Recent content by rangaz

MDF does not like water at all. Generally dont need ice as the kegs are usually in a few hours but in the event that I need the ice, I do as justsomeguy said and put a bin liner in.

No offense taken. I pride myself on my expediant and cheap but effective equipment. And no, its not held together by glad wrap, its just there to protect the foam. I dug deep and bought a bottle of PVA to hold it all together lol. Total cost minus the tap was under $10 so I think I did alright...

Yeah mine had a thermostat in the fridge section too. The one in the the freezer will drive the comp while the the fridge one will control a small amount of air flow from the freezer. Was it an electrical or mechanical type (did it have wire leads coming from it)? You can have multiple...

This is my new portable keg setup. Before I just used a styrofoam box with the pluto gun but inbetween servings the line would get warm and foam up on serving. Just needs some handles and a hole for the gas line but I think this should do the job much better :icon_cheers:

Pic as promised You cant see it but the thermo is at the end of the wires. I've been messing around with it for another project so its not in its enclosure. Its a bit of a squeeze but I can now fit three kegs in there and its is able to get all three down to serving temp overnight which is...

from the way it sounds you have the same problem I had. Just to check we have the same style of fridge. My fridge is the fridge freezer type with a single evaporator in the freezer section. The compressor runs off the thermo in the freezer. Friddge temp is controlled by a mechanical lever type...

Thanks for the offer Spoonta but I wont be needing it till it starts getting warmer. Have room for 40L in the ferm fridge for standard ales etc but at the rate I've been getting through kegs lately I think it would be a good Idea to get a high temp yeast so I'm not limited to just what I can fit...

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone knows where to get wyeast 3724 (Belgian Saison) in Perth. I'm getting ready for the warmer months as I've only got room for 40L in my fermentation cooler and my usual go to place, TWOC, doesn't list it on their website. Cheers

Hi all, I'm having some trouble tracking down some polyclar in Perth. Anyone know a shop that sells it? Cheers

b_thomas Force carbing only takes about 15mins once its cold (I connnect gas at slightly high pressure than required to the beer out and shake) and I can tell you its easier getting to desired volume at serving temp with lower pressures than trying to do it at room temp with higher pressures...

Thanks all for the replies. The barley is stirling which is a malting variety and the stuff that I took for brewing was of malt grade. Unfortunately it would be pretty hard to work out the area used to grow this much as this barley just came out of the back of the truck before it went off to the...

Hi all, just sitting back enjoying the first glass from the first keg I can truly call my own. :drinks: Its a fat yak clone made from barley I planted on my family farm and malted myself and cascade hops from my first year plant that I harvested the same day. I may have cheated a little, the...

Just need to find the right place to get stuff from and buy in bulk I pay $2/kg for base malt (in 25kg bags), a little more for specialty (2-5kg bags) from TWOC $20-30 per 500g for hops sourced locally and ordered from nikobrew in the US (they're selling cascade for $10/lb btw :) ). postage...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Mini-Digital-Temper...=item3f0390ca0a These are fantastic little things, just got one myself. Keeps the temp within half a degree for $30. You can wire them up using a cut up extension cord so that one end goes into your power, the other you plug your fridge into. If...

Sorry to resurrect such an old post but I've been seaching everywhere and can find answers. I'm trying to make some munich malt from pale malt. So far I've tried baking at 105C for 2 hours but it tasted more like biscuit malt than the sample of munich I had to compare it to. I'm thinking soak...