shmick

You can find a set of 40kg digital kitchens scales for around $40 - $50 that will make life a lot easier when weighing out grain...

If you can stretch the budget and have a 15A outlet go for the 65L. More headroom and faster heating. Budget a pump upgrade too (for...

Hi guys/gals. Just a quick intro post. Names Ken. Been a Homebrewer since 2015. Started with the usual kits and...

Can't speak for your system/crush/ingredients but my efficiency varies slightly depending on OG and mash temp with mash efficiency...

Have a look on David Heath's Youtube channel. He uploads his recipes to the Brewfather library. There's couple of Australian recipes on...

It's been done, can work reasonably well within certain constraints. If you take the alcohol over about 8% and certainly over 10% you...

Pretty pointless There is probably a small piece of grit in the needle or seat, or some other damage to the seat. If you Google up a...

A fool of myself. Hahahahaha.

Well, I'm about to find out Shmick, and I've already replaced them anyway. I bought a 60 litre FV, which I'd always baulked at because...

Sometimes micro-scratches in HDPE will harbour bacteria that no amount of sanitising (not sterilising) will remove. Short of boiling the...

No need to do what you do. I mostly don't use the lid on mine, just cover the top with a couple of layers of clingwrap, and seal it with...

Haven't used one for years Lots of brewer use a layer or two of clingwrap secured with the rubber band from inside the lid. Or, I simply...

Was sort of in a similar situation but still read up on the odd news now and then. Definitely lots more cheap equipment than in the...

Scott Bradlee does some awesome things (and some almost so) but the list of talented people is amazing on PMJ. Real rabbit hole.

And never will be if you mean LA-01. Beer made with this yeast has a lot of unfermented sugars so refermentatiom is highly possible so...