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Keen to make a gose with saltbush. Anyone done it? How much should I use in a 20L batch? Are all saltbush NaCl equal? Should I put it in a hop spider pre or post souring? or with fruit in secondary? Any advice appreciated.

Thanks guys.

Thinking of getting a 50L Guten which are 3000W and require 15A circuit. In the house, I have a 15A plug that was used for an aircon unit. Is it it safe to run a 10m (15A) extension cable from the 15A plug to the garage when I use the Guten? Dont really want to get a sparky in to put a 15A...

Brewed today (20L) with 400g of lactose and 75g cacao powder @ 15 mins. Now in fermenter with Wyeast 1318. Going to add some Top Shelf chocolate cream and Top Shelf hazelnut at kegging time. Never played with this stuff before - how much should I add? After a good choco hit with a hint of...

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Where can I buy a high pressure regulator for my Italian spiral burner? Kegking/cheekypeak etc seem to only sell with burner attached. Prefer POL fitting but QCC would be ok too. Cheers!

I'll take the keg with the bulkhead fitting / thermometer fitting and the burner. Can pickup Saturday/Sunday - whatever suits.

Mine are near ready for picking. How long can I keep them for without drying/dehydrating? Whats the best method to do so? I expect to start picking next week and the later cones 5 or so days later. Too, in what proportion should I use them? I've heard anything from 3x to 8x the weight you...

I made a 12L batch of this a month ago and ran out. Thought I'd go bigger, milled my grain and then realised my equipment has limitations. Have a couple of spare pots so I think I'll go with 2 batches. Thanks for the advice guys.

Doing a big brew - 8kg of grain for 21L in fermenter My mash tun (rubbermaid) is 20L Should I batch sparge 4 or 5 times or do 2 mashes and sparge each a couple of times (having first on the heat whilst 2nd is in the MT) ? My main concern is not getting enough water in for the initial mash.

Thanks guys. I'll take it all on board, make a few adjustments and report back in a few weeks.

Gunna whip this up Sunday - after a bit of advice as to whether it will be too bitter. For 15L cube 5kg American Ale malt 0.9kg Munich 0.18kg Carapils 0.25kg Wheat 0.1kg Acidulated malt 7g galaxy @90 7g citra @90 7g Magnum @60 14g galaxy@25 14g citra @25 14g galaxy @20 14g citra @20 21g galaxy...

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Mate gave up brewing years ago and I've just acquired a full 15kg bottle from him. He bought from a guy who ran a postmix gas busines "Postmix Pete" - the sticker is still on the bottle. Google shows nothing for "Postmix Pete" or his phone numbers. The only other markings on the bottle are Tare...