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Moa was at GABS this year. The range was good with a few cracking beers. A couple were so-so, but mostly cracking.

You hate the venue? Constitution dock is an awesome spot for a beer festival!

Anyone going?

That sounds odd. Just checked the links and they're working. Are you logged on when you click on the links? You need to be logged on to access the recipe db.

You could buy a slab of VB hand grenades. https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_64874/victoria-bitter-twist-tops-250ml I'll hold back the jokes about having to fIrst drink the beer. Edit: fat fingers

These are my two favourites http://aussiehomebrewer.com/recipe/1327-aussie-amber-ale/ http://aussiehomebrewer.com/recipe/1510-fatter-yak I sometimes mix up the Aussie Amber swapping the Galaxy for Citra (yes I know that Citra is not exactly Aussie). I probably brew only 20 times per year...

Spog is on the money. When I was bottling I got hundreds of 330 ml crown tops from my local pub. Buy a few pints and ask the publication what he does with his empty bottles. You'll no doubt be back there the next day collecting empty bottles.

A shameless effort to drum up interest. Yes, it really is almost like new (sorry about the sideways pic):

For sale, 40L Crown Urn, concealed element. With ball lock tap. Pickup in Albert Park, Vic. $200 In excellent condition. Only ever used for brewing (BIAB) and carefully cleaned after each use. Has not been used to house contaminants such as tea or coffee ;-) If you're new to BIAB I've got a...

Storing your kegs at room temp shouldn't cause any issues. Just follow your usual kegging technique, including perge-ing oxygen, and you should be fine. My fridge also only holds two kegs. My routine is to have two kegs on tap, chilled at 4 deg inside the fridge, with a third carbonating at...

I have both brewmate and beersmith. Beersmith is much more sophisticated and I like that it runs on the iPad, however I find brewmate much easier and faster to use and I find myself using it 90% of the time.

Give it a crack and see how it turns out. I reckon that you'll be ok.

I've done it on occasion without issue. However as manticle says, it's not best practice.

You'd learn more attending a free brewing demo at Grain & Grape.

Sounds like it's going to be a great tasting beer. Enjoy!