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The stir plate tends to kill krausen a lot of the time, there’ll be a thick layer of yeast when you settle it

Did you end up brewing this B Dave? Currently having a beer under a vine full of green passion fruit that will be going in an IPA, curious how it went for you.

Sodium perc hot as hell then phosphoric from the spray bottle followed by a rinse. Works, not sure if it’s necessary but it’s habit now so won’t change

Different coupling to the others? Might have some strange Estonian off brand coupling that has less restriction. You’d guess that line length would have more influence on pour though.

Never used a robobrew so this may not be an issue but I usually find that with high wheat content I need to stir a few times to stop the mash from settling and sticking. After about 20 mins this seems to stop being an issue (assume this is to do with gelatinisation and initial conversion) I find...

I went for leave, it slowly dropped out then cold crash finished it off. Was surprised how little got as far as the transfer hose. I covered the end with stocking to catch any bits was probably 10gms worth of hops in there at most. Trub was a big ol lump of green slop, smelt amazing going on the...

How long do you recommend? 4 - 7 days usually seems enough for my tastes.

Hi folks, looking for some advice on a small issue I am having. Last night I added 120gm of pellet hops to 23L of a Rye IPA I have in the fermenter at present. I've not often added this level of dry hop for a long time but my method with smaller amounts is usually just to throw the pellets in...

Could be worse Hamish you could be the idiot who carefully went to all the trouble to research where the gas lines in his keg fridge were before fitting the latch to the door then drilled straight through one anyway..... Replacement keg fridge almost finished.

When I chill (usually cube nowadays) I use exactly the same technique mtb but keep the hose submerged then lift it when I pull the chiller to avoid HSA issues and get a good whirlpool. Leave it for a few minutes to splash so the outlets jetting around the side of the pot. Seems to aerate the...

Keg hopping is big difference to hopping in the fermenter I think. Ive recently started dry hopping in the keg but keeping the keg in the ferment fridge with the next brew to condition for a week if I dry hop. Then I'll carbonate fully and chill in the keg fridge after I pull the hops. Haven't...

Suspect I'll end up buying a Lamotte and then trying to forget what it cost

LaMotte I haven't found an Australian retailer for, the iDip looks like a good (disregarding the cost factor with both) option but I'm worried about hardware and software redundancy with that one. Don't wanna end up with a test kit that no longer has any support in five years

Almost forgot Aquacheck strips come up a bit in searches but don't know anyone that uses them. Are they worthwhile or fairly ballpark?

Hi all, Does anyone here have a suggestion for water test kits for brewing? Currently have Ph meter and test kit for my aquaponics which is all about ammonium and nitrites. Doesn't offer anything meaningful for brewing but would like a similar test kit for my brewing. About halfway through...