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Further to my last reply; I've brewed BK again, this time with 100% NZ Cascade. What a beer! Took it to a start-up commercial brewery where they asked me for the recipe!

Just thought I'd let you all know I successfully brewed a BK Clone out here in NZ. Same grain bill but: 25G Motueka 90 25G Homegrown NZ Cascade and 'German' hops 30 20g EKG 15 20g EKG 10 20g Homegrown hops 0 Results: spectacular. Will be doing this again! Thanks Wez

Just chucked 20l of beer made last week: acidic and slightly whiffy. Wondering whether the infection was in the fementer which I may have used to soak the bottles in that got the infection earlier. Oh no! ust used the fermenter again today...If I have to chuck 40l of beer I shall cry. Aleman's...

Thanks for that: been looking for a recipe myself for ages...

Short, clean nails and then plunge hands into the StarSan for 20 secs rub into the hands (friction's good for killing bacteria, I believe), job's a good'un. This process (with Iodophor) used by James from Basic Brewing Radio and he doesn't have trouble either.

Harumph! I soaked in all my bottles in nappysan overnight rinsed and then soaked in saved Starsan (saved from previous week's brewing) this proved to be a false economy as I got a Pediococcus infection. Characterised by a cabbage smell and buttery taste/feel (diacetyl) The StarSan must have gone...

The crush is what I thought. A fellow brewer in nz is using the same grain and is also achieving 65%...wonder if Bairds provides less potential extract. Brewed Big Kenny III today - that's the one with more hops - went pretty smoothly aside from the hopstopper coming adrift in the kettle...

smart *rse! :D

Hello Folks, I started brewing in the UK in April 2009 and had an efficiency of 85%. I wasn't treating the water which was pretty hard (Farnham) I was buying pre-milled malt from the Farnborough Homebrew Shop. Warminster Maris Otter was the muscle malt. I moved to NZ in December last year and...

Aplus say mid Sept for harvesting. They also recommend you prune the old growth down to ground level late autum/winter to prevent disease. Pests are usually aphids and red spider and mildew. Aleman's right when he says remove the bottom leaves once well established. Here's a useful reference I...

When you ordered it, how did it come? in a padded envelope?

Well, I kegged half and bottled half, but drank most of it out of secondary. Oops. Need to make more beer so I don't drink it so quick eh? It had a marmalade bitter taste with orange overtones. So oddly, pretty much as planned. will repeat, but mayturn it into a bitter I think by adding some...

Well...brewed this twice. First time, utter disaster. Stuck mash to end all stuck mashes. I think it was a collection of reasons: wheat blocking the holes in the FB, mash getting into the outflow pipe (I think the FB was lifted up) and generally stirring it up and digging ito out etc. turned it...

Looks right interesting and very adventurous for a 3rd AG. Not sure it will be golden with the Black malt and Crystal, but I'd be very interested to know how it turns out. Love the Badger Blandford Fly, of course those geezers probably use a ginger extract!

...shot down in flames...bailing out...argh...