Question 1
Hi, I am a long time lover of Tooheys New and have just started my first attempt at Tooheys Draught home brew. My aim is to brew a close likeness to New but with an alcohol content of about 5% or so. Can you tell me how much sugar I need to add to the fermenter to achieve this?

Question 2
All the Tooheys home brews seem to be all Lager based. Have you a simple recipe so as to produce some sort of English Bitter, or Pale Ale, or India Pale Ale using your kits, even if I use the Tooheys as a base and then add more brewing ingredients?

Question 3
I have been brewing your beers for about a year now and have recently brewed a Tooheys Draught which is slightly different in colour to my previous one I have also noticed that the Tooheys Dark Ale is not as dark as it used to be! Have you changed something with the brew?

Question 4
I have been using a capping tool similar to that shown in your PERSONAL CRAFT BREWING INSTRUCTIONS for long neck twist top stubbies. So far I have not had any problems with my many brews. Is there a particular reason why you say this kind of crimper is unsuitable for twist top bottles?

Question 5
Hi, I bought a Tooheys Lager home brew which I have been brewing for 3 years now, however this particular brew kit did not work. The brew didn't start fermenting for 3 days, it now has a SG of 1020 after 8 days, smells like ‘plastic’ and has mild yeast infection.

Question 6
I have been a home brewer for 22 years and have used Tooheys lager kit many times. This last batch took longer than normal to start fermenting, On completion of bottling, I noticed a dark grey yeast scum at the top of the fermenter, and this is normally an orange/yellow colour. The beer has been bottled now for ten days and there is no sign of clearing. I am very particular with my sterilisation and have not experienced this problem before.

Question 7
We have put down two batches of Tooheys Dark Ale and both times there is condensation in the lid and a scum line around the keg but there is no popping in the airlock. Could you please tell me what we are doing wrong? We follow the instructions to the letter. Also, will the beer be ok?

Question 8
I purchased a tin of your Classic Dark Ale concentrate since I am Tooheys Old drinker. I followed the instructions to the letter but my brew did not seem to ferment as it did not bubble. I continually checked the SG using my hydrometer and after about 7 days it reached the required SG reading and I bottled my brew. After 3 weeks in the bottle I tried my brew and it is not what I expected it has a very malty flavour. I have previously brewed a Tooheys Draught and it was fine so I can not explain what has happened. A suggestion of how to get a brew that is like your Tooheys Old beer which I drink at the club would be appreciated.

Question 9
I think my draught brew has failed. There has been no activity during the fermentation ie. no bubbling through the air lock. I bottled the last lot but it is very cloudy.

Question 10
I have been home brewing for a few years. I recently purchased Tooheys Lager and Tooheys Draught brew mix for the first time. I carefully followed the instructions. But the fermentation did not start on BOTH brew mixes. Any suggestions?

Question 11
I have just purchased your Tooheys Dark real ale and wondered what sugar or brew mix to use for best results.

Question 12
Should the specific gravity of the dark ale on completion of fermentation be about the same as a lager or would you expect it to be a bit higher?

Question 13
Hi, I have been home brewing for around 12 years, and for the last couple of years have been brewing Tooheys Dark Ale. My last two brews have taken around 18 days to ferment, and the brew I have in now has been going for around 15 days. Average daytime temperature is 25-32 deg at the moment. After bottling and leaving sit for 4 weeks the beer is gassy and foams out the top of the stubbie.

Question 14
We have always brewed with Tooheys home brew kits as they give us the best results. On our last batch everything went fine until we bottled the beer.  After about a week we decided to try it to see what it tasted like.  It tasted like normal dark ale but it was very flat.  Have we done something else wrong?  We put in the carbonation drops as directed or was it just too soon?

Question 15
I am a consistent user of brewing your Tooheys Dark Ale. Could you please advise me what is the final amount of liquid, in litres I should have in my fermenter when everything mixed in the brew.

Question 16
Can you please help? I am brewing your classic dark ale and have followed the directions but the brew has been under way for 8-9 days, and the fermentation seems to have stopped but the s/g is only 1010 as it has been for several days. Would it be best to bottle it now?

Question 17
What is the alcohol content for a large bottle of your brew?

Question 18
I was curious as to what the EBU rating (Bitterness) and Colour (EBC) was for the Tooheys homebrew cans?

Question 19
I have been brewing Tooheys Special Draught which is a nice drop and brewing for over a year now. The last Special Draught did not start so I added extra yeast. It has now taken off. Will this spoil the flavour?

Question 20
I am Seeking advice on the Dark Ale I started brewing on Sunday . Fermentation appears to have stopped after only 2 days. The temperature in the barrel rose to around 32 deg after leaving the heat belt on during the day on Monday and the specific gravity today (Wed.) is at 1020.Is the brew still ok? and what advice can you give me?