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[ams]

6 pack of dogfish head 60min ipa and a Sam Smith imperial stout.

[Brett]

Sam smith nutbrown ale is very good if you see it.

[skillionaire]

Hi,

Indeed. I like the Nut Brown a lot!

Cheers,
Nik

[supapico]

my fav beer is duvel. its a belgian blond beer. fruity and a little bitter taste.

[Brett]

I too am a fan of Duvel. The beer we brewed last week should be similar to Duvel, but hopefully it's time conditioning in French oak might give it a touch more complexity. Maybe even a little bit of extra funk.

Amsy - Dan Murphy's have Ballast Point Big Eye IPA in at the moment too. Worth trying if you haven't already done so.

[Richo]

[Brett]

thats bloody awesome Richo. nice find!


also,

BEER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Adam]

Ive decided to give it another go.

Should I buy a heater mat, because my house is practically a fridge?

I find it hard to keep my fermentation temps down enough, even in winter.

Josh, my house is porrly insulated. Though I would probably ferment in the cupboard adjacent to a water heater.

Does fermentation produce it's own warmth?

[Brett]

Speaking of brewing. Ive decided to give it another go.

Should I buy a heater mat, because my house is practically a fridge?

Chuck a fermenter of 20* water in the spot you think you might use to ferment in. Watch what happens to the temp of the fermenter. Decide if you want to brew ales or lagers. Make decision about heater mat based on proper information.

[Adam]

Chuck a fermenter of 20* water in the spot you think you might use to ferment in. Watch what happens to the temp of the fermenter. Decide if you want to brew ales or lagers. Make decision about heater mat based on proper information.

Will do Brett, Gonna go pick up all my gear on the weekend

[Adam]

I'm thinking that it's gonna get real cold

Laundry, Un insulated. Ambient temp could reach sub 10 degrees. But water heater may help cupboard remain warm.

I used to wrap the fermenter in blankets when I did it in my room.

Love the sound of beer bubbling!

[skillionaire]

Hi,

Ferment will produce it's own heat, but you should definitely take Brett's advice.

Cheers,
Nik

[Adam]

Will dooderino!

How sensative is the fermenting to temperature fluctuations?

[skillionaire]

Hi,

Constant temp is definitely ideal. If it gets too cold you'll probably kill the ferment, if it gets too hot, every time you open a beer you'll think Rach is doing her nails....

Cheers,
Nik

@BRETT: Macadamia Nut Ale. Writing it here so I don't forget.

[Adam]

Cheers!

[Brett]

Mac Nut Ale sounds 'ing good.

Adam- as consistent as you can get will keep your yeasties happy. Happy yeast = good beer. No matter what else you do with your brew, if your yeast gets stressed it will wig out and give you shit beer.

Also those kit brews ( the can stuff) are generally shit. I've never managed to make one that tastes good. However they are cheap and a good way to get all your other processes in place. Ie ferment temperatures, sterilizing, gravity readings ( cough Nik cough)

[Adam]

Yeast needs to harden up!

Can I make a beer not using a kit, but also not buying any more equipment?

[Brett]

I make 10L batches on my stove top using a 15L pot and a bag made out of Swiss voile. It's known as brew in a bag or BIAB. Check out aussiehomebrewer.com. au . You're a forum nerd so you'll figure it out. There is heaps and heaps of info on there. Some of the technical stuff is questionable at times, but there are plenty of guys on there making great beer.

[Adam]

Pretty sure I'm a member there. Will check it out. Cheers

[B4TT]

Look at him go! hahaha Adam is getting right into the beer!