Batch Volume: 22 L

Boil Time: 30 min

Mash Water: 12.75 L

Sparge Water: 15.22 L @ 77 °C

Total Water: 27.97 L

Boil Volume: 24.42 L

Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.042

Vitals

Original Gravity: 1.045

Final Gravity: 1.008

IBU (Tinseth): 15

BU/GU: 0.34

Color: 6.9 EBC 

Mash

Strike Temp — 67.6 °C

Temperature — 62 °C — 60 min

Mash Out — 75 °C — 15 min

Malts (4.25 kg)

1.5 kg (35.3%) — Joe White Maltings, Traditional Ale Malt — Grain — 5.9 EBC

1.5 kg (35.3%) — Joe White Maltings, Pilsner — Grain — 3.2 EBC

1 kg (23.5%) — Corn, Flaked — Grain — 2.6 EBC

250 g (5.9%) — Voyager Craft Malt Dexter Malt — Grain — 7 EBC

Hops (35 g)

5 g (6 IBU) — Magnum 13.5% — Boil — 30 min

10 g (5 IBU) — Centennial 8.3% — Boil — 15 min

20 g (4 IBU) — Centennial 8.3% — Boil — 5 min

Miscs

1 item — Whirlfloc — Boil — 15 min

2.5 g — Yeast Nutrients (WLN1000) — Boil — 15 min

Yeast

1 pkg — Fermentis US-05 Safale American Ale 81%

Fermentation

Primary — 20 °C — 10 days

Notes

Clean, light and ultra-refreshing — this Cream Ale pours bright with a smooth malt backbone and a subtle hint of dank hop character. Crisp on the finish and incredibly quaffable, it’s the kind of beer that disappears faster than you planned. Easy drinking, full of flavour, and perfect for any session.

Buy it Here

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With the aid of some of these revolutionary yeast labs we have put together a yeast comparison chart.

Lallemand and Fermentis are the two main yeast labs we carry in store, so we have based the comparisons around them.

We hope this chart will make your recipe planning just a little easier.

Check out our yeast here

Thanks to the following for providing information

Dereck Lacey from Bluestone yeast

Richard Chamberlain from Lallemand

Zachary Mann from Morebeer

Micheala Carter from Bevie

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Boil Time: 60 min

Mash Water: 18.75 L

Sparge Water: 10.33 L

Total Water: 29.08 L

Boil Volume: 26.96 L

Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.038

Vitals

Original Gravity: 1.043

Final Gravity: 1.007

IBU (Tinseth): 21

BU/GU: 0.48

Colour: 5.5 EBC 

Mash

Temperature — 65 °C — 60 min

Mash Out — 75 °C — 10 min

Malts (4 kg)

2.5 kg (62.5%) — Pilsner Malt — Grain — 3.2 EBC

1 kg (25%) — Briess Corn Yellow, Flaked — Grain — 2.6 EBC

500 g (12.5%) — Voyager Craft Malt Dexter Malt — Grain — 7 EBC

Hops (35 g)

15 g (5 IBU) — Saaz 2.7% — Boil — 60 min

20 g (16 IBU) — Citra 13.2% — Boil — 15 min

Miscs

1 items — Whirlfloc — Boil — 15 min

2.5 g — Yeast Nutrients — Boil — 15 min

Yeast

1 pkg — Lallemand (LalBrew) NovaLager 84%

Fermentation

Primary — 14 °C — 4 days

Primary — 16 °C — 5 days

Primary — 4 °C — 3 days

Carbonation: 2.4 CO₂-vol

Notes

This Mexican Lager is an easy drinking crisp pale lager with a smooth mouthfeel, delicate hop flavour with a light citrus twist coming from the late addition of Citra hops. Easy to brew and even easier to drink.

