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    Free pet bottles

    Hey all, Have about 50 or so that I don't need as I have been kegging for some time now. Live near the brew shop at Peakhurst.Pm please. Cheers
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    New Sydney Inner West brew shop opening

    Co 2 keg king swap for me, I'm only using dry yeast ATM. where exactly in enmore are you. I grew up around those woods. Remember a couple of busted knees playing league in enmore park. Is it down that end or up near Edgeware rd? Cheers
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    Burnt Rubber Smell

    Have you used any bleach or chlorine during your cleaning/sanitizing process?
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    Crown urn wont heat over 49 deg.

    I had same problem, then i began this process. After each batch I clean most of the shit off with scratch less scourer, then use a little car polish on it and make sure no residue is left behind. On brew day, I spray a smudge of food grade silicon on my finger and "very lightly" coat the element...
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    How much beer..?

    Oops posted twice, sorry
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    How much beer..?

    Hey jurt, Recently had our sons engagement party at home. We had about 100 people in total, about 25 hardcore beer drinkers and probably, around 40 to 50 that enjoy "a few" I had 4 x 23 litre kegs( they only really hold 21 litres) and 2 cartons coronas and 1 becks. Party started around 5 and...
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    How much beer..?

    Hey jurt, Recently had our sons engagement party at home. We had about 100 people in total, about 25 hardcore beer drinkers and probably, around 40 to 50 that enjoy "a few" I had 4 x 23 litre kegs( they only really hold 21 litres) and 2 cartons coronas and 1 becks. Party started around 5 and...
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    Lager and Ale yeast combo

    Hi all, Had to do a quick brew for an upcoming party. I didn't have time to do an AG so i put down a Coopers Euro Lager. 24 hours later at 18 deg, hardly any Krausen, it then clicked to me that the Euro Lager kit has a Lager strain yeast.I haven't got that many days to wait for it to fermant...
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    National broadband network

    Hey all, We live in a fringe sort of area and have had shitty Internet for years. They are starting the NBN works in our area soon and I was interested to hear from anyone that already has it. Speeds, costs, download limits, reliability and providers etc I have been on the nbn website, and...
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    Mashed in too low

    Why don't you just fire it up again till you get to your desired temp? Stir mash while raising temp
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    Thermometers gone swimming

    Hey all, Dropped my Aldi thermometer in the wort the other day while mashing, it didn't like it much! I switched over to my spare stc 1000 and all was well and easy. Just wondering. Is the STC plastic sensor ok for long time use in liquid? What are some popular thermometers you guys use...
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    Help for a first time BIAB brewer?

    As far as your chilling goes, i'm with Crusty.I'm new to biab as well, have done 2 batches chilled and about 6 batches no chill.... The immersion chiller I bought has gone into a dark corner in the garage! Only because I found no chill more convenient and chilling also adds another hour to your...
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    Crown Concealed element boil dry

    Just tasted some, and i can't taste anything, but again a risk there as you say. What sort of grade was your wire wheel? I'm assuming a very fine one? Cheers
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    Crown Concealed element boil dry

    Hey all, Have a Crown 40 L concealed element urn. After half a dozen Biabs, no problems with boil etc. Yesterday it did the dry boil cut off thingo which I have read about on here. I scraped the element with my ss spoon and managed to get it going again. Ideally i don't want to be watching it...
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    refractometer flaw?

    http://www.musther.net/vinocalc.html#monitorferment Try this
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