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Thanks a lot for the responses everyone. I just added the last of the dry hops yesterday, so I think I will cold crash today and then bottle it in 2 days time. Seems that will be fine with what you have all described. Cheers!

Hi all, I've done some searching and cannot find anything on this specific query. I have made a 2IPA that has a lot of citra and amarillo dry hops. The first lot of dry hops were put in the fermenter about a week after pitching the yeast, and then additional dry hops have been added every 3...

Some fantastic ideas and information here. I have an idea in an attempt to eliminate the need to fabricate or buy a RIMS tube (the one at Keg King is over $200), but wanted some feedback to see whether this is likely to cause scorching of the wort. Basically instead of having the heating...

Zeggie - Well The Brew Barn does do this for only approx $160 for a 50L keg - way cheaper than buying slabs and marginally more expensive than brewing yourself. But as I said, only problem is they make them from extract kits which while not a deal breaker, is not ideal. I thought surely some...

Lobedogg - that is exactly what I do currently, however I only have one spot to fermenter in a temperature controlled environment, so I can only do one batch at a time. I'm looking to do 3 19L batches and 2 50L batches, so it'll take too long. Even then, it's risky in case anything goes wrong...

Bribie G - Thanks for the explanation that clears up the "kit" definition for me. Mckenry - That also helps, I didn't realise there was a distinction. Now I think about it, I've heard of dry malt extracts and liquid malt extracts. Is the dry malt extract just a powdered form of a liquid malt...

Thanks for the suggestions guys. In terms of going directly to a micro brewery (whose main purpose is to sell the beer they make rather than ingredients/equipment like a homebrew shop), is that they're going to sell it at quite a high price. The cost of getting the 19L keg filled at the Brew...

Can someone please explain or send me a link that explains what an extract kit actually is, and more importantly how it is made? Is it essentially a wort that's been boiled for a long period to reduce the water content? If so, is this done for any other purpose other than to reduce the volume...

I'm based in Melbourne Victoria and the only place I know that will exchange your empty 19L keg with one full of the beer they brew on premises (at a cost, obviously), is The Brew Barn in Hoppers Crossing. (http://www.thebrewbarn.com.au/) The only problem is, the beer they make is not...

Stux - That's actually a great idea. Saves buying a whole new one and you get the quality of a perlick. You'd have to buy a shank that's permanently attached to the keg esky font wouldn't you? If so, are they universal size or would you need to get a shank specific for a perlick tap? Also, a...

I am about to have a completed keg esky that I will take away for camping trips etc. I've decided instead of using a beer gun I'd like to mount a font and tap at the top of it to really complete it. Because I will be only using this a couple of times a year, and it'll be left outside and more...

Thanks for the help guys. I have decarbed the beer as per stux's recommendation. Now need to get some yeast and take a small sample and see if the SG drops.

Thanks for the suggestions guys. TheBigD - From the information I had, the FG should have been a lot lower than 1.022. My process was fairly straight forward, done it before and never had a problem, so I doubt it was process. What I do know is I didn't rehydrate the dry yeast properly, and a...

I recently brewed a porter using a kit / partial mash technique. All went well except I messed up the yeast and didn't put enough in. As a result, it went from an OG of 1.050 to a FG of only 1.022. I went ahead and carbonated the beer in the keg to try it anyway. It is not very nice at all. I...

So I'm up to my fourth brew (using kegs) and am considering using a secondary fermenter for the first time. I use 17 litre Fresh Wort Kits from Grain & Grape in Yarraville, Victoria, to which I then add 3 litres of water as per instruction. Before I go ahead and try using a secondary fermenter I...