Recent content by Brewme

You do need to mount them in a box... cutting the hole for the controller is the worst job I think. One of those little Dremel tools makes short work out of that. Cheers

As you own a cafe/restaurant, why not do all your brewing there? You've got all the facilities. All you need is a bed, so you won't have to go home and leave the brew unattended :D That way, all the electricity, hot water etc is tax deductible. Food for thought. Cheers

I'm new to AG brewing. I've got a U-beaut fully insulated esky for my mash tun with home made manifold and bits and pieces. I try to maintain a uniform temperature during the mash and sparge. To me, a few degrees either way won't bother me. Gotta be better than a bland K&K. For those who...

I guess if a bag is big enough to allow the hops to do it's job, it's OK. But if the bag is too small, the hops will end up like a potato dumpling in a bag. The outside cooked by the boiling water and the inside cooked by the heat. The hops swells and takes up the room in the small bag. The...

When I first got my kegerator, I did a fair bit of reading about about connections. The guy at the LHBS told me I should have 2 metres of beer line. Some suggest about 4 metres. My 2nd kegerator came with two 1 metre hoses with fittings...1 for each tap. Once I carbonate the beer, it pours...

After you drain the keg and stand it upright again, use a blunt nail or something similar to push the pin down on the outlet connection. You will see some liquid building up at the bottom of the keg. The tube may have had some of the bleach mix in it. I usually pump a small amount of...

Hi Drew, Are you from England? If I was forced to drink a pint of warm flat beer, I'd follow through with a technicolor yawn :icon_vomit: Xmas cheers

What a top idea. I'll reserve one of my cornys for my own 'mongrel' beer. Xmas cheers

Buy a brewery.

Why not just pour 1/2 glass of the sweet stuff and fill the glass with another beer. Cheers

Hi, Thanks for the info. Just for curiosity I'll contact Coopers and suss out the yeasts they use in their commercial beer. My understanding was Coopers supplied premium yeasts to the home brewer as they use in their commercial beer. Being a reputable brewery, I'm sure they wouldn't supply...

Is there any advantage using this method to get yeast for a brew over just buying a sachet of Coopers yeast? Seems a lot more costly. Cheers

G'day BreathingHeat It looks like you're pretty well set up with your gear. Ever thought of trading in that grain bag for a decent esky with a tap. Then make a copper manifold for it. No more lifting heavy bags of wet grain. No more draining/squeezing the bag to get all the goodness out...

There are 2 runners-up. 1. Decide on ingredients to make a great beer I will enjoy. 2. The way to make it. And the winner is.... A 'SPEIDEL BRAUMEISTER' Brewing System. Xmas Cheers

G'day Hatchy, Actually that was the reason I bought 3 rolls. 1 for the chiller, 1 for the pre chiller and 1 for kitchen/bathroom renos. I'll see how it goes without the pre chiller. I'm using tank water that sits in the shade all day so maybe it'll be cool enough. If not, i'll give the...