the first time. Probably a stout or bitter. I've been reading on here today and don't understand half of what's said so go easy on me and can't wait to hear tips and tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnaman Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Hi guys. Is this where I introduce myself? I got a home brew kit for my birthday from my fiance. I've done about 5 batches so far. English Bitter x2' date=' Mexican x2 and an Australiab Bitter. All turned out great except for the Australian bitter which was undrinkable (but I did anyway) not sure what went wrong there. I'm about to start a recipe rather than a kit beer for the first time. Probably a stout or bitter. I've been reading on here today and don't understand half of what's said so go easy on me and can't wait to hear tips and tricks.[/quote'] G'day cjd88, welcome to the forum, don't worry we're mostly harmless, ask questions, use the search, someone may have already asked the same question, let us know were your from, it helps, enjoy beer. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Hi guys. Is this where I introduce myself? I got a home brew kit for my birthday from my fiance. I've done about 5 batches so far. English Bitter x2' date=' Mexican x2 and an Australiab Bitter. All turned out great except for the Australian bitter which was undrinkable (but I did anyway) not sure what went wrong there. I'm about to start a recipe rather than a kit beer for the first time. Probably a stout or bitter. I've been reading on here today and don't understand half of what's said so go easy on me and can't wait to hear tips and tricks.[/quote'] Hey CJ Welcome to the forum. Great to see you are off to a flying start with your brewing obsession. Plus you've done the English Bitter kit twice so you are a winner in my eyes. Tips and tricks, your gunna luv what you can do with the English Bitter kit. Cheers & Beers Ol' Chap Scottie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjd88 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I wrote Aus bitter. I mean Aus lager. It didn't go well. The English bitter is fantastic and the hop gobbler recipe looks amazing. My Mrs loves the mexican so I'll probably do some more of them too. I'm from South Aus btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 The Lager never goes well, don't worry about that at all. Wrap your eyes around the ROTM (recipe of the month) and improve from there. Welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Pretorius Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hey there. The name is Louis Pretorius. Brewery is called: BML Boutiques Beers We are from Brakpan, South Africa. Home brew: Sparkling Ale Will put a twist to it in the next brew, possibly flavour it, some lemon perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Welcome to the forum Louis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilboBaggins Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 A bloke I know signed up yesterday after I recommended the forum. Maybe he'll introduce himself at some point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man N Brew Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 G'day PB2 and forum crew, MAN"N"BREW Brewery has just opened in Mackay sunny Queensland. My beginner brewery has just started with the Coopers DIY kit and the Original Series Lager has been bottled without issue. I have also ordered a Craft kit that will be put to good use. House beer is yet to be decided but Ale's are a strong possibility. With the weather heating up I have plans to convert my old beer fridge into an FV chamber to keep the temp controlled, still researching for ideas on this one but hopefully in the next couple of weeks it'll be all go. To Coopers.... Great site, everything works well, good layout and plenty of info. The forum will be helpful for me and I look forward to bouncing ideas back and forward with other members. Cheers, Lachy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilboBaggins Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Welcome Lachy. Getting temp control is a big step in the right direction and will take the angst out of brewing in the warmer months. STC-1000 is the way to go. Everyone has a mate who is a sparky these days, so you'll get it wired up pretty easily. Look forward to hearing about your adventures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man N Brew Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Thanks Philbo, Yeah was thinking that the STC-1000 must be the go, plenty of talk about it on the forum! Funny you say that there are plenty of Lecky's around.... my brother in law is an auto spark. Thanks again for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Welcome to the Forum Lachy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Welcome to the forum Lachy. There is a great bunch of guys (& gals) here on the forum with a wealth of brewing knowledge now at your disposal. Good luck with your future brewing. Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilboBaggins Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 There is a great bunch of guys (& gals) here on the forum with a wealth of brewing knowledge now at your disposal. And I'm here as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 There is a great bunch of guys (& gals) here on the forum with a wealth of brewing knowledge now at your disposal. And I'm here as well! He did include gals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnaman Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 He did include gals Hey' date=' antiphile will be around, sooner or later. [img']surprised[/img] Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 It's great to see you on board Lachy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownsworthy Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 G'day guys, long time drinker first time brewer, after sampling a couple of my mates brews and being blown away by their results have decided to go all in and have purchased a brew kit and complete keg king system. I had always been wary of home brews, probably because of a shoddy uncle's poor attempts, though with the current price of a decent carton these days I thought why not. I have purchased the Extra Strong Vintage Ale pack, the Artisan Reserve pack and everything for my old favourite Sparkling Ale(which coincidentally just arrived as I was typing this) my keg king should also be arriving today so fingers crossed I should be putting down my first brew today. Over the last week or so I have been scouring the forum here and am looking forward to soaking up the wealth of knowledge and having assistance from experienced brewers. So with any luck the doors of The Brownsworthy Inn should be open in Newcastle a couple of weeks from now with Sparkling and Extra Strong Vintage Ale on tap. Don't think I've been this excited since Christmas as an eight year old! Cheers Nathan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiphile Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 So with any luck the doors of The Brownsworthy Inn should be open in Newcastle a couple of weeks from now with Sparkling and Extra Strong Vintage Ale on tap.Cheers Nathan. Welcome to the wonderful world of lost souls, from a fellow Novocastrian (well, actually a Charlestonian). It's a downhill slide from here, but there are many support groups available. I've put down a few brews myself and have had a ball. I'm also interested in what you're kegging system is and what it comprises - I'm looking into this at the moment. The most important things to get right from the start are: 1. Good sanitation and hygeine must be built into your technique; and 2. Good quality ingredients; and 3. Excellent cleaning hygeine, cleaning and sanitation techniques; and 4. Making brews that keeps your better half happy so you can buy more equipment; and 5. Good sanitising methods; and 6. Ignoring my advice; and 7. Good temperature control when pitching and fermenting; and I almost forgot 8. Keeping things clean and sanitised. If you need a hand, drop me a note. Cheers Phil the Hopeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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