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I've always kept my dry yeast in the fridge, thinking that's the best way to store it. The other day I accidentally stuck them in the freezer and about 24 hours later I realized what I'd done and thought I'd probably caused them harm. The instructions on the sachets generally say to store below...

Hi all. I used to visit this site a bit a few years ago, but haven't been on here for quite a while. Lately I've cut back on my drinking and subsequently my brewing has also reduced, now I'm offloading a bit of my gear. This is one of the original 7 gallon/26 litre stainless steel Brewtech...

S189 is pretty much my house lager yeast. I've used it in nearly every lager style I've made - Pilsners, Helles, Dunkels, Euro style lagers, Aus lagers etc. I really like it, it's clean, consistent and versatile. Floccs really quickly as well. Ironically, I just pitched 34/70 into a lager today...

That's a pretty schmick looking set up, especially for a beginner. One thing I'd suggest is replacing all your water supply hoses with hoses that are drinking water grade. The last thing you want is having a hint of garden hose flavour in your beer. As for recipe, same as above, single malt...

All good razz, ask away. The cable I bought is about the same length as the original. I couldn't see any other lengths, but I'm sure they're available. The only difference is the original has a clip that locks the plug into place. The one I bought doesn't.

Yeah Razz, yesterday evening when it happened, I thought for sure that I'd blown the controller, but this morning I was able to check it over and it looked as though the cable was all that was damaged. Once I plugged in the new cable, filled it with enough water to cover the elements and fired...

Thanks Coalminer, a trip to Jaycar for a new 15amp cable has done the trick. Not as catastrophic as I first feared.

Sadly my Braumeister controller exited the brewing world today. It had been a loyal servant for several years and had never once let me down, but today it brewed its last batch. With a faint gasp and the unmistakable smell of burning plastic, it entered the afterlife. Before I go ahead and buy...

That's a good idea. I was using these camel back bladders until I thought of the other method. Wait until fermentation has finished, remove the blow off tube and attach the camel back. The camelback fills with co2 and when cold conditioning, the co2 is sucked back into the fermenter.

I am aware that the Brewbuckets aren't pressure rated and that's why I wait until fermentation is finished before closing off the ball valve. When I first tried it I was concerned that there could be issues with deforming lids, clamps etc, but now I'm confident that it won't harm it...

Until recently I had been doing similar to the photo posted by Beer Gut, but lately I've been trying a different method. The idea is - that as soon as fermentation is complete, I close off the ball valve and trap the co2 in the fermenter. A small amount of pressure builds up, due to co2...

I'd say it's a fault with the regulator. I had a KegKing reg when I first got into kegging several years ago. It was fine for a while, but shit itself some time later. Cheap Chinese shit tends to do that. Quality brands to keep in mind are Harris and Micromatic.

I use mine for camping firewood. They get used many times over and only get binned when they can no longer carry the weight.