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And daves post just rapped it up

Well there is some fine metallurgy and well cleavage in the other, i guess i got more of a laugh out of the later one

How awesome is it that australian cricketers are wanting more tax payer money and the people they have to convince are those on tax payer money haha..

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Not really clear on the 'chill as per usual' bit, I assume no chill method. I find that the hot break sits on the bottom pretty much straight after the boil. Cold break happens around low 30s, and wort is really clear around 25. You may get it slightly clearer if you dropped it down to 2, I...

How good is this - http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/living/2013/11/12/8-year-old-gets-pink-gun.ksla.html

FWIW, I pitch ontop of full us05 yeast cake frequently, and taste no side effects of doing so. Ferment starts within 1 to 2 hours, sometimes less and usually finishes a day or 2 early. Just keep temp low early to try and prevent the yeast climbing out of the airlock. As far as your hopping, you...

I read this recently - By the end of the week, Perlick Taps and accessories will come online including the service kits for the whole range. http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/76151-hops-more-update-national-home-brew/#entry1094671

Another school shooting, more to come I'm shore. At least he broke a record for the youngest shooter.. He was 12, packing a Ruger 9mm semi-auto. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-shooting-nevada-20131021,0,2606606.story

Well for WIW my 50/50 brew @ 60 min came out really well, mostly galaxy malt at 1010fg - 4%alc. This is a brew again summer session ale, nice crisp citrusy, just a hint of citrus pith(not unpleasant) which I imagine would be more prominent if going over 50/50. However I am tempted to go 70/30...

Yes those scoundrels here - http://www.news.com.au/national-news/australian-mps-now-among-the-highest-paid-in-the-world/story-fncynjr2-1226681596923 How soon we all forget about those massive pay rises to cut out those perks. Good point on security issues manticle, that side of the expense is...

Perks, those scoundrels. Check out Swanny here - http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/wayne-swan-used-vip-jet-trips-to-fly-to-grand-finals-with-his-daughter/story-fn59niix-1226735248970 It amazes me that people voted for him and he won his seat after an appalling display on estimates...

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