Al Witham How to steep grains (and why) Steeped grains add flavour, body, colour, body and head retention. You can steep any of the following grains: Roasted grains: eg, chocolate malt, black malt, roast barley. These give the black colour and characteristic roasty/chocolate/coffee flavours to stouts, porters and other dark beers. Crystal malts: usually British … Read more
This is a much nicer brew than just using a kit plus sugar, without requiring much more time and effort (which means you can knock off a brew on a weeknight after the kids are in bed). Good for day to day drinking. Amber coloured, malty, not too bitter, but with a touch of earthy/herbal … Read more
Acknowledgment Recipe and method adapted from a post by Tony on the Aussie Home Brewer forum here: http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=26419 Description This is a great summer thirst quencher that should appeal to lager drinkers. Light, refreshing, not too hoppy, and dead easy to make. It takes about 45 minutes more than using a kit but … Read more
Brewers World (Kapiti Lights) Stocks: kits by Muntons, Brewcraft and Mangrove Jacks US-05 and SO4 yeast Black Rock malt extract sanitiser fermenters and other equipment. Prices are steep compared with other outlets, but it’s local and easy to get to if you need something in a hurry. Poor selection of hops. No grains. Does not … Read more
Basic method Most brewers start off with a kit brew. It’s an easy way to make beer and learn some basics of brewing. Most kits contain 1.5 kg to 1.7 kg pre-hopped malt extract. Usually the instructions on the can go something like this: boil 2 to 3 litres of water empty can into a sanitised fermenter … Read more
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