Here is the Recipe Kit

Here is the link to BrewFather

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Boil Time: 60 min

Mash Water: 21.6 L

Sparge Water: 8.24 L

Total Water: 29.84 L

Boil Volume: 26.96 L

Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.043

Vitals

Original Gravity: 1.049

Final Gravity: 1.011

IBU (Tinseth): 32

BU/GU: 0.65

Colour: 21 EBC 

Mash

Temperature — 68 °C — 60 min

Mash Out — 75 °C — 15 min

Malts (4.95 kg)

3.9 kg (78.8%) — Ale Malt — Grain — 6 EBC

500 g (10.1%) — Caramalt — Grain — 50 EBC

500 g (10.1%) — Carapils/Carafoam — Grain — 3.9 EBC

50 g (1%) — Carafa III — Grain — 1035 EBC

Hops (120 g)

20 g (12 IBU) — Amarillo 8.6% — Boil — 20 min

20 g (12 IBU) — Cascade 8.1% — Boil — 20 min

20 g (4 IBU) — Amarillo 8.6% — Boil — 5 min

20 g (4 IBU) — Cascade 8.1% — Boil — 5 min

20 g — Amarillo 8.6% — Dry Hop — day 7

20 g — Cascade 8.1% — Dry Hop — day 7

Miscs

1 items — Whirlfloc — Boil — 15 min

2.5 g — Yeast Nutrients — Boil — 15 min

Yeast

1 pkg — Lallemand BRY-97 American West Coast Ale 80%

Fermentation

Primary — 18 °C — 4 days

Primary — 20 °C — 5 days

Cold Crash — 4 °C — 3 days

Notes

An amber, hoppy, moderate-strength American craft beer with a caramel malty flavour. Our version of this beer is more hop forward with a sweet caramel malt finish. A great tasting beer that won’t make you s#!t the bed.

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What is a SMaSH beer you ask. Well, it’s simple, SMaSH stands for Single Malt and Single Hop. Great for beginners and experienced brewers to really learn about a certain hop or base malt.

Click the link or check out the recipes in store.

When IPA it Cascades IPA SMASH Bro’s Series
https://share.brewfather.app/x5jwCHYXxKzFDo

Chullay Bin Pilsner SMASH Bro’s Series
https://share.brewfather.app/gC3HWxXzAM1HBX

Galaxy Not So Far Away Pale Ale SMASH Bro’s Series
https://share.brewfather.app/5G6WLMrGw3hh3g

Nectaron of the Gods Pale Ale SMASH Bro’s Series
https://share.brewfather.app/MFKRpwXLVAjQBU

Oz Lager SMASH Bro’s Series
https://share.brewfather.app/8bso5tkUfuc1P9

Simple Simcoe Says: Pale Ale SMASH Bro’s Series
https://share.brewfather.app/un19nsy3mkth4y

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Brew Enhancer – 75% Dextrose 25% Corn Syrup

Use instead of just sugar to give a cleaner beer, improves mouth feel and head retention. Pair with Morgan’s Cortes Cerveza. Great for lighter beers.

Brew Enhancer + – 65% Dextrose 15% Light Malt 20% Corn Syrup

Use instead of just sugar to give a cleaner beer, improve mouth feel and improve head retention. Pair with Cooper’s Golden Crown Lager. Great for lighter beers.

Half & Half – 50% Dextrose 50% Light Malt

Use instead of just sugar to give more body & colour to your beer, as well as improve head retention. Pair with Morgan’s Pacific Pale Ale. A great allrounder for most beer styles

Half & Half + – 45% Dextrose 45% Light Malt 10% Corn Syrup

Use instead of a normal Half n’ Half if you want extra body and head retention in your beer. Pair with Cooper’s Australian Pale Ale. A great allrounder for most beer styles.

Milkshake Light – 75% Light Dry Malt 25% Lactose

Makes a smooth and creamy finish. Has a higher-than-normal finishing gravity. Pair with Morgan’s Frontier IPA. Perfect to make Milk Shake IPA’s, Pale Ales, and Milkshake Stouts.

Half & Half Dark – 50% Dextrose 50% Dark Malt

Use instead of just sugar to give your Ales richer, fuller flavours, as well as improve head retention. Pair with Black Rock Bock. A great allrounder for dark beer styles.

Half & Half Dark + – 45% Dextrose 45% Dark Malt 10% Corn Syrup

Use instead of a normal Half n’ Half if you want extra body and head retention in your beer. Pair with Morgan’s Dockside Stout. A great allrounder for dark beer styles.

Light & Dark – 50% Light Malt 50% Dark Malt

Use instead of just sugar to give more body, colour & improve mouth feel as well as head retention. Pair with Black Rock Nut Brown Ale. Great with darker beer styles.

