Apr 23 2012
Proper grain mills can be expensive, especially here in New Zealand so when I found out that some home brewers were having success with converting cheap pasta makers into grain mills it seemed like something worth trying and I picked up one on TradeMe for $22. The rollers on a pasta maker are smooth and …
Apr 16 2012
I’ll admit it, I’m a frugal home brewer. One of the original attractions to home-brewing for me was the cost savings aspect. But I notice a lot of home brewers get carried away by the hobby and spend a small fortune on all sorts of fancy gear. The home brewing experience for these gear obsessed …
{ So following on from my previous post, mashed at 75 and sparged at 82 - still extracted tannins tho, its such a light hazy any... } – Jun 17, 7:25 PM { Great stuff, just what I'm brewing although slightly different with centennial instead of Zythos, exactly the same mash temp but did do a quick sparge... } – May 29, 7:30 PM
{ I have been making toucan brews for a couple years now. Until now I have only done beers of the same family, example Pale Ale... } – Mar 06, 5:02 AM
{ What happened in the end? Was the second batch tasty? Thanks for writing this up. } – Aug 24, 3:33 AM
{ is the water additions for all of nelson water? } – Nov 05, 7:23 AM
{ my gut feeling is that you get more out of the hops by letting them go 'free range' as opposed to constraining them in a... } – Mar 15, 9:29 AM