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What element did you use? I've got a spare jug element & stirrer motor waiting.

My last batch bought home the need to build a bigger Hot Liquor Tank. The 20l bucket is just too small for a double batch. :( My kettle is ~90l & would boil a triple batch if the rest of my equipment was scaled up. As it is I can just mash 12kg if I can keep up with the hot water! I'd like...

I'd say TDA is spot on. All my kit based Porters had a few hundred grams of JW dark crystal, Choc & a smaller amount of Roast in varying amounts. I'm liking the batch made with SO4 more than the US56 too.

OK, I'm in. Just got to think of something to brew. Any requests?

Ms Velophile for one litre.

Where in Melb town are you? I found my cheapie SS mega-pot in an asian tat shop in Footscray. Springvale & Richmond or Collingwood have simular places.

I did the Cascade Porter as by second ever brew & done plenty of dark beers since. With the steeped choc grain, amber DME & hops it should be great. I kept the total volume down to 18 liters too.

I've gained the same beer snobbery now. I'd rather drink wine at those functions serving boring beer/s. I'm nowhere near as big a wine snob but worse with coffee. Better a cup of tea than shit coffee!

I'll second the above. Get some yeast nutrient & help the yeasties along. A small amount of dry malt helps too. I always add extra ginger, either fresh grated/diced, from a jar ready minced or dry ground. I've used up to 3kg of sugar too, took ages & struggled down to 0.990 over a month. I find...

Interesting stuff! From - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewing "Many breweries have a boiling unit outside of the kettle, sometimes called a calandria, through which wort is pumped. The unit is usually a tall, thin cylinder, with many tubes upwards through it. These tubes provide an enormous...

Could a RIMS type heater unit be used to boil wort? Once the sparge was done could the kettle contents be recirculated through the RIMS (with the power wound up) to achive a boil? I could see scorching the wort & hops clogging the plumbing as potential problems. Anyone ever heard of, or done...

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Mmm... Ginger Beer! I've made a few batches & so far only used the Coopers kit as a base. I usually add 'a good amount' of fresh ginger & the last 2 batches had some dry ground ginger as well. I simmer the fresh & ground ginger with some raw sugar & stir in the kit at flame out. I've used up...

SHARE A BEER WITH YOUR BEST FRIEND! http://www.beerfordogs.com/index.html Anyone want to try a clone?

Yes, thanks Sluggerdog. My fresh brew is in the fridge. Maybe I'll look for another fridge, or a bigger one. The quote in my sig line is from Bambi Lee Savage - DEMON ALCOHOL It's half past two and I got that thirst Last night's pleasure, this mornin's curse There's nothin' nicer than a...

Here's the problem, I have a secondary jerry & a primary ready to pitch. Both won't fit in my brew fridge at once. The jerry has an APA just racked into it. This is my first AG (Yay!) & has been in the fridge steady at 18c. The primary is the last of the kits I had & will be a Raspberry Blonde...

You could trim it in leather & add some straps & buckles. Sort of a fancy luggage look.

I've made one of my best beers to date with the Coopers Original Lager can & S23 yeast. I think