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Hi all, Anyone know where you can buy 5-star's Defoamer or an equivalent product in Oz? Been looking around but can't seem to find any! Thanks ben

Hi All, I vaguely remember someone here ordered a high flow impeller upgrade for the standard 809-PL-HS march pump, but I couldn't find the thread yesterday. Anyone done this, thinking of doing this or just know where to order one from and indeed if it can actually be done? Thanks Ben

Taxation is always going to be a passionate discussion. People ask for the taxes that affect them to be reduced - personally or in business. The fact is the government needs money and they will take it from us somewhere. Luxury items like alcohol and cigarettes with an attached social cost...

Thanks all for the responses. I'll check out G&G and Gaganis - otherwise it's back to polenta. Jayse: I agree that health food shops can be expensive, but I guess they're relying on you thinking it's all organic and better for you etc., and costs more to produce blah blah. The number of times...

Hi all, Have any Adelaide based brewers stumbled across a supply of flaked maize? I know you can use polenta, but I'm specifically interested in flaked maize. Thanks Ben

A lot of these new hops will have plant breeders rights attached to the source material. Nelson Sauvin is owned by Plant and Food NZ (http://www.plantandfood.co.nz/page/our-research/breeding-genomics/key-crops/hops/) and it's likely they have exclusive agreements with hop farms in NZ. i.e...

Probably best answered by the hardcore chemists on the board, but if it's pure sodium percarbonate you're essentially adding hydrogen peroxide (a strong oxidant) and soda ash (has various uses but has been used in things like tooth paste). The peroxide will probably rapidly reduce away to water...

Thanks for they quick responses guys, will give them all a try... Cheers Ben

Hi all, Does anyone here know where I might find a single 1/2" BSP tap? I need to retap the thread on a socket in my mash tun because it got some weld in it.... annoying. Thanks Ben

:icon_offtopic: Ha yeah, we've all done stuff in the past whether we know it or not that has exposed us to something that **might** kill us - but lets hope there's a few more beers before then... it's kinda interesting that you'd mention asbestos as both it and alcoholic beverages are class 1...

While most people on this forum would agree there's no point in consuming synthetic chemicals/products unless it's absolutely necessary (e.g. for medical reasons) there is very little to worry about with PVPP in beer as you've more than likely consumed much greater doses of it as a binder in...

A couple of years back Wayne made me a pickup tube for my hop filter on the spot, within minutes of me walking into the shop. From memory he wasn't happy with the first one he'd made or something. I call that service. Every other time I've had prompt service and when there's been a delay I've...

Boagsy, I've used this yeast a couple of times and my starters always smell of H2S (note: it is not SO2, which although produced by yeast is not produced in large enough quantities to smell at beer pH). My final brews have been free from reductive (H2S) aroma, in fact I love this yeast, I find...

Some of your options for bottling sweet cider are : 1. Ferment Dry + some sweetener that won't referment (e.g. artificial). There was the mention of lactose aabove, but I've never tried this. 2. Stop ferment at desired sweetness (e.g. using PMS, crash chilling and filtration), followed by...