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Hi Ianh, Thanks for getting back to me with the details on your working setup, much appreciated and good to know. The stirrer is reasonably priced. Cheers! Rob

Wow, thanks guys! This thread illustrates the breadth of this hobby of ours. Brewing sure can be very different for different people in different climates, environments, circumstances, requirements, etc, etc. It never ceases to amaze me. Great to see! Thanks! Rob

Hi TwoCrows, Thanks, I'll give them a call after the silly season. Cheers! Rob

Hi Ian W, Thanks for replying to my post. Thanks for checking AliExpress. Yes the postage it usually very, very reasonable for small items. Actually, it's often cheaper than sending the same parcel to my next door neighbor, which seems unfair for Australian businesses, but perhaps that's a...

Hi Ianh, Thanks for replying. Interesting, that's an easy option to try, I'll keep it in mind. Currently I have two cheap 30mm bars in 5L Erlenmeyer flasks. They were the only size bars available from my general brewing supplier. One rarely gets thrown, the other nearly always gets immediately...

Hi Brewers, Anybody know where in Australia I can purchase stir bars made from neodymium magnets? Failing that, import some at reasonable cost. I figure the stronger the more likely they are to stay spinning in the middle of my unevenly bottomed Erlenmeyer flasks. That spells Neodymium. It...

Hi George, Thanks for reporting this! If you haven't used it contrary to the instructions take it back. Tell the retailer your thinking of reporting it as an unsafe product, but you think it's best that the seller report it. Then you can say, "hey, let's report it together now". Also, the...

Hi simbaroo, I've found I use very little pH storage solution. My very cheap pH meter has a cap which fits snugly over the end of the probe and seals quite tightly. I place a small amount of storage solution in the cap such that the probe is immersed but the solution doesn't spill when the...

Hi Siren, Thanks for getting back to us. Excellent, you'd have to be happy with that, well done! Thanks! For completeness I looked up the water report for Adelaide 5000 for what it's worth, I don't know your postcode: SA Water - Your drinking water profile The report covered the 12...

Hi siiren, Thanks for getting back to us. <snip> That has to be a good sign :) It's nice when you hit your targets, but I don't think your far enough out for it to make much of a difference in the final beer. BTW, it's varied a bit over time, but not enough to matter: Year Final Gavity...

Hi siiren, Great to hear your trying Tony Wheeler's recipe and following his recommendations. His instruction came through for me so I'm sure you'll also end up close to a Coopers Sparking. I like it that you've used Coopers malt in a Coopers Sparkling :) I've never made it with ale malt...

Of the Coopers beers I purchase, I've cultured starters from Coopers Sparkling, and Coopers Stout and found the resulting beer ferment the same regardless.

Hi Siiren, Thanks, I'll remember that next time I get a funny look when I ask the bar-person if I can pour my own, to ensure the yeast gets mixed:) It's been decades since I had a Coopers Pale Ale. From what I remember it could best be described as a small version of Coopers Sparkling. That...

Hi Siiren, "Philrob" and "wide eyed and legless" are right on the money, with BYO. Both their references seem to based on an earlier comprehensive BYO article, strangely enough, by an Australian brewer from Melbourne. Coopers Sparking has been my go to "bottle shop" beer for decades, there...

Hi Jarryn, I think you'd find a TDS meter handy, and also a good investment. They tell you the Total Disolved Solids (TDS) in Parts Per Million (PPM) in your water. This will give you an idea how "minerally" your water is, but it won't tell you which minerals. A use case, if the TDS meter...