Milk Stout – 75% Dark Malt 10% Corn Syrup 15% Lactose

Use to make a smooth, creamy, rich stout. Has a higher-than-normal finishing gravity. Pair with Cooper’s Irish Stout. Great for dark beer Styles

Roasted Stout – 85% Dark Malt 10% Corn Syrup 5% Roasted Barley Malt

Use to make a full-bodied Stout with hints of roasted coffee and bitter chocolate. Pair with Morgan’s Australian Old. Great for dark beer styles

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75% efficiency

Batch Volume: 22 L

Boil Time: 60 min

Mash Water: 19.17 L

Sparge Water: 10.02 L

Total Water: 29.19 L

Boil Volume: 26.96 L

Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.039

Vitals

Original Gravity: 1.044

Final Gravity: 1.011

IBU (Tinseth): 21

BU/GU: 0.48

Colour: 24 EBC 

Mash

Mash Out — 75 °C — 10 min

Temperature — 65 °C — 60 min

Malts (4.14 kg)

2.7 kg (65.2%) — Pale Malt, Maris Otter — Grain — 5.9 EBC

700 g (16.9%) — Munich — Grain — 15 EBC

260 g (6.3%) — Carapils — Grain — 3 EBC

260 g (6.3%) — Special B — Grain — 290 EBC

220 g (5.3%) — Melanoidin — Grain — 70 EBC

Hops (50 g)

25 g (14 IBU) — Fuggle 4.6% — Boil — 60 min

25 g (7 IBU) — Fuggle 4.6% — Boil — 15 min

Miscs

1 items — Whirlfloc — Boil — 15 min

2.5 g — Yeast Nutrients (WLN1000) — Boil — 15 min

Yeast

1 pkg — Fermentis S-04 SafAle English Ale 75%

Fermentation

Primary — 18 °C — 10 days

Cold Crash — 4 °C — 3 days

Carbonation: 2.4 CO₂-vol

NOTES

This Irish-style red ale is a balanced beer. Featuring an approachable hop bitterness which rests on the palate with notes of caramel and toffee.

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Batch Volume: 22 L

Boil Time: 60 min

Mash Water: 19.35 L

Sparge Water: 9.89 L

Total Water: 29.24 L

Boil Volume: 26.96 L

Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.040

Vitals

Original Gravity: 1.045

Final Gravity: 1.010

IBU (Tinseth): 20

BU/GU: 0.45

Colour: 7.3 EBC 

Mash

Temperature — 64 °C — 60 min

Malts (4.2 kg)

4 kg (95.2%) — Weyermann Pilsner — Grain — 5 EBC

200 g (4.8%) — Briess Carapils — Grain — 4 EBC

Hops (50 g)

30 g (16 IBU) — Tettnang 4.5% — Boil — 60 min

20 g (4 IBU) — Tettnang 3.5% — Boil — 15 min

Miscs

1 items — Whirlfloc — Boil — 15 min

2.5 g — Yeast Nutrients (WLN1000) — Boil — 15 min

Yeast

1 pkg — Lallemand (LalBrew) Köln 78%

Fermentation

Primary — 16 °C — 6 days

Primary — 18 °C — 3 days

Cold Crash — 4 °C — 3 days

Carbonation: 2.4 CO₂-vol

Notes

Kölsch is a refreshing style of beer that stands out for its crisp drinkability and exceptional balance of malt and fruit flavours.

Here is the Link to Brewfather

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Batch Volume: 22 L

Boil Time: 60 min

Mash Water: 19.53 L

Sparge Water: 9.76 L

Total Water: 29.29 L

Boil Volume: 26.96 L

Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.039

Vitals

Original Gravity: 1.043

Final Gravity: 1.011

IBU (Tinseth): 34

BU/GU: 0.78

Colour: 74.5 EBC 

Mash

Temperature — 66 °C — 60 min

Malts (4.26 kg)

3.3 kg (77.5%) — Pale Ale Golden Promise — Grain — 5 EBC

400 g (9.4%) — Barley, Flaked — Grain — 3.3 EBC

300 g (7%) — Chocolate Malt — Grain — 750 EBC

260 g (6.1%) — Roasted Barley — Grain — 1400 EBC

Hops (85 g)

30 g (17 IBU) — East Kent Goldings (EKG) 4.7% — Boil — 60 min

25 g (8 IBU) — East Kent Goldings (EKG) 4.7% — Boil — 20 min

30 g (8 IBU) — East Kent Goldings (EKG) 4.7% — Boil — 15 min

Miscs

1 items — Whirlfloc — Boil — 15 min

2.5 g — Yeast Nutrients (WLN1000) — Boil — 15 min

Yeast

1 pkg — S-04 74%

Fermentation

Primary — 18 °C — 14 days

Carbonation: 2.4 CO₂-vo

Notes

Alternative Yeast Options – Fermentis SafAle S-04 Or Lallemand Windsor.

