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I also just run the temp probe cord and power cord for heating belt through the seal of the fridge. Dosent form a great seal but is fine for handling ferm temps.

Is the next PUBS meeting on the 27th of November ?

Here are some pics of my portable/camping setup, fits 19L keg and small diemen gas bottle. Have just bought a new reg to plum into the setup so as to use the diemen bottle, have been using it with the bigger gas bottle sitting outside (not ideal). I used a half size wheely bin and an old...

Cheer Penny, i guess i was just getting hung up on this 100 IBU thing.

Hey mate not sure if this will be of any help or relates to what is wrong with your reg, but i serviced my micro matic regulator no worries after getting beer through it. Pulled the old one apart lots of rust and other gunk in there and was as stiff as buggery. Put the service kit through it and...

Yeah thats the method i use when doing partia boils, Beersmith gives me the same IBU,s with the partial boil and late extract addition as for the full boil. So i guess ill give it a go and see what happens, just really want to make sure i get this one right given the extra cost involved and 6...

Hey Pennywise im using Beersmith.

Hi Guys, im about to make my first Russian Imperial Stout, im doing extract with speacialty grains based on the Brewing Classic styles recipe. My questions is regarding partial boils and IBU's. I heard on the Can You Brew it podacast that the maxium amount of IBUs you can get into a beer is...

In regards to postage from the French supplier this is what i was quoted for postage to Australia hi , the shipping cost for 4 x kegs 9 L to australia is 171,30 (price is from the poste office colissimo international). best regards Frank Kegs are 39.99 euro each, works out roughly $407.20...

Any one know if kegs online is still active ? or if they still sell kegs. Have been trying to see there kegs but nothing happens when you click on the kegs categorie and the only way to contact them seems to be through their feedback option which doesnt appear to actually do anything.

Not sure if it has been said but if you are using dry yeast it will help if you properly rehydrate the dry yeast before pitching into the fermenter.

I had the same problem with the old adapter not screwing down enough on the new 60L bottles, so i glued a piece on to the pin to make it longer but i think i made it to long. When i screwd it down it depressed the small valve on the soda stream bottle without gas coming out and now it wont pop...

Yeah as Spork said checkout Big W Kmart wollies etc, ask at the service counter. Here is a link to related topic 60L soda stream bottles

No worries, yeah the search option can be a pain in the arse sometimes becasue of the shear amount of info on here, i find using the google option in the search tab to be the best.

Was looking into doing the same thing a while back but still havent got round to it :blink: , here is a link to an earlier thread on this topic Biab Mash Tun hope this helps, should be a few others out there to.