Recent content by OSF

+1 for research with Fents. Goldtop or Blue Meanie beer - Now there's an idea. Spartan 117, your mate is a genius.

Hey guys, Apologies if this has been discussed here before. I am looking to build my brewery and wanted any opinions on how good the tall and skinny "Tooheys Style" kegs are for conversion to a kettle etc (as opposed to shorter and fatter kegs or other SS pots). Obviously these kegs are...

Hey Griffo, Aside from all the standard "no airlock activity" things to look for, I have also found this yeast to be much slower than the ale yeasts (as most people here will advise). I have used the Saflager W-34/70 quite a few times at a temp of around 9 - 12 degrees and each time I have...

Hey Pat, I'm keen to come along and have been waiting for you guys to do an AG brewing demo (since you suggested several months ago that you were going to run one). Can't make it with only a couple of days notice though. Any chance of re-scheduling it a week or so? Cheers OSF

Way to go. I went through the same process last year and came to the same conclusions. I use the fridgemate with a smaller normal fridge and it works great. Cheers OSF

It's all about "set and forget" for me. If you take your time to balance your system (see other threads as recommeded) and plan your brews (and don't drink em too fast) there is always a beer on tap ready to go. For my standard Ales I carbonate and serve all at 100kpa (using a balanced...

Thanks KoNG for the correction. Cheers OSF

Hey Mass, I did one as a starter to a bucks night (before everyone got too stupid) a couple of months ago and we had a great time. The food was great. The beers were great. The Brewer (Simon ?) was really really good, held the audience, was great to have a chat with later on and obviously had...

Hey Guys, Got married a couple of months ago and sort of tried to do the food/beer matching thing. We had our reception down at the Argyle in the Rocks in Sydney (owned by the same people that own the Lowenbrau Keller & the Barvaian Bier cafe) and as such I was able to get them to do a deal...

Sorry Guys - click the "Replacement Parts" tab on the micromatic link. Cheers OSF

Hey Guys, The micromatic reg is easy to pull apart and if you do it pretty quickly after you flood it, the only thing you have to replace is a fibrer washer (which only cost about $1.00 each directly from the local sydney importer). You don't need the whole seal replacement kit unless you...

Thanks guys for the replies, invites and PM's. I'll probably head down to Bulli for a bit of a look and then take up any local PM offers. Cheers OSF

Hey guys I have been mucking around with K&K and FWK's for a little while, but now want to give AG a go. I am reading as much as I can, but think I would really benefit from seeing the process live first hand. I just turned 40 and for a 40th present the boss has given me approval to spend...

Hey McKenry, Being relatively new to brewing, the opportunity of using FWK's is a good one as it has allowed me to focus on learning about and sorting out the yeast / fermentation and temp control issues. Though my ultimate goal is to go Ag (hopefully soon), I figure that producing good beer...

Thanks petesbrew, Point #4 is certainly something we will take on board when we get mobile. I had not thought of that. Good heads up. Chees OSF