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Location: Canberra
Registered: August 2003
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Re: Home brewing
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Thu, 22 September 2005 14:31
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Just a 100watt light globe does the trick.
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Location: Canberra
Registered: March 2005
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Re: Home brewing
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Sat, 24 September 2005 10:18
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Instead of sugar, try brew enhancer
I don't know about any problems with honey but by the sounds of it there could be with the yeast.
I use 300g of quality golden syrup
B
mynameisrodney wrote on Thu, 22 September 2005 21:45 | okay brewing experts here's my problem.
my last batch of beer was flat but potent as (1.1kg sugar + 250g honey). so i figure it cant be temp making it flat coz otherwise there would have been no fermentation and no alcohol.
when brewing a more alcoholic beer, do you need different yeast? also do you stir the mix up before bottling? the instructions say not to, but my best results have been wheen i have had to carry my keg somewhere else to bottle.
chris
PS. 250g is way too much honey. lol. next time i'll go 150
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Location: Kellyville, Sydney
Registered: June 2004
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Re: Home brewing
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Sat, 24 September 2005 10:41
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brew enhancer is pretty much just deifferent kinds of suger, mainly dextrose iirc, with a bit of malt.
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Location: Oakleigh, Melbourne
Registered: March 2004
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Re: Home brewing
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Sat, 24 September 2005 17:07
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This sounds so interesting.
I think i'll give this a try in the summer.
How much space do you need to brew your own beer? I live in a cramped apartment.
-Jay
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Location: Campbelltown
Registered: November 2003
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Re: Home brewing
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Sun, 25 September 2005 03:19
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Your best of doing it in the garage just incase you make a mistake and a bottle goes boom
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Location: Canberra
Registered: March 2005
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Re: Home brewing
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Tue, 27 September 2005 09:38
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thats right, as a result the end result is much better
mynameisrodney wrote on Sat, 24 September 2005 20:41 | brew enhancer is pretty much just deifferent kinds of suger, mainly dextrose iirc, with a bit of malt.
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Location: Canberra
Registered: March 2005
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Re: Home brewing
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Tue, 27 September 2005 09:42
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don't forget , temp control is just as important in summer as winter, make sure u pick a product that can brew comfortably at a higher temp if u cant keep it cool
Fujiwara_ToFu wrote on Sun, 25 September 2005 03:07 | This sounds so interesting.
I think i'll give this a try in the summer.
How much space do you need to brew your own beer? I live in a cramped apartment.
-Jay
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Location: Canberra
Registered: March 2005
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Re: Home brewing
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Tue, 27 September 2005 09:45
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I tried 100w - it was way too hot for my unit. I just use 40w
hows ur gt going?
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Squid wrote on Fri, 23 September 2005 00:31 | Just a 100watt light globe does the trick.
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