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Corny keg lid only no keg in this sale

Beer Engine Hand Pump Sunshine Coast I have this unit for sale, stripped down for cleaning with photos for assembly. My woodwork so it can be mounted on a wall or use the hidden bar bracket as normally mounted. Also 2 types of sparklers (2 of each) that screw onto the tip of the gooseneck. New...

With the Grainfather 10 minutes before end of boil I turn the pump on to santise the chiller than at end of boil turn on cooling water to bring down the temperature in the Grainfather.. Than when ready to transfer to the ferementer turn the pump off for a few seconds.. This is when it won’t...

I am just starting out learning about balancing a Co2 setup and the info online only has resistance for vinyl & polyethylene tube.. 3/16″ ID vinyl tubing = 3 psi/ft 1/4″ ID vinyl tubing = 0.85 psi/ft 3/16″ ID Polyethylene tubing = 2.2 psi/ft 1/4″ ID Polyethylene tubing = 0.5 psi/ft I can...

Can anybody tell me more about this Gaskell & Chambers hand pump. age, beer style etc.. In the photo the chrome end is a shut off valve that must be turned ¼ before pulling 300ml of beer and is this classed as a sparkler.. Just starting to do some real ales from the Graham Wheeler Camra book...

Have been using "Brew Your Own British Real Ale 3rd edition by Graham Wheeler" So it's Dark Milds & Bitters Best so far is the Guinness .. Michael Sunshine Coast Qld

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For Sale at Bli Bli Sunshine Coast Fisher & Paykel bar fridge set up for home brewing beer. Fermenter is a heavey duty 36 Litre stainless steel stock pot with temperature probe and 3 piece ball valve. STC 1000 for control of Heat & Cooling $120 Michael

Had a look at that thread on using the cubes but what I am starting to look at is................. Using my 23 litre glass demijohn or a 19 litre keg with ball valves,draft beer faucet and some other fittings....... To set up Real Ale Cask with a Co2 cask breather or aspirator....... This is...

Started brewing again about 2 years ago with cans, than moved on to Extract. After 20 brews steeping the grains it's time to move onto all grain brews. So the new Grainfather is waiting for it's first job................ All my brews have been bottled so far but with a few books on UK ales I am...

Hi Am getting ready to do about 12 test 4.5 litre cider brews with different yeasts,lactose,pectinase and primers .................. So have 24 litres of Aldi juice ready and tested it a week ago................... apple juice SG 1040 PH 3.4 apple juice and 20% RO water SG 1038 PH 3.6 apple...

Why did the site address not get into my post............... Use the site address ie aussie home brewer.com MickJ

The way i search forums is to use Google Advanced Search, have a bookmark for it on the tool bar........ You only need to use 3 of the lines "all the words" i put "Bock" "site or domain" you always use or any forum address for other sites "terms appearing" the drop down list has "in...

But my goal is to make "Dark Ale with a Cream Head" just like I had in a UK Whitbread Pub in 1992, Five trips to England and I only remember that one beer (well OK it was 4 pints) .... Matt I have been trying to find a name for the beer by phone calls to England, it might have been Whitbread...