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Patrick added a discussion
OK I had a late start as we had people over for lunch (they were delicious thanks) and jut finished cleaning up a few minutes ago. Everything went really well, the mash was a little too hot, I heated 28 litres of water to 70c, added the grains, g...
34 minutes ago
Here here! Thank to Colin for hosting. Everyone should be proud of their beer but be ready to up the ante for next time. Dry Stout, a tough nut to crack... save some over for St Patricks Day! Well done Mr Cherry and Mr Cooper for a couple of very...
1 hour ago
Barry replied to crabbey's discussion 'Newbies'
ah right. so, Brewers coop (and for that matter most Brewcraft aligned homebrew stores) sell heat pads and heat belts - pads you sit the fermenter on, and belts wrap it. Either of those would work. Check out your local shop. I've been thinking of...
1 hour ago
Agreed. Steph, Jonny's and "Mystery Brewer X" award winning beer was pretty stunning! Good to finally meet some of you, I'm sure there were a number of others I never got to say hi too. Twisted Hop IPA, Sauvin Pils, Challenger and Goldings Bitter...
1 hour ago
To prepare for winter. Plus I do need somewhere to store the brew in darkness so I would modify the box for the seasons.
2 hours ago
Barry replied to crabbey's discussion 'Newbies'
firstly, as we're coming into summer, what for?
2 hours ago
To minimise the carbon did you try adjusting out those washers by the valves? If you have you tried, you'll either need to find a way to get more oxygen or less gas in your mix.
2 hours ago
Hey guys first time poster long time reader. I'm looking into making a hot box or heating pad (or even buying one) but can't seem to find anywhere that sells them or how to make one. Any ideas? Thanks.
2 hours ago

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Patrick

First brew apparently successful

OK I had a late start as we had people over for lunch (they were delicious thanks) and just finished cleaning up a few minutes ago. Everything went really well, the mash was a little too hot, I he...

Started by Patrick in HomeBrewers 34 minutes ago.

jt

What are you drinking ? 2495 Replies

Ok, so What Are You Brewing was a hotty, as topics go. Now I'm 15 pints into a keg I only filled on Tuesday and wondering if anyone else has a favourite at the moment ? It's my second brown with ...

Started by jt in General. Last reply by Stu McKinlay 1 hour ago.

crabbey

Newbies 443 Replies

Thought I'd start a discussion where any newbs can post questions or ask for advice from more experienced brewers. Remember to check out this discussion before posting as there is a ton of informa...

Tagged: advice, questions, newbies

Started by crabbey in HomeBrewers. Last reply by Barry 1 hour ago.

denimglen

Recipe Advice Thread 995 Replies

Thought it might be handy to have a thread for some of the more advanced brewers to give some advice on recipes. Let's see how it goes eh...

Started by denimglen in HomeBrewers. Last reply by Ally Mcg 3 hours ago.

nzbrewer

What are you brewing? 3136 Replies

Since this is the most popular thread on the RealBeer.co.nz forum I thought I would start it here just to see what happens

Tagged: homebrew, ale, brewing, beer

Started by nzbrewer in HomeBrewers. Last reply by Stu McKinlay 11 hours ago.

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The Lady Glass

Frisky Frogs & Men in Kilts

The day/night of 3 October was spent at a miniature Munich Oktoberfest at White Cliffs Organic Brewery in Urenui, Taranaki – all of the fun with a fraction of the people (about 450). With a free stein on entry, songbook for the Oompah Band (New Plymouth Brass Band) and a full Bavarian meal, these country folk sure do know how to throw a decent festival. I guess the one benefit of drinking from a stein (not The Lady Glass’ usual choice of vessel) is the ability to slam your glass into someone els… Continue

Posted by The Lady Glass on October 12, 2009 at 4:33pm

Glynn Foster

Rough Wise Guy Ale

Most of my inspiration comes from sitting on the crapper, reading through a stash of BYO magazines. The latest issue has an article about Cloning beers, giving an example of Rogue Dead Guy Ale. This is nothing like it. The original called for 4kg Pale, 1.8kg Munich and 500g Carastan malt. Decided to break down the Munich and Carastan into Munich II, Vienna, Crystal and Melanoidin and a bit of Roast. 20 mins into the mash and god knows how it will turn out.

Rough Wise Guy Ale #11
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Posted by Glynn Foster on September 26, 2009 at 3:40pm — 6 Comments

Glynn Foster

Up the Ginga Irish Red Ale

Already thinking about how I'm going to re-use my 1084 yeast cake from the stout I brewed last, after a little washing. The fermentation did in the end take off, slow and steady all the way. A little worried by floaties on the surface, but seems like the yeast hasn't yet dropped and a taste out of the carboy yields a pretty terrific brew- a couple of days in the fridge will cure that.

I'm a relatively large… Continue

Posted by Glynn Foster on September 16, 2009 at 9:23pm — 1 Comment

Glynn Foster

First Post - Not so Ordinary Bitter, Searching for Stout

Finally decided to start up a brewing blog. I have a work blog which gets a lot of geeky stuff, and given it's syndicated on a bunch of technical planets, figured realbeernz was the place to host it. I'll mostly talk about the brewing gear that I buy, magazine articles I'm reading, and the beer that I'm brewing (and will likely learn from the comments or pass on the knowledge that I've been privileged to learn).… Continue

Posted by Glynn Foster on September 10, 2009 at 9:57pm — 2 Comments

Ed Main

Home roasted barley

Hi

Can I please receive feedback from the home brew community about the following idea.

Are any of you interested in home roasted barley?

I roast my own coffee beans. When I started home brew a few months ago with a friend I realized brewing also uses roasting techniques with the different malts.

Comments and advice welcome

Thanks
Ed Main

Posted by Ed Main on September 10, 2009 at 9:33pm — 7 Comments

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