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im just hopeful that it will produce a decent lager at between 16oc to 20 oc. the tempreture range will never get above that

i have a biab lager fermenting away (lager malt, flaked maize and some vienna malt) its sitting at 16oc, bubbling away nicely so i guess its a waiting game. cheers guys

hi guys, has anyone used the mangrove jacks workhorse yeast ? im a bit reluctant to use it because it says "suitable to ferment all lager styles at 15 to 20 oc and all other beer styles at 20 to 32 oc". this yeast seems like its too good to be true, surely it cant do what it says on the packet ...

hi mate, as far as im aware more sugar just means a higher abv, i don't think plain sugar has any effect on flavour, maybe brown would but im sure there is more expierianced guys on here who would be more sure about their advice

thanks mate, i greg hughes book and that has given me a base of ideas, usual thing though just dont wanna make undrinkable beer

hi guys, new to all grain (well biab) and ive knocked up a couple of light lagers so far. ive followed recipes for the first two but im wondering how you go about matching grains up. im a lager drinker but was wondering what would happen if i used lager malt and say munich malt together ...

yeah ive bought another demi john and have another one fermenting away, i had a coopers heritage lager kit before and my first was youngs pilsner, both decent kits but was looking to move up, will probably do another kit too just to keep the stockpile up. cheers for the advice mate

cheers markm, the brew was a one gallon biab with lager malt, flaked maize and a mangrove jacks bohiemen lager yeast. ive got 6 bottles from it and this is gonna be my setup for a while as i dont have space for a full all grain brew.

hi guys, its my understanding that after bottleing you should sit the beer at room tempreture for a couple of days then move to a cooler place for conditioning (hope thats right) does this apply to a lager as well or i should i move it straight away to the cooler tempreture ? im thinking to...

i read somewhere that kilner jars with the rubber seals work pretty good, i dont a have a freezer so tried this way. three weeks in and they look and smell just fine

thanks mate, a lot more confident now on the way im gonna go about it now

thanks mate, is transferring to a secondry just about personal preference rather than a rule then ? i reckon i can get the tempreture down to around 8oc steady, hopefully that will be cool enough for conditioning

hi guys, well the first biab has been fermenting away now for two weeks and i must say cant wait to taste it. now i was planning on leaving it in primary for four weeks as i dont have a secondry fermenter at this time. my question is, will it be ok on the trub for another two weeks ? its a...

hi pal, yeah i have done a few lager kits now and i used 1 and a half drops for my 500 to 565 ml bottles and they turned out great. bit fiddely cutting them in half but they did job very well

hi pal, brydo from perth here. the forum is great for any questions you have, certainly put my mind at ease when i was starting out. good luck and happy brewing

my mate works in a pub and i only use the bottles he gets me. mostly 500 ml magners or bulmers bottles. never any issue with at all

cheers for all the advice guys

hi guys, tomorrow is the big day, first all grain brew day, all be it via biab but none the less fresh hops and malt. ive divided an all grain recipe by 5 and im alll ready to go, just im not sure what would be best. sparge the grains, or just follow the biab standard recipe and not sparge. does...

cheers mate ill add a couple on to the order

hi guys, just about to order online my first set of grains and hops for some biab. im a lager drinker so i think ive got a pretty good list of what im getting, but i wanna run it by the forum for any suggestions on other hops or grains that will make good lager. here is the list im getting...