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Hi Everyone, I am after some info on beer taps or faucets if any knowledgeable brewers can help out? my current set up is very basic I run a 50 litre CUB keg to an old swing arm (from the side) faucet or tap that is mounted on the front of my upright fridge door, the tap has an extension shank...

g'day Brewers I am interested to know what most of you use to transfer fermented beer to kegs, lately I've been using a jiggle syphon (bought it super cheap auto) and it seems to work well, basically all it is is a 1 inch tube with a pressed copper collar on one end that "houses a marble and...

I have just it down a brew using Coopers Sparkilng Ale Recipe 46 litre 2x Thomas Coopers Sparkilng Ale 2x Coopers Wheat Malt cans 500 grams of LDME @ 15 min 45 grams of Amarillo @ 5 min 20 grams of Amarillo Dry hop 30 grams Amarillo second day of active fermentation in primary,takes about a...

Cheers to you Takasonfletcher, I only just got laid off from work 2 months ago mate, have three kids the mortgage the usual shit same deal, so I understand the stress levels mate, and your right Home brewing is a great escape, it's a challenge its fun,can be frustrating, but also very...

thx Gents for your replies, I just found it strange maybe these HB sessions of mine are getting longer than I thought? Anyway if that the case I just wish all my home brews were like my last 12 or so pints it seems I wouldn't have to brew as many!

I should have mentioned that this is not in the same drinking session either so example I can knock over 8 pints and have frig all effect but it seems on the end of the keg and the same keg I can have 4 pints and have a buzz" it's like WTF ?

hey fellow brewers I brew my home brew in the fermenter as normal and then transfer to a 50 litre dispenser CUB (Carlton Keg) So i do a double batch of 46 litres, when I cook a brew! Now I love my beer I wouldn't be home brewing if didnt , but is it me or does homebrew hold more alcohol...

Thanks maestro will take a look at it' and see if I can "drive it"

Yeah thanks for that, not being able to take a og makes it hard to have any reference point, but I was more worried that I may pitched the yeast at to high a temperature and this may have "stalled" or "killed" the yeast this stopping fermentation! your right yob relying on the bloody airlock...

Hi Brewers, I had an absolute "Barry Crocker" the other day I cooked up an amber ale, anyway I transferred my boiled wort and other inferdients into the fermenter and "topped up with cold water" anyway I I went to take a reading before pitching the yeast,and I dropped my Hydrometer and smashed...

G'day Westozah and TL thanks for the "heads up" ,I was going to boil the amber malt with the hops alone and boil for 30 minutes then throw the APA in with the brown sugar, you have raised a concern i had as well I thought the recipe was a bit "light on " with bittering hops in general even...

g'day brewers! Newbie Here ,I have tracked through the recipes here and on other websites and finally put down my first JSAA version this recipe came off the Coopers website that I spotted and seemed "right up my alley as it was all basically extract form, fairly easy to put together.I dispense...

Yeah thanks yob, I never really got into dry hopping into my brews even when I was doing it all them years back, i only ever used pellets and the plunger so dry hopping is a bit alien to me, I kind of knew 1 bag wasn't going to be enough,so what's your opinion on tieing the other bag onto the...

Hi everyone have been watching this site for a while now and am really impresses with the glut of knowledge from the brewers here, I got into brewing about 7 years back and went straight to 50 litre kegs, Anyway I got sent away working for a few years and never had the time to get back into it...