Recent content by brewwizard

Col is my real name. I don't hide. I won't name names for obvious reasons. I own a brew shop and they are still around. I don't have back issues, the publisher would have dumped them by now. Cheers Col

Sorry but Ausbeer is dead and gone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Some parts of the home brewing industry just would not back it. That's life. Col

G'day Guys. As I started this National Competition I thought I should add my bit. Running these things is a thankless job. You can't please all the people all the time. Constructive criticism is the best way to help. Attend meetings and help these guys help you. Commitees DO need to know what...

G'day Guys. I have had great success with taking a culture at high krausen. I two thirds fill a sterilised milk bottle and airlock it. Leave for about half an hour then put it in the fridge. Remove from the fridge about a couple of hours before you need to pitch. Use within three or four weeks...

BLOODY COMPUTERS or programmers ???????????????? Prices were there last time I looked. It certainly is .net.au The .com.au shop is Queensland Brewers Choice Victoria. I sell 1 kg of Crystal 220 for $3-95 cracked. I will get onto the price thing, don't know what happened ????? Cheers Col

Have you checked out my prices on www.brewerschoice.net.au ???? Cheers Col

Well done. I stand corrected. I saw a list years ago. Obviously things change. Even Chimay is brewed in a factory now ??? I visited the monestary and brewery in 1990. Went back in 2004. No brewery at monestary, moved into Chimay town and a factory. I felt cheated. Cheers brewwizard :chug:

I am sorry to say, BUT, most bottle conditioned Belgian beers do not have the same yeast in the bottle as they use in the brewing process. Because they cold lager they normally use a lager yeast. Therefore you won't copy the beer. You should check first, but I don't know how you will find out...