Recent content by RippaBitta

Hi Remmy, That beer sounds delicious...I have loads of Columbus and Centennial on hand so I think I might give this a whirl...maybe throw in some Nelson Sauvin as well. I dont have Marris Otter on hand but I have some Bairds Golden Promise which I may be able to use. I notice the beer calls for...

I couldnt agree more Lager_Meister, recently I made an AG Amber ale an extract American pale ale. My AG amber ale has mixed reviews but my pale ale is an absolute favorite with everyone and it was so easy to brew. I think using extract should not be frowned upon as extracts have come along way...

Cheers everyone, It's Briess LME (Dark Growler, Sparkling Amber, Pilsner Light Malt) Calder is spot on. I'll be using pretty much the lot of the light LME this weekend in my APA and will be using a kilo of each (Amber and Dark) in an all grain brew (10kg pale malt + 1.5kg vienna) 50 Litre...

Thanks Guys, I'm doing an All Grain this weekend and will be utilising some of the dark malt extract to add extra flavour/colour etc. Might pop on a simple American Pale Ale with Mosaic hops in between the boils of the All Grain :) Cheers, RippaBitta!

Hi Fellow HB's, I have been given the following FREEBIES: Amber Malt Extract- 7kg (15.4lb) Dark Malt Extract - 7kg (15.4lb) Pale Malt Extract - 2kg (4.4lb) My last 3 brews have been All Grains and before that I was a Kit and Kilo kinda guy. I have not used extract ever before on it's...

Hi All, A friend of mine wants me to whip up a cider, only problem is I have never made cider only BEER! I have seen numerous videos on youtube with people making hard cider using regular apple juice from the store. I plan on stockpiling 30L of 99.9% Reconstituted Apple Juice, no...

Cheers mate! After pouring her out of the kettle into the fermenter it worked out there was about 42 litres there, topped her up to 50 litres and got 1.061 right on the mark! Just waiting for the temperature to drop before I pitch my M20 Bavarian yeast starter :)

Just used brewersfriend.com's hydrometer adjustment calculator and with a temperature of 45 degrees celcius and my hydrometer calibrated at 15.6 my OG would actually be 1.079..!!! Bit worried...

Ok... I brewed up my first Hefe today. 7.5 kg wheat malt 7kg barley malt 250g rice hulls 100g Hallertau 30g Orange peel 30g Coriander The wort is currently cooling, sitting at around 45 degrees celcius at the moment. Took a hydrometre reading and its 1.070!! Is this too high...

Also Ram5ey, I saw you mentioned that the ratio in wheat malt extract is 50-50 but the DME which I will be purchasing is 65-35. https://www.craftbrewer.com.au/shop/details.asp?PID=4175

Thanks Ram5ey, Is there no way of getting straight Wheat Malt Extract?? I was considering buying malted wheat and just adding it to the mash but I would like to keep the volume which I am going to boil to a minimum. Last time I brew up 50 litres I had pots on the BBQ and pots on the stove hah...

Howdy All, I would like to try my hand at making a Hefeweizen style beer. This will be my 3rd All grain. The ingredients which I have on hand are as follows: 12kg pale malt barley 2kg of DME Wheat 100g of Hallertau hops I plan on making a 50 litre batch, I was told 7kg of the pale...

Thank RM-MN

G'day Folks! I have been given a Hefeweizen recipe and it says to use wheat malt extract along with barley malt extract. My plan is to use some two-row which I have laying around instead of DME, I have 10kg in total. I already have my wheat malt liquid extract. The issue which I am...

I must add that I did change the recipe slightly, 2kg of rice malt syrup was added along with an additional dry hop of 100g centennial. 100g centennial was used during the boil at stages of 60/20/10 and 5. RippaBitta