Recent content by dannymars

Just pouring my first attempt at this style.... by golly it's juicy.

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This. It's hard for me to comment on best practice for plastic fermenters and those shitty taps, as i've used a stainless conical for the last few years, in which it is much easier to keep a closed system throughout the entire process. However, from the days prior to this I used a siphon, as I...

Glad wrap is not the best excluder of O2 as it's permeable by air. Also, I wouldn't (as other posters have said) use a hop bag, it's totally unnecessary and may reduce utilisation. What’s your method for keg purging? My last APA was only 2g/L hopstand and 2g/L dry hop and it had a...

Coldside exposure to o2 is the primary reason I've found for lacking hop aroma. Both the hops themselves being fresh and properly packaged, through to the cold-side process and purposeful exclusion of oxygen. The reason your beer has darkened is also most likely an o2 issue.

I keep starsan for months, I've usually got a whole keg of it sitting around. Always check pH before using (as grott mentioned a pH of 1-3 is acceptable). If tends to keep for longer if you filter your water.

The fridge is also gone....

OK guys, price drop.... $1750.... Heartbreaking, but I have nowhere to put this.

Sold to Takai... Thanks

where are you? I can deliver (within reason).

bet that's not all you were pulling..

Thornbury

Thornbury (MELB)

I have holding solution (potassium metabisulphate and citric acid) in them... but it has evaporated a lot... checked them just now and they are only 1/2 full...

TBH I'm holding off splitting as it's gonna make getting rid of the rest heaps harder... I also don't really know what it's worth by itself as you can't buy them complete like this any more.