Recent content by jpbirbeck

if you want a cheap option, go to Go-Lo/The warehouse/cheap as cheaps and pick up a 18.9 l pot for $20 and have two boils on the go. I have a 19l pot and a 9l pot which I use to do full AG batches, a bit of shuffling and a bit of a pain but it works and eff is good.

the ovingham aka the bombay bicycle club...

I've not had it myself but hops are a sedative and are used in a lot of natural sleep tablets you can buy so it may very well make you feel a tad stoned or at least well sedated :)

Would a combo of Amarillo, and Ahtanum with Santiam work well with Rye? I've been keen to have a go with a bit of Rye as part of the next brew.

Tried my Santa Maria Amber Ale with Columbus on the weekend, was fantastic. The bitterness was a bit on the harsh side but the flavour was significantly better than the Cascade version of the same beer I did at the same time.

I've used plugs a stack of times without breaking them up, its not necessary, once they hit the beer they soak up a bit and split apart themselves. Its fine to let float on top as the plug is compressed whole hop flowers and as a result the bits are quite big and don't get through the tap in my...

I'm due for the first tasting of an American Amber Ale I used solely Columbus in...it was part of an experiement with hops, half th4e batch was Columbus, half cascade and the wee bit I had left got the Nelson Sauvin treatment. As it fermented and the tasters I took from the Hydro readings I...

KoNG I'd be interested in going the same kind of set up initally (easier to get through the Boss) and I would primarily use it for parties anyway...aside from the tap, the injector and the keg, what do you need? Cheers JB

it won't be for the HBS but for the microbrewery and restaurant...

I was just looking at the 5l min-kegs today. The Party Star Deluxe Tap System and the Beer King 2000 are a couple of options for dispensing from the minikegs. Its seems like a reasonable alternative to the tap-a-draft or partypig systems. The systems are german made, specifically it seems for...

You can generally get these at cheap shops too...

I've done one of these and it is beautiful. One of the best beers I've ever had. brewed with WY1056 and masses of hops, Simcoe, Ahtanum, Amarillo and Cascade...

I'm keen to get hold of Cascade too but haven't been able to get hold of anyone that can supply them...apparently a virus lurks.

I'd be keen to get hold of a Cascade Rhizome or cutting if anyone has some on offer...In line with the thread I don't have anything to swap but happy to pay. It seems Cascade are a tad difficult to get hold of at the mo... :(