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I've used this a couple of times and really like the outcome on an English bitter. I noticed it seems to have been discontinued so am looking for a similar dry yeast for an easy to brew ale. Substitutions online seem to be: (liquid) * White Labs WLP005 British Ale * Wyeast 1187 Ringwood *...

Spring just started here so while the tank water is still cold I thought I'd knock out a lager or two. We're in the middle of rebuilding a maimai (NZ term for a duckshooting hide) so a Maibock seems apt, especially as we camouflage it with manuka bushes and I want to use some smoked manuka...

I won a local beer comp and part of the prize was 300g of the newly released Superdelic hops. Been scratching my head what to brew with them. Here's the info available... "Superdelic™ is the brand-new hop cultivar released into market this 2023 season by leading co-operative NZ Hops Ltd. After...

This kicks off in September, all games are in France, and it will be a really interesting competition this year. Any of several teams could take it, and the draw means many top ranked teams will go out in the quarters. (Only 2 of NZ, France, Ireland and South Africa can go through)... My take...

I've been struggling with a broken motorcycle all day, over it, so made some chilli jam for a break. Last year's frozen jalapeños on the left, a fresh one on right... No idea what variety it is but heat is off the charts. That tiny sliver had my eyes watering. Hope the rest of them ripen... 🙂

Harvest time here, mid March, so gathered some hops on the weekend. I have 3 plants, 2 Fuggles flanking Cascade in the middle. Last year the cones were noticably different so was easy to separate varieties, but this year I wasn't so diligent in training the bines (ie did nothing) and for some...

Still working my way through different styles and thought a Kölsch might be a good beer for xmas, hopefully will be a sunny hot day to suit this pale, clean, highly carbed beer. As it's Dec now (yikes) I won't be able to bottle condition this in time, so will probably keg it, and maybe bottle a...

Tried my first bottle of this the other week and really enjoyed it. Would like to attempt something similar. Every recipe I've seen though is quite different. Any of the good folk here done one? I'd love to have a crack at a Burton style strong, dark ale. I've got a freezer full of whole Fuggle...

Reading the Christmas beer ideas thread inspired me to attempt a tart, summery brew for our southern hemisphere holiday. I'm intrigued by the salty, coriander infused kettle soured Gose style, even though I don't like sours as a rule (or coriander). I'm even adding some fruit after seeing the...

I brewed a version of a Svagdricka (Swedish light beer, literally 'weak drink') on Friday, as an exercise to see if I could do a lower ABV beer that wasn't watery. (most of mine come in 6-7% so was aiming for around 3.3%). 3.5kg grain bill, based on the Chop and Brew recipe online, and 23 litre...

Is there anything out there like a neoprene pocket you can snug up against the fermenter to put your temp probe in? I usually tape a bit of foam to the side and tuck the probe inside against the fermenter, but I'm over cleaning up the messy tape residue. I'm imagining a simple belt you can...

Using this for the first time, in a Märzen based Rauchbier. I dry pitched 2 packets onto 24 litres of wort at 12 degs (best I could do as ground water temp is around 16 degs atm) then fermented in a fridge at 10 degs C. It won't stop fermenting :D Was bubbling away 24 hrs in, and continued...

Hi all. here in NZ we've just had a short lockdown again, so we made a video of a brew I did with my girls (10 and 12) which I think counts as home schooling... 🙂 Not really a fruit beer fan but we had several kgs of blueberries in the freezer and I'm keen on using local supplies. Will be a...

Hi all. I'm relatively new to this but have made 8 AG brews, most of which have turned out pretty well. However, the 2 brews where I used Safale S-04 have bothered me (one stout, one ordinary bitter). In both cases when tasting early I get a bad aftertaste. It's hard to quantify, but it's sort...

Hi all, brand new at this. I'm in NZ if I use any pricing etc... So I bought a Brewzilla all-grain brewing device recently, and while I was waiting for it to arrive I started gearing up my mini-brewery. I grabbed an old fridge at the dump for $20 cos I liked the styling. I was only intending to...

Hi all. Attended a brew festival recently and accidentally bought a Brewzilla 35 litre. I have no clues about brewing but am enjoying reading up on things. Picking the unit up today and will give it a run through with water next week. Look forward to making a few brews. Any/all advice will be...