Irish Dry Stout is Dark black beer with a dry-roasted character thanks to the use of roasted barley.

The emphasis on coffee-like roasted barley and a moderate degree of roasted malt aromas define much of the character.

Hop bitterness is medium to medium high.

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All Grain – 8.5% ABV

Batch Volume: 18 L

Boil Time: 120 min

Mash Water: 23.5 L

Sparge Water: 8.78 L @ 77 °C

Total Water: 32.28 L

Boil Volume: 27 L

Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.066

Vitals

Original Gravity: 1.089

Final Gravity: 1.024

IBU (Tinseth): 64

BU/GU: 0.72

Colour: 74.5 EBC 

Mash

Temperature — 70 °C — 60 min

Malts (6.6 kg)

5.5 kg (79.3%) — Thomas Fawcett Pale Malt, Maris Otter — Grain — 5.9 EBC

350 g (5.1%) — Simpsons Brown Malt — Grain — 515 EBC

250 g (3.6%) — Joe White Maltings Chocolate Malt — Grain — 750 EBC

250 g (3.6%) — Joe White Maltings Crystal — Grain — 142 EBC

250 g (3.6%) — Special B Malt — Grain — 355 EBC

Other (335 g)

335 g (4.8%) — date Syrup — Sugar — 85 EBC

Hops (60 g)

60 g (64 IBU) — Magnum 10.2% — Boil — 60 min

Miscs

200 ml — Bourbon — Bottling

3 items — Orange Peel Zest — Bottling

1 items — Vanilla bean pod — Bottling

Yeast

2 pkg — Mangrove Jack’s M42 New World Strong Ale 76.5%

Fermentation

Primary — 20 °C — 14 days

Carbonation: 2.4 CO₂-vol

On brew day, zest 2-3 oranges & soak with the vanilla bean in the bourbon. Leave to soak, shaking the jar everyday until 24 hours before bottling/kegging. Add the contents of the jar into the fermenter, straining out the vanilla bean & orange peel zest as you do so, stirring slowly to combine with the brew.

Bottle/keg as normal once sediment has settled.

Note: Vanilla essence or extract can be used in place of vanilla pods, we suggest roughly 5-15ml as a starting point.

Here’s the link to this recipe on the Brewfather app.

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What does a hydrometer do?

A hydrometer reads the density of a liquid based on its buoyancy. For brewers it is measuring the concentration of sugar in a liquid.

How do we read this bad bouy?

A sample of wort to be tested is poured into a sufficiently tall container. The hydrometer is lowered into the liquid until it floats. Then we give it a little spin for fun and to get rid of any bubbles in the tube. The point where the liquid touches the scale on the stem is noted. This is your gravity reading.

When do I take a reading?

The first reading you should take of your beer is the Original Gravity (OG). For extract brewers this is when the beer extract and the sugar pack have been dissolved and the fermenter is topped up with water to the correct level. For the grain brewers this is after the boil, whirlpool/hop stand (if doing one) and cooling, as you add the beer to the fermenter take your sample.
Our second reading is the Final Gravity. This is the reading after our wort has fermented. This is also a great way to see if our brew has finished fermenting. If we take 2 readings 24hrs apart and they are the same, then our brew has finished fermenting.

How do I Figure out the ABV in my beer with my Hydrometer?

It’s a simple maths equation. First, we take the Original Gravity & minus the Final Gravity, then times this by 131 which gives us our % ABV.

(Original Gravity – Final Gravity) x 131 = % ABV

Example
1.056-1.010=0.046 x 131=6.026

Or if you are mathematically challenged like us you can use the tools found on the Brewers Friend website. (https://www.brewersfriend.com/abv-calculator/). Or most brewing apps will have this tool to help with the process.

If you have any other questions or need some help, please feel free to stop in at 51 Main Rd, Moonah or
call us on (03) 6278 3881.

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4 kg (85.3%) — Joe White Maltings Pale Malt, Traditional Ale — Grain — 2.9 EBC

250 g (5.3%) — Joe White Maltings Crystal — Grain — 142 EBC

220 g (4.7%) — Briess Carapils — Grain — 3 EBC

220 g (4.7%) — Wheat Malt Craft — Grain — 3.5 EBC

Hops (165 g)

20 g (9 IBU) — Citra 12.9% — Boil — 5 min

20 g (7 IBU) — Mosaic 11.1% — Boil — 5 min

20 g (9 IBU) — Simcoe 13% — Boil — 5 min

15 g (2 IBU) — Citra 12.9% — Aroma — 20 min hopstand @ 77 °C

15 g (2 IBU) — Mosaic 11.1% — Aroma — 20 min hopstand @ 77 °C

15 g (3 IBU) — Simcoe 13% — Aroma — 20 min hopstand @ 77 °C

20 g — Citra 12.9% — Dry Hop — day 3

20 g — Mosaic 11.1% — Dry Hop — day 3

20 g — Simcoe 13% — Dry Hop — day 3

Hopstand at 77 °C

Miscs

1 items — Whirlfloc — Boil — 15 min

2.5 g — Yeast Nutrients (WLN1000) — Boil — 15 min

Yeast

1 pkg — Lallemand (LalBrew) Verdant IPA 77%

Fermentation

Primary — 20 °C — 14 days

Carbonation: 2.4 CO2-vol

Notes

This classic Pale Ale recipe is a refreshing treat all year round but more so in the summer heat.

Follow the link to the brew father app or put the recipe into your preferred app.

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EQUIPMENT

• Large pot
• Paddle
• Bottle + caps

INGREDIENTS

• 1L peach juice
• 1 cup of >90% distilled alcohol
• ½ cup peach schnapps
• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 6 ripe peaches peeled & quartered
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 12 cloves
• 1 vanilla bean

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Pour the peach juice, brown sugar, peaches, cinnamon sticks, cloves and vanilla beans into a large pot.
2. Bring the mixture to a low simmer and bubble 3 to 4 minutes or until brown sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally.
3. Remove from the heat and allow to sit until room temperature or cool in an ice bath.
4. After the mixture has cooled, add the distilled alcohol & peach schnapps and stir to combine.
5. Pour into an airtight container and refrigerate.
6. Allow the peach moonshine to sit a couple of days before serving, strain peaches and reserve peaches to serve as a garnish.
7. Store your peach moonshine in a cool, dark place for 30 days to finish. This will be good for up to a year.

Serve straight, neat or over ice. Or use in cocktails, we like ours with some bourbon.  

EXTRA COCKTAIL RECIPE with PEACH MOONSHINE

Ingredients

• 60ml Peach Moonshine
• 150ml San Pellegrino Sparkling Blood Orange
• Squeeze of lime

Directions

1. Prepare your lowball glass with ice
2. Add Peach Moonshine.
3. Top with San Pellegrino Blood Orange drink.
4. Squeeze lime over the top.
5. Kick back and enjoy!

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Batch Size: 19L
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.051
FG: 1.013
IBUs: 27
ABV: 5.1%

MALT/GRAIN BILL

2.3kg Maris Otter
900g Munich malt
455g Chocolate malt
455 Victory malt
230g Crystal malt
230g Carafa T3

HOPS & ADDITIONS SCHEDULE

43g Fuggles [5% AA] at 60 minutes
28g Fuggles at flame-out
230–450g coarsely ground roasted coffee, post fermentation (something with rich cocoa notes rather than the fruitier coffees).

YEAST

Fermentis Beer Yeast Safale S-04 11.5

Or

Lallemand Yeast LalBrew Verdant IPA 11g

DIRECTIONS

Mill the grains and mix with 11.8 L of 73°C strike water to reach a mash temperature of 67°C. Hold this temperature for 60 minutes. Vorlauf until your runnings are clear, then run off into the kettle. Sparge the grains with 15.6L and top up as necessary to obtain 23L of wort. Boil for 60 minutes, following the hops schedule.

After the boil, chill the wort to slightly below fermentation temperature, about 17°C. Aerate the wort with pure oxygen or filtered air and pitch yeast.

Ferment at 17°C for 14 days. Allow the temperature to free-rise while making your cold-brew coffee addition: place ground coffee (minus 55–85 g) in a sealable container and cover with water, steeping for 2–3 days. At the same time, put the remaining ground coffee in a muslin bag and steep in the beer. Remove the steeped grounds from the beer, then strain the cold-brew and add to taste into the finished beer. Cold crash, then bottle or keg the beer and carbonate to 2.25 volumes of CO2.

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