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  1. MetalDan

    Australian Amateur Brewing Championship

    Is there any word on prizes for AABC 2018 winners?
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    Newcastle Mead catchup

    Sorry for the delayed reply, will shoot you a PM with the details dave! The meetup will be on the 10th March!
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    Newcastle Mead catchup

    For sure Dale, I'll wing you the details on facebook!
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    Newcastle Mead catchup

    I'm currently organizing a quarterly mead catchup in the Newcastle area, the first meet of 2018 is penciled in for March. For anyone around the Newcastle/Central Coast/Hunter area who's brewed a mead in the past and is interested in chatting all things honey, let me know and I'll send over some...
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    Small batch racking

    I ended up finding a PET bottle lid that perfectly fits my bottling wand which is a bonus! So I'm going with the plan of flushing a PET bottle with CO2, rack using a hose and then throw on the lid + bottle wand, invert the PET bottle, cut a hole in the bottle for airflow and then bottle away!
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    Force carbing partially full kegs

    For a standard full 19L keg I use the Ross method to carb it, goes great and no issues. However I'm currently doing some experimental 4L batches (mainly mead) and carbing these up in the 19L kegs, so a lot of head space. The Ross method of 40psi doesn't work and leaves the mead over carbed...
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    Small batch racking

    A friend and I are looking to make up 12 small batch meads, each using the same process/yeast/temp etc, and put a different honey variety in each (to really understand what each honey variety brings to the table). To keep costs down, we're looking to make 1L batches of each, and take a few other...
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    Cold Plate Jockey Box

    Looks the goods mate, any feedback so far? Are the FC taps worth the extra? Also what's the reason behind the wheels, you plan on moving it about when its full of ice?
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    NSW State Comp 2016

    Anyone have a copy of the relevant AABC style guide they can send? The links on the aabc website aren't working at the moment it appears
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    Extra Special Brewers 2016 Home Brew Competition

    I'm pretty chuffed with the 1st place I got for my Best Bitter, although I have no delusions of grandeur with my skills (my all grain ESB did average). My winning Best Bitter was just a fresh wort kit from the Brew Shop, fermented in a no chill cube in my bar fridge. Now to see if my AG skills...
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    Fermenting In Cube - Forcing Expansion To Create Head Space

    Cheers mants. There was some minimal pressure in the cube so I just turned back until I heard the pressure escape (at the 1/2 turn mark), and then tightened slightly. I might turn it another turn or so, so its on but not restrictive. Cheers
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    Fermenting In Cube - Forcing Expansion To Create Head Space

    Sorry to bring up an old thread, but couldn't find the answer anywhere else and its related. I've always used glad wrap to cover a cube when fermenting, but have decided to try out just turning back the cube lid instead (as Beer4U mentioned above). Any suggestions on how much to notch batch...
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    Tips for a low alcohol beer

    Sorry to dig up an old thread, but what is the reason behind a quicker 30 min mash? How does the shorter mash affect the beer? I'm guessing a quicker mash means less conversion of complex sugars into simple sugars, so a beer with more body (similar affect to mashing high temp)? Cheers
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    Moving fermented wort

    Thanks for the idea SE I hadn't seen that post before, I've got a few english ales I plan on having so that could work a treat :)
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