Recent content by dago001

Don't come on AHB much anymore, but it's great to see this thread still going. Brewday tomorrow, and I'm listening to these blokes. One of the best live bands I have seen for a few years.

I have a RB V3 - I have done 12 brews with it, and for one reason or another, I can't seem to get any consistency with it. Stuck mash - stuck sparge - poor efficiency are the main problems. A common solution for stuck mashes is to use rice hulls, but I didn't buy this to use rice hulls in my...

I just turned my stand upside down. The bottle sits in the crisper section. I already had the grating in the fridge as I also store kegs in there.

Good to see you're still plugging away at this. I have just started brewing again after a shortish period of inactivity. We must catch up for a beer soon. Cheers David

Regarding purged kegs, I just purge with CO2, disconnect the gas, bleed off the pressure, open/remove the lid and siphon through the top of the keg. Co2 is heavier than air - so my assumption is that it needs a mechanical force to move it out of the keg - eg beer. I siphon for a few reasons - I...

Hi Gloveski. I'm in Burnie as well. I was using BOC for a few years, but have now purchased my own 6kg bottle from Brew By You. I get them to refill it as BOC only refill their own bottles. I buy grain from them as well. I have purchased grain through Bintani directly as well, but to make it...

I have used the M44 a few times now. I prefer it over US05 and M10. It cleans up nicely and I haven't had any lag issues with it. I no longer use BRY-97 because of this. I still use the M10 and US05 as they are the only yeasts that I can get easily at my LHBS. M44 is one of the few yeasts I...

The 80's MIJ strats are nice. The mex strat is a version of the clapton strat with the mid boost, but instead of a 20db boost its only 10db. I got it from a mate who bought it in the UK. The tele has the 20db mid boost installed in it. I mainly play the tele now, and the Gretsch. Only paid $600...

Mex Fenders. Both play better than most Americans that I have tried. Others are 71 Gibson SG, Gretsch Electromatic,Gretsch Jim Dandy,Epiphone Dot 335 and Cole Clark Fat Lady 2.

5 kids - Crikey, last time we talked it was only 3. I must have off this forum longer than I realised.

Thought I would post some pics of the newly finished bar area. I mounted the taps into an old dresser that we bought at a garage sale for $50. I had the taps from the bar in our last house. Finally got to mount the beer engine permanently. The kegs are kept behind the wall in a keezer. The whole...