Australia & New Zealand Homebrewing Forum

Hi im having trouble with my cider brew. after doing hydrometer check it tasted good but after bottling and then sitting for 3.5 weeks cracked 1 bottle open my wife has said it still has a beer taste. ive put 1x can of Black Rock Cider, 1kg of dextrose, 500g of Lactose and Saf Cider AS-2 Yeast is there any way in making sweeter

Hello all,

Considering getting into the hobby of homebrewing, as I do love a good beer whether its a classic like a Carlton or a hoppy craft beer. My main question would be: is home brewing difficult? As I want a hobby that is pretty straight forward and not tog confusing, without the possibility of too many bad batches coming out of my home brew. I would appreciate any...

Hi All, long time lurker, first time joining.
I've been brewing for over 15 years, on and off, mostly cans and wort kits. Simple brews, mostly tasty.
Recently went all in with bro-out-law on grain brewing/kegging. Have been putting off getting any 'connected' gear. He dove straight into the RAPT scene.
Just staying with my good old STC on the fridge, upgraded to a fe...

i picked this up a few years but never used it and don't think i will ever do a double batch, 70l capacity and well insulated with 3 independently temp controlled elements.
I started to make a false bottom from perforated s/steel to use with BIAB just needs a couple of bolts for stand offs and some silicone hose wrapped around the perimeter.
I only ever used to boil wa...

I'll start by stating that I have no issues doing these transfers but looking for an alternative option.

So when I clean my kegs I usually have several to do at once. I rinse all the kegs out best I can with water then start my pbw clean process. All kegs now are empty. First keg gets a few litres of pbw sloshed around, allowed to soak, sloshed around again then I'll ch...