Recent content by bear09

Hi All. Im wanting to sell a 36L Forje pot and MM Dial thermometer... ebay and gumtree. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/331972650816?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649...

Done. Thanks to everyone again. Some of the feedback here a little harsh but.... true I guess. Cheers. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Home-brew-mash-tun-and-HLT-Beer-/331777759924?

Thanks for the direct feedback all... I didnt know about the negative connotation for the 'BoD'... Seriously I just had no clue. Its worked so well for so long. Ill drop it from the sale and just try my luck with selling the tun with FB. ta. :mellow:

Hey guys.... c'mon this is bargain big time! Its 3/4 of a 3 vessel system for $160. I cant move it - its been up for more than a week on Gumtree and Ebay. Tell your friends - tell your enemies!! :) :)...

Hey Lager bloke. Mate I would think that this practice would be a waste of time ie letting sit to 80 and then into the pool. By the time its sat for a couple of hours and dropped to 80 I think (only what I have read I am no expert) that you lose a lot of your hop flavors - in laymans terms the...

hahahaha mate I copped the slap fair and square. I did run a search but came up empty handed as I know how much it pisses everyone off when new and wasted posts are re created. Thanks a lot for this. And thanks to the others who provided input - I feel as though this should improve my hop...

Damn.... I searched for it I swear. *FACEPALM*

Hi All, So today I cubed up a double batch with the old man again and all went well. It was a hot day here in Melbourne and after Dad left with his cube I just could not help but look at my cube and wonder 'how could I expedite cooling you down?'.... Enter the brain wave.... After leaving...

Hey guys. Just tapping into an old post here. Anyone had this before... I made a 1L starter of coopers PA yeast from 8 stubbies dreggs. Lifted to 2L a couple of days later - STIR PLATE. Pitched this yeast and normally for me after 24 hours it just about jumps out the fermenter to say hello...

AT the risk of sounding like a major bubble burster... Ive never understood why people would want to force carb. I could be being a noob here but for me every beer I have ever kegged takes a fortnight before it hits its sweet spot in the barrel (ales here folks)... If you gotta wait for it to...

After years of use a hot water service will build up a deposit of gunk on the bottom - this does however take years to occur. The gunk is settled though and comes into your hot water in absolute tiny amounts - not dangerous at all. I know this because recently I had my gas HWS replaced with a...

*** My successful whirlpool secret revealed here*** :) My whirlpool technique is full ghetto - I just give the wort a firm fast stir with a spoon for about 30-40 seconds and then put the lid on and walk away. Here is the secret - DONT LIFT THE LID. I dont know if there is physics to back this...

hahahaha this story has made my day. I started this thread too and am very proud of where it got to. Cheers all. Go BM!!!!!!!!

Definitely if you can leave a beer in a keg UNTAPPED for 2 weeks it improves dramatically. From 4 days old to 14 days old the difference is amazing. Its like the flavour bonds and smooths in that time. I have NEVER waited 14 days... not once :chug: After 4 days once I know its carbed im...

OK interestingly me and the old man brew together and take a cube each. I keg and he bottles... same exact wort, same yeast, same temps - one in the bottle and one in the keg. Here are the results: KEG: I can be conditioned and kegged and tapped in 3 weeks (ALE). I dont force carb and I...