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  1. J

    Kit twang at local HBS in their demo recipe

    Yeah, this is similar to my observations... Started with 'kit and kilo'- had varying degrees of kit twang.. some brews hardly drinkable, others just a tad noticable... Moved to full extract with self hopping- never experienced any suggestion, or any single hint of 'kit twang'. I moved to AG...
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    Kit twang at local HBS in their demo recipe

    I have always believed/ understood 'kit twang' to be due to the use of 'Iso-hops' rather than fresh hops. My understanding is that yeast selection, ferment temps and conditioning can subdue kit twang a little, dependant on technique, however I dont think you can ever quite have it removed...
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    Full extract beer - keg life?

    My vote, for what its worth, is that it should be ok. The only problem I can imagine is that it could have some oxidisation, particularly if the keg stopped holding pressure (has a leak). If the beer tastes ok, its ok :) Good luck mate!
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    Biab or change to mashing

    My efficiency with BIAB was about 65% until I realised that I was getting 'balling' with the grain- this improved a fair bit with better stirring and through slower, more careful introduction of the grain to the strike water. Its an easy thing to look past and not realise that its happening, but...
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    Stepping up to all grain

    Sounds like you are on track! My only advice, for what its worth, is try to keep your 'system' simple... I would stick to 1 vessel- thats the main benefit of biab! Mash in the 19l, boil in the 19l, and 'no-cool' in the 19l... see Nick_JDs old thread on stovetop brewing... really does work...
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    Bloody Nightmare

    I often put my fermenter in an ice bath to rapid cool , if needed... However, my preference is to avoid the need to cool in the first place. When doing extract, I use a small amount of dried malt to relative portion of water, say about 4 liters to make a gravity of about 1040. I then boil my...
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    Can I use a keg as secondary in fridge

    I may be wrong, but from your hydrometer reading, it looks like fermentation hasn't kicked off... Your recipe would give an initial gravity of around 1032 or so, which looks very similar to the gravity reading on you pics... It is possible to get an incorrect reading on initial when the malt...
  8. J

    WTB pin-lock coke kegs old style

    I could be wrong, but from memory I think the posts are a different size... I seem to remember the flip lid pin locks being incompatible with the older Rheem, style kegs, but I very we'll could be wrong, and hope I am wrong (would be great if they are the same!) I will measure my posts on my...
  9. J

    US home brewer trying to make Australian beer for an Aussie friend

    You will get close with the coopers international pale ale , pre hopped can, but as mentioned, you will need to re culture some coopers yeast from a few bottles of coopers pale. The coopers strain of yeast is a real signature to their beer. The beer in reality is faily lightly hopped, and a...
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    WTB pin-lock coke kegs old style

    Im in sydney... Thanks for the reply mate, but I dont have any ball locks. I have 2 pin-locks only... Just remembered that they are the rheem style...
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    WTB pin-lock coke kegs old style

    Thanks for the reply... I was actually referring to the 'lid', not the posts (actually cant remember how the posts screw in to be honest, its been a while since I put kits through them etc). The lid is about 2 inches diameter and threads into the top/body of the keg. You tighten the lid with a...
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    US home brewer trying to make Australian beer for an Aussie friend

    In my mind there is no question... Coopers pale ale or coopers sparkling. The reason why is that most of the more modern Aussie craft ales are simply americanised ales, which would not really remind one of the mother land... Coppers however, is very Aussie in every aspect. I can imagine that...
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    WTB pin-lock coke kegs old style

    Hi, My set-up is for the old style pin lock coke kegs, and I would like a few more... These are the old, all stainless steel units with the small thread in lid. PM me or reply here! Kind regards
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    POR with Galaxy?

    I have used Galaxy to great success for bittering- a great bittering hop IMO. Have not used as a flavour/aroma hop. 2 observations, 1)It can be quite harsh though when young, so I can see why some may be negative in regard to bittering ability. 2)Even as bittering, it will overpower the...
  15. J

    Free large upright freezer...and free beer fridge

    As title... I have a very big upright freezer in working order and an old beer brewing fridge in working order... Free... Prefer both gone at once but will separate... Both units are dirty but motors work fine... I was using fridge as a brew room and planned to convert freezer but never got...
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