Recent content by etj101

I never had much luck with a heat belt. A mate borrowed it one time, put it around his fermenter, wrapped that in a blanket and wondered not long after what the smell of burning plastic was all about! Lucky he didn't burn his house down. Needless to say that was the end of the heat belt. We...

Hi Pilchard. I got a book recently called The Art of Fermentation by Sandor Katz. Have you heard of this one in your cheese making travels?

Hi everyone. I'm also from Melbourne and soon to get my first all grain underway. I lifted the Classic American Pilsener recipe straight out of "Brewing Classic Styles" by Zainasheff and Palmer. I'll let you know how it goes. These days I drink mainly Weihenstephaner because I love the bottles...