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Australian Pale Ale

Posted by: Makebeer on 7/17/2011 | 0 Comments

About 9 days ago I put together a simple beer using the complete Australian Pale Ale package. This package includes the Australian Pale Ale beer kit, Brew Enhancer 2 and the carbonation drops. Read More »

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Sanitize, Sanitize, Sanitize!!

Posted by: Makebeer on 7/14/2011 | 6 Comments

Sanitizing your equipment is the single most important step when making beer. There are a lot of products and techniques out there. When it comes to selecting sanitation products it really comes down to personal preference and experience. Read More »

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Sparkling Ale Bottling Day

Posted by: Makebeer on 7/9/2011 | 4 Comments

Last week when I took a gravity reading of my Coopers Sparkling Ale and noticed that it had a gravity reading of 1.010 for the 3rd consecutive day I knew it was time to bottle. Read More »

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10 Who-Knew Uses For Beer (Besides Drinking It!)

Posted by: Makebeer on 7/6/2011 | 4 Comments

I was thumbing through the August 2011 issue of EveryDay with Rachael Ray while waiting for my dentist appointment. I tore out the article 10 Who-Knew Uses For Beer (Besides Drinking It!) so that I could share it with you. Hopefully I don't see a new charge on my bill- Magazine Article Theft $50.
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By Jason on Sanitize, Sanitize, Sanitize!! :

"This is my first Home brew batch, I got the kit for my B-day, I have been using bleach on everything so-far to sanitize everything. In about 4 of 5 days it will be time to bottle for my first time (I am excited) I think I will run the unused bottles in the dish washer without soap(to remove dust and such) then rinse with a bleach mixture to sanitize, one final rinse with water to get rid of the bleach, then bottle my first batch of beer. I hope my method will give me a good brew. If not please let me know, I am a new to home brew." Read more ›

By Makebeer on Bottling Day:

"@Piers. There should be adequate amount of yeast in suspension (as long as you don't wait to long before bottling) so as not to shake the beer before bottling. The amount of final carbonation is determined by the sugar added to the bottle." Read more ›

By Piers on Bottling Day:

"Hi there. I have a similar question to Jim. If you are adding sugar to each bottle, should you stir the fermented beer prior to pouring it into the bottles, to evenly distribute any residue etc?" Read more ›

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