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    220 year old Shipwreck Yeast

    A mate of mine bought 2 of those JS bottles!..... I wonder if there is yeast in them that could be harvested.
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    Cheap and water efficient wort chiller setup?

    I'm another one that just recirculates from rain water tank. Heated water out of chiller through garden hose out the door and clamped in the spout. Takes about 30-40 minutes.
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    My KK vs KL post was deleted - Why KK is not allowed here

    When I took it to the fire services bloke he would only charge for what was required to top up.
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    My KK vs KL post was deleted - Why KK is not allowed here

    I have one of your 2.6 bottles. How much per kilo for that. I live down past Phillip Is. Not exactly local to you guys so would be just getting the bottle topped up when coming past.
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    My KK vs KL post was deleted - Why KK is not allowed here

    Thats reasonable. Can you tell us who they are or where they are?
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    Fermenting In A Corny Keg

    I don’t worry about removing the trub. I just cut the dip tube of at the top and fitted the floating pickup from my snub nose.
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    Obligatory New Brewer Post

    Not a good idea to be opening the top as you are more likely to get an infection from letting oxygen in. Ideally you want to be taking your gravity samples through the tap after letting the first bit go because solids can throw out your reading. Take a reading every two days once you think it is...
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    Cold crashin in different fridges??

    Like Grmblz said, well done! It took me 10 years to get to to get where you are. I too have just done my first lager..... sort of. I did it under pressure cos I don't have the patience to wait months for a beer lol.
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    Protein levels in spent grain?

    How did this turn to cars? As a Ford man I can only say 'at least they are still being made'. Back to talking shit though, my chooks get kitchen scraps inc meat, free range grazing, pellets and spent grain. Their shit is......well not firm but more like soft serve from macas, as in it hold its...
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    Protein levels in spent grain?

    It either has firm shit or runny shit..... Fairly straightforward I would think.
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    Continuing Rant Thread - Get it Off Ya Chest here

    Done. I didn't know you could turn them off either.
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    The Corona Virus (COVID 19) Thread

    I sympathize with communities that rely on tourism, they are taking a double hit. After the bushfires people were told to stay away. Now they have to stay away due to COVID19. But Grmblz, sitting on a park bench in open air and sitting in a car (confined space) with .5 of a meter between you is...
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