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  1. gTrain

    Clothesline peg fell into kettle and boiled for 15min

    Almost makes you wonder how Nail Brewing got their name??
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    Home brew shops in SA or ACT?

    Beerbelly is in Pooraka (northern suburbs of Adelaide). www.beerbelly.com.au
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    Relaxation on a Sunday Morning

    Daughters took SWMBO shopping, I said I would put the home brew gear away. Best place I could find to store the FV is in the brew fridge & it's a waste to have it in there empty. Brew put down, cleaned up & watching the cricket.
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    INKBIRD Special Giveaway for Thanksgiving!

    2. IBSTH1 (Temperature & Humidity Data Logger) would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
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    Grainfather or Braumeister

    While having a chat with a brewer about which one they would prefer, they said the Grainfather as it is less automated & more hands-on. This meant they had more control & input into the brewing process. Just a thought.
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    [VIC] WTB fridge

    Have you checked Gumtree? I bought another brew fridge off there last year. My first fridge was bought on ebay for $1-40. Great fridge - sold by a woman after a separation & this was a gift from the ex-inlaws so she didn't want it in the house anymore. Maybe also check the local papers...
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    Cheap, easy DIY bottle sanitiser

    I use a vinator as well. As these have a bowl setup for the sanitiser you are effectively re-using the sanitiser, so you use very little to sanitise a batch of bottles. Have to admit that I admire the ingenuity of home brewers with some of the things they come up with to get the job done...
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    What did Santa bring you 2014

    Not quite Santa, but one of the managers at work was clearing out his shed. I've now got a second brew fridge (442lt), another STC1000 & 2 60lt fermenters. I guess I should get brewing & knock out a couple of brews to repay him :)
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    Another Sunday is upon us

    Bottled an Irish Bronze Ale. Have to thank a mate who sourced a batch of 500ml stubbies. It certainly speeds up bottling when you are only doing 2 bottles per litre instead of 3. Bottling finished in record time & kitchen returned to how SWMBO likes it before I get the "death stare" from all...
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    Hydrometer accuracy test.

    If you are reading your hydrometer from the top of the meniscus for both your OG & FG, wouldn't the calculation of ABV be the same as reading from the bottom of the meniscus for both readings?
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    Reflecting on my first proper brewday

    I always have about 3-4 litres of water in the fridge overnight prior to brewday. I fill the FV to about 18 litres & check the temp of the wort. If it needs cooling that is when I top it up with the refrigerated water. This helps with bringing the temp down to pitch the yeast sooner...
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    Red Ale redness

    Thanks for the suggestions. Looking at the photos, I think I will go with Bribie G's suggestion & put down this: Coopers Pale Ale tin 1kg LDM 200g Caraaroma - steeped 50g Roasted Barley - steeped Kit yeast - can't justify trip to Adelaide for yeast 22 litres. If it turns out as hoped will...
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    Red Ale redness

    I am a kits n bits brewer at the moment. Am looking for a recipe for an Irish Red Ale where the finished brew is red. The last attempt at a red ale was the Coopers recipe which whilst turning out as a nice beer, it wasn't "red". Trawling through the recipes here & elsewhere different brewers...
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    Never posted? Post now!

    I am probably one of the guilty ones you're talking about. Spend a lot of time on here reading without contributing much. I am only a Kits & Bits brewer - have been accused of only being a "mixer, not really a brewer". That's OK, I still have my mates bluffed that I am producing beer that...
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