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Just went to finally keg my belgian blonde aften 8 weeks on the go and discovered this: I'm going to go out on a limb and say its infected, but can some of you guru's please let me know what you think either way? Its been in secondary for 4 weeks now (of which 10 days has been at 3 degrees) so...

I stumbled upon a build thread in the US that incorporated 1/2" 2-way motorized ball valves. I've made a few enquiries, and he purchased them for $44 USD each (including shipping), but needed to buy 20 to get the price down that low. I've had a look at the details for the valves and they seem...

Hi, I've recently taken ownership of a fabricated RIMS tube from the US and have started looking around for all the associated pieces to get it up and running. One of the parts I'm trying to acquire is a (preferably) stainless electric element to suit the following specifications: Element...

Hi All, I finally got my hands on a march pump a couple of weeks ago and am now trying to acquire all the pieces to plumb it into my system (as it is now, and as it will be). My system is a 2 tier with the HLT and MLT on the same level and my kettle on a seperate (lower) stand. I fly...

Ok, so I picked up a keg king kegerator 2 months ago and am now looking to upgrade the standard taps with something a whole lot nicer. What are the best options? Will I need any adapters etc to hook them up? I'm currently looking at Perlick 525 SS taps from a US ebay seller, but am also open...

My lovely wife brought me a Beer Belly plate chiller last week (long story, but its a belated present) and I'm having trouble maintaining the water connections under even the lowest pressure. I brought 2 of the "Reducer Nipple 3/4 to 1/2" BSP BRASS" fittings from Wayne and have picked up the...

I've been looking at a quick and easy way to balance my beer lines and stumbled upon this on CB's website... Compensator - Quick Fit 3/8" Description: Use this flow restrictor in your beer line for fast easy balancing. Is anybody using these in their keg system? If so, how effective are they...

I am getting ready to use gelatine for the first time and was wondering how cold my beer needs to be for it to be effective? I read in the gelatine article that the beer needs to be cold before gelatine is added. The beer is a pilsner and has been sitting at 12 degrees for 5 weeks. My...

I picked up a new (second hand, but new to me) fermentation fridge and wacked a 2L starter I've been preparing in it so that the yeast would drop out. Just came back from work today and the entire thing has frozen solid (apparently the fridge works a little too well). So my questions are, will...

I've just cracked open the first two of my AG brews and I'm absolutely shattered; despite me following recipes for Dr Smurto's Golden Ale and Tony's Little Creatures Bright Ale clone to the letter, they have massively high IBU's and are practically undrinkable. The one thing that I can think of...

Okay, so having produced my first successful AG brew 2 weeks ago (80% efficiency which I'm stoked with), I thought I'd have a crack at Tony's Little Creatures Bright Ale Clone. I had a look at the recipe in the recipeDB, ordered the ingredients from G&G (all grains crushed and in a single bag)...

I've recently picked up most of my AG 3v gear (a 66 litre stainless kettle, italian spiral burner, 38 litre cooler and stainless FB) and now need a bit of advice regarding a HLT. I realise that 10 different people will have 10 different opinions, but would appreciate some advice on the...

I just got my first AG brew out of the cube and into the fermenter (pitched the yeast about 15 mins ago), and couldn't help but notice that a high amount of what looks like fine hop particles made it through the strainer and into the brew. Is it normal for hops to disintegate during the...