Recent content by jimbregas

Completely normal. That's pretty standard for fermentation to slow down around 4-5 days (depending on temperature, yeast health, aeration of wort etc it could be close to finished by this time). There's no harm in taking a hydrometer reading now just to see where it's at (I take readings...

Also, to answer the OPs question, I doubt you'd get a bar fridge that fits a coopers FV. If you are hard pressed for space, get yourself a 30L square bunnings fermenter and check this thread out: http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/43363-the-perfect-fermentation-fridge/ Most decent sized bar...

I've been looking round for something small to fit a 30L bunnings FV so just had a squizz on ebay after reading this post and found this: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Cadbury-Ice-Cream-Freezer-Caravell-/321325794429?pt=AU_Business_Industrial_Retail_Shop_Fitting_Supplies&hash=item4ad082847d&_uhb=1...

Ended up ordering the Buffalo from Nisbets last night plus some other brew paraphernalia. I'd heard that the big thing with these is keeping the element clean to stop it cutting out so that's something I'll definitely keep an eye on before, during and after the boil. All in all, I'm pretty keen...

Thanks for the replies guys- looks like Buffalo might be the way to go, especially at that price.

Cheers for the warning, it's good to know stuff like that before you seal the deal.

bundy, any feedback on these bad boys so far? I'm trying to scout out as much first hand info as possible as I've been looking into getting one for BIAB and tossing up between a Buffalo or a Birko. Nesbits is flogging the Buffalos for $170 as opposed to $260 for the Birkos (admittedly you do get...

Yeah, I've had that experience with Galaxy previously (I dry hopped an APA with equal parts Citra and Galaxy and found that the Galaxy overpowered the beer- it was all tropical fruits with hardly any citrus). But, the centennial in there should give you a good balance with the aromas, and, to be...

Looks Good. I recently did a recipe reasonably similar to this one (used the same combo of hops trying to make more of an APA style Hop Hog inspired brew). I've had a few of the beers so far and the aroma from these hops are phenomenal (I dry hopped 20g Centennial, 10g Citra and 5g Galaxy and it...