Recent content by thesmashhit

Didn't know this had a name. Amazing research.

Hey guys, Looking at picking up this combo ( i can get into all grain for my three tier system, thinking this'll work nicely, and is a decent price range. However I'm worried it'll lose too much residual heat during the mash, and was after suggestions on how to insulate this without breaking...

Guys this is all such an incredible help. Gives me a shitload of ideas. Will have a hunt around tomorrow. I've played with thinking about BIAB, but I am fairly set on 3 tier. GalBrew, I work at the Park Hotel in Werribee, VIC. We gypsy & contract brew out under the banner of Trailer Park...

Hey guys, Looking at going all grain after screwing around with partials etc. Went out and did a full brew day at 2 Brothers, so the passion is at an all time high. I have 2 pots, 1 32l (thinking will be my Boil Kettle) and a 50l (HLT). I'm aiming for around a 20l brew for the shitload of 23l...

Champion! Thank you.

Hey guys, Bottled, carbed and drank. Must have had a bit too much boil off, ended up around 7.2% ABV, but had a really great mouthfeel, full, rounded sweet caramel flavor. Thanks for all the feedback guys.

Hey guys, long time reader, very sporadic poster... I'm interested in harvesting some bottle dregs for some sours, and building them up to be able to pitch to a brew. What process do you use for harvesting dregs? Any particular bottles that are available here, I have a couple of 5l fermenters...

Champions, will keep you updated on how it all goes :)

Hey guys. Just looking for some educated minds to give me a bit of feedback on this recipe I'm going to brew. Will enter it in a competition locally, so just seeing what everyone says. Only a 5L batch, have a mini mash/sparging on the stove, but with extract as well. 5l batch. 0.5kg Munich...

I'll give it a crack guys, thanks :)

Awesome. I might try splitting up the DME for the next batch. Any period too late to add it?

I usually add all my DME in at the start of the boil, have never done a late addition. Is it just to maximize usage and not boil of any DME?

Howdy Brewers! Any tips for working with DME? I've seen in places that caramelizjng it is possible, so at what point are you adding it to the boil? I'm steeping more and more grains with every brew, and should I add it to my steeped wort prior to ramping up the temp to boil? Any advice is...

A couple of days ago I brewed a 5L batch of a choc-oatmeal stout. I had a little more work than usual, and decanted into a second fermenter (which I'll transfer to a small port barrel for aging). I had to duck off to work, and pitched the yeast quickly, the fermenters were warm, not hot, but...

So with the square ones (may well do a Bunnings run today) you've just popped the o-ring off, glad wrapped the top and popped it back on to seal?