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Hello all, I have 5 gmail invitations - send me an email if you'd like one. (Once you have an account, gmail will give you 6 invitations). cheers reg

Hello all, http://www.ul.com/consumers/turkeys.html I haven't downloaded the movie but the images look pretty crook. But if you're feeling adventurous, this looks like deep-fryed turkey heaven. http://www.turkey-fryers-online.com/ Now if we could just combine deep-frying with pressure...

Hello all, This sounds like a great idea. I hope it catches on - would be great to not have to rent cylinders. http://www.brewgoliath.com.au/catalog/inde...44d39b4949d634e Anyone in Sydney who owns their own gas bottle recommend a place that will provide refills? cheers reg

Hello all, Anyone have experience with this item? http://www.raysoutdoors.com.au/html/Products/50386.html Looks like it could be handy for wort boiling - assuming it can take the weight of a large pot. cheers reg

Hello all, It's been some months in the bottle and it's a wonderful stout - a lovely rich flavour with a touch of smokiness off in the distance. When I first bottled this brew it had a strange and pronounced sour flavour - I even wondered if I might end up tossing it out. However it's a real...

Hello all, This is my first time with Wyeast German ale yeast. It goes like a rocket. I stepped up the sachet a couple of times prior to pitching, have had the wort around 14-16 degrees and there's quite a substantial yeast head on top - big as blazes. Pretty tasty so far as well. It's...

Hope you have an enjoyable day. cheers reg

I've read elsewhere that they're very good for imparting hop aroma - wondering if anyone on the list uses or has used one. cheers reg

Reading that Pabst were the first to sell one million barrels - reminded me of Frank Booth in "Blue Velvet" - his favourite beer is Pabst blue ribbon and he believes that Heineken is rubbish. Heineken is the favourite beer of Jeffrey Beaumont , and Sandy Williams prefers Bud. Anyone else have...

countryBrewer website updated - + they've introduced a brewing forum http://www.countrybrewer.com.au/ cheers reg

I have a lager in the fridge - used saflager w-34/70. I've not used this one before - what do people think about it? cheers reg

I usually rehydrate dried yeast prior to pitching - in fact I hadn't pitched non-rehydrated dried yeast for quite a while. Anyway just recently I bunged in a sachet of safale - directly to the wort. I've never previously had any problems with this yeast but this time it just didn't take off -...

I was reading about people bulk carbonating english style ales in polypins and have given it a go using a Coleman 2.5 gallon water container. If it doesn't explode or split I hope to be able to tap a lovely creamy ale from what is essentially a thick plastic bag with a tap. cheers reg

Anyone using horizon pellets? I've been using them quite a bit lately - very smooth bittering - just compared a horizon bittered ale to a super alpha and the horizon is as smooth as blazes. cheers reg

Anyone been to the CUB beer-pouring session? I didn't make it though it promised to provide the best technique for pouring a beer from a tap. cheers reg

After reading a bit about the possible benefits of yeast skimming (ie skimming the bitter dark stuff that is brought up by the yeast during fermentation), I've been giving it a go - can't report on taste benefits yet but it certainly brightens up the old yeast cake. cheers reg

I roasted some pale malt yesterday evening and am brewing an ale today. It was to be a porter but I don't think that my oven did the job - anyway I'll be very interested to see how this one turns out - the place was filled with a wonderful aroma. I'm also thinking of a lager - maybe mixing...

I've read elsewhere about people using lager yeast when brewing ales - the idea that a lager yeast even when used at higher than optimum temp. will produce a "cleaner" result than an ale yeast. Any thoughts on this? cheers reg

Browsing through new products at b3 I noticed this one - click on the image for a better view - it's quite an attractive iitem. "The most expensive faucet in the World! This German - made stainless faucet was designed to be the official faucet of Oktoberfest, pouring a liter of beer in as...

Willie Simpson's latest "Brew" article from the Sydney Morning Herald Good living supplement - March 4 2003, p. 20 "Munchen to Picton - A German master brewer brings his skills to a small country pub." http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CraftBrewing...g/message/13974 cheers reg