Recent content by Holden4th

That sounds more reassuring. I'll do a hydrometer test after two weeks.

I've put down a Chris' British Ale in my fermzilla allrounder. I'm doing this in a chest freezer with a temp controller set to 17 degrees. The temp probe is sitting in a container (with water) where I've set my blow off tube. According to the temp controller my fermenting temp has fluctuated...

I've bitten the bullet and bought a Kegland Fermzilla All Rounder which should be delivered sometime this week. This will allow me to ferment the ale without pressure and maybe get some carbonation at the end of the process. I'll post for more advice when I go to brew. I appreciate all the...

The blow off is my concern, especially as I'm using Nottingham yeast. I used it with this FWK last time and it really took off (I hadn't organised a blow off system). Based on this I might go with Neal32s method and see what happens. So I'll buy the Fermenter King Junior and also get the...

I've decided to try pressure fermentation and have done a bit of reading both here and on other sites. The FWK I have ready to go is a Chris' British Ale. I've brewed it before and really like it. With all the reading I've done I'm getting conflicting messages about pressure fermentation of...

Just got the S4 and it looks like a great kegerator. I especially love the fact that the gas bottle is on the outside. At the moment the fridge is running at 4 degrees which is far too warm. The Kegland video I watched seemed counter intuitive and when I tried to apply what they said it didn't...

Every now and then, when I change over a keg, I get a very frothy pour. This is despite the fact that the previous keg poured perfectly and I haven't changed the gas pressure. This time, when I pull the handle I get a blast of gas then a frothy pour. I can see gas pockets and bubbles in the beer...

They deliver and the postage was very reasonable. They're in Melbourne and I'm on the Gold Coast and it got here very quickly.

Grain and Grape https://www.grainandgrape.com.au/products/category/DGGKTHHG-fresh-wort-kits sell FWKs through their store which are made by Artisan Ale. They have this available...

I don't think so but I'll taste test again

Two weeks ago I kegged a FWK that had been sitting in the fermenter for nearly three weeks. All went well until I finished and went to attach the CO2 lines to my keg - the gas cylinder was empty. It was also too late in the day to get a refill. I attached the gas line anyway and put the keg into...

Just checked out the Yarraville Pale Ale on their website. I've yet to brew a pale ale, the IBU is not extreme so this might be the next one on the cards. Thanks for the recommendation.

I'm finding the quality from FWKs is very good indeed and essentially the people making the kits have done the hard work for me. There are a lot of kits out there from different brewers including All Inn, Artisan Ale, Craftbrewer. These are the the three I've tried so far and all of their kits...

So many locally based independent breweries of long ago with their own take on how beer should taste. Beers such as Tooth's, Kent, etc, which were either swallowed up (pun intended) by the big boys or just went out of business. I remember when Powers came out and how it was so much better than...

I can't see any issues with 25 degrees for conditioning your beer provided it's kept in a reasonably dark place.