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Yes please and happy to help with testing

Here's a Belgian golden ale I did recently 1 X 1.7kg Can of good brew shop Pilsener 1 X 1kg can of liquid wheat malt extract 400g Honey 1kg sugar, made into Belgian candy sugar (or toffee) 15g Coriander seed Zest (orange peel -not the white) from one orange 15g Saaz hops (4%) A good yeast -...

Thanks everyone for your help

I thought a kettle was used to make tea. Any insight on the copper question tdh?

Thanks guys, yes I am talking about pipe and there is telling what has been through it - refrigeration chemicals or car radiators. The pipe would be used for the bottom of a boiler / mash tun as a strainer and also a wort chiller. I'm guessing it will clean up with some citric acid or vinegar...

I'm about to make a new boiler and I was wondering if there are any safety concerns with using a piece of scrap copper for the drainage feed (i.e. stuff I can pick up from the recycler vs buying new stuff). Does copper just clean up, or does it keep some of the nasties it may have been...

https://www.movember.com/au/donate/donate-d...&country=au well a good cause and nothing like getting beer in the Mo.

Hero of Waterloo Rooftop of the Glenmore Bridgeview

I was interested in what Chris White presented on yeast performance after adding Oxygen for 1 or 2 minutes to the wort, or pumping air for a couple of hours before pitching the yeast. (Namely a faster fermentation with a lower FG, resulting in a crisper dryer beer.) Does anyone know where I...

Anyone else arriving into Melbourne Airport about 8:30am Friday and interested in sharing a cab? Send me a PM if you are.

as long as it isn't a suited affair, too much to carry down

Tooheys new, grew up with it, very predicable hangover and not to severe. Must be the conditioning.

Does anyone know of any Sydney drop off points other than Australia Post?

well not sure about the beers and it's been a few years but here are my choices in Wan Chai Carnagies - Wed night - free champagne for ladies, but fun any night Dusk till Dawn - always a good Filippino cover band enjoy

As long as everything is nice and sterile (i.e. proper sanitation) don't worry, just leave it be. There are 2 schools of thought for the next brew. 1. Pitch at 16C, then cool to 10-12C once you get some action. 2. Make a starter or use double quantity when pitching into a 10-12C wort.