Cost of living crunch. DIY beer. 20% off the whole range (normally it's the standard range then Thomas Coopers separately).
I'm partial to a European Lager myself. Get it.
Interesting. The brew enhancers are a mix with light dry malt and maltodextrin. Do you think they make a difference compared to straight dextrose?
Wouldn’t have a clue - I use the dextrose in cooking
This has been extremely helpful
Be1 was 20% maltodextrin 80% dextrose
Be2 was 20% maltodextrin 60% dextrose 20% malt.
Roughly
dextrose is added only to increase alcohol (yeast gobble it up & fart out alcohol), it adds little flavour. Malt OTOH adds flavour & some alcohol.
I think these Big W prices are as good as you'll get on original and international range.
Coopers are having their brief free delivery (over $100 this time) at the moment.
$13.50 for a can of malt. I've been using half a can and half a kilo of cheap dex, it's a bit cheaper than extract three.
I did notice this on Friday. Bought Thomas Coopers PA * 2.
excellent choice.. Adding some Amarillo hop?
I am new to this hobby. I am more interested in wine. The purpose of home brew is only for reducing the cost. I don’t want to make it too complicated.
Wine kits are available. Goto a homebrew shop. They may not have the wine concentrate, but you will need
30l fermenter
23+ l glass demijohn
Syphon + tubing
A decent corker
30 corks
A wine concentrate kit
Hydrometer
Vinometer
30 wine bottles
Lots of patience.
@BewareOfThe Dog: I do have all equipments. I just finished the 2nd batch. One Lager one stout. I put some pineapple juice and orange peels in some bottles. Do you have some recommendations for Malt extract tin? What do you think Coopers and Thomas Coopers?
The number 1 tip I wish I received when I first started home brewing was to not follow the directions on the can in terms of brewing temperature. Always keep your brew "cooler" than it says on the can, and brew it for longer. Will absolutely transform the taste.
If you want simple then try small batch mead. You can ferment in something like this which will make 5 litres and is dishwasher safe. Just buy a bubbler, wine yeast and yeast nutrient from your local homebrew shop and 1.5 kg yeast from the supermarket.
https://www.bigw.com.au/product/decor-tellfresh-super-storer…
The thomas Coopers range is far superior. Buy it now before summer kicks in.
May be worth waiting for an upsized cashback from BigW - happened around this time last year.
Also ~18-15% off at Dan Murphy's if you don't have a BigW near you. They don't have the Thomas Coopers range though, at least at mine.
I pay less than half of the “sale” price for 1kg of dextrose at most home brew stores