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Thanks guys, good to hear it is worth pursuing. Good luck with your brews. CV

Thanks Mitch. I will save some. Good link too ! Regards, CV

Hey team, anybody know if the yeasts in Chimay beers are worth culturing ? I heard/read somewhere that they put a second yeast in the bottle at bottling, therefore rendering the yeast in the bottle useless. Anybody else heard the same ? I bought a couple today (research purposes !) and would...

Man, when I bought them years ago the stout was 6.9% if I remember correctly....

Great night, thanks guys. The beer in question was VERY well made too. I also tasted a few from the members there. They were also of an excellent quality. I think I've found my second home..... Regards, CV

Thanks Mike - going by the shop on Friday, will do. I think I need a 3" (or thereabouts) extension piece as well to get outside the outer wall of the cooler. Thanks again. CV

Well, down to Bunnings I went - to fetch a new ball valve assembly. No 15mm valves in stock, so I went for a 20mm and a reducing fitting (nipple). AAAGH !!!! It turns out the existing tap assembly is recessed INTO the housing of the aforementioned cooler. I shelled out $15 for the bits (kept the...

Sorry guys - busy week.... I've heard that the best esky coolers are "heat proofed" to avoid warping. Dunno if the new one is, but will soon find out.... I did my first mashes in a 20L bucket that had insulation wrapped around it. Rustic, but the beer was fine. Couldn't do lotsa grain so it...

Woohoo ! Got it ! $95 from Bayswater BCF. They had a few of them there too. I'll be brewing a batch of ale very shortly methinks ! Regards, CV

Tried to buy from Rubbermaid, but they don't do retail. They put me onto an outlet in Footscray - they wanted $215 +GST !!!! Off to BCF tomorrow ! Thanks X The Eliminator for the heads up !

Thanks Crusty ! Much appreciated. CV

Hey Felon - any ideas where I can find one of those 36L coolers ? Bunnings only has the 15L variety. Help please ?

I use an old s/steel keg that I cut open with an angle grinder. For fire I use a ring burner on a gas bottle. My burner is a little small though - takes quite a while to get the boil happening. Bunnings doesn't carry them anymore. Any one in Melbourne know a supplier ? Thanks, Charlie.

Born in Ottawa, Canada. Now live in Croydon, Victoria.

Hi team, Charlie from Croydon, Vic here. Back brewing after a 10 year layoff. Great site ! Done many can kits, extracts and a couple of mash beers. I'm mainly concentrating on low gravity beers at present (my own reasons....) so any low alcohol beer recipes are very much appreciated. Under...