Recent content by Drick

300 IBUs of bitterness and smells rancid.

I made my own for very cheap and it does make a difference in boiling time. Here's the info on making your own. https://www.reddit.com/r/grainfather/comments/3fkziw/looking_for_an_insulation_jacket_for_your/

Just a pig-in-a-poke, Tastes like someone diluted a pint of pale ale with a keg of Carlton Draft and is passing it off for as premium.

Yes please.

I mounted a pc fan on top of a length of plastic tube and stuck it with silicone to the inside of fridge so the air moved completely from the top of the fridge to the bottom. Worked a charm and ran constantly.

Welcome on board mate. Have a poke around, subscribe to what interests you and join in the discussion.

I bottle everything. I know kegging is easier but I enjoy taking a bottle from the fridge, pouring and drinking. I think the cost of kegging equipment would break me.

Welcome to AHB Stu. Don't worry about your beers clarity as your yeast will take some time to clean up your beer. Personally leave my beer for at least two weeks to give the yeast time to clean up the brew. Also, a bit of cloudiness is fine. Just leave it alone and bottle after two weeks and...

Some goodies at masters_ $20 - Plastic storage containers for grain and other brewing goods: https://www.masters.com.au/product/101705931/really-useful-box-64l-bonus-set-5-pack $40 - Tekraft 4 Drawer Tool Chest & Trolley for your brewing gear...

Hi folks Great to find this thread. I just poured a whole brew down the drain because of the bandaid taste. I moved over to all grain in February and found my last few brews had an underlying flavor that I couldn't put my finger on, the last had enough of a medical flavor that I could identify...

Paid 11.50 at a local pub for a pint of 2 Brothers "Growler" (a lovely dark ale) but only paid less than $9 at their brewery which I found really surprising. Damn the pub must have some markup.

I've been using the GF to heat the water and store it in a cooler. I have read of some people who use hot tap water which they bring up to sparge temp by adding some boiled water. I've checked my hot water for devolved solids and it seems OK so I'm going to try it with my next brew as it'll...

Just make sure the juice didn't have any preservative added. Google any additives as some will inhibit yeast growth.

Thanks for the link. I'm suprised they say to ferment between 28 & 30c, isn't that too hot for yeast?

Just search "grainfather" in the brewsmith recipes and several will come up. Just choose a popular recipe, save the grainfather to your equipment profile and tweak as required after doing a few brews. There's now perfect profile as everyone's hardware, setup, water etc.. Will be different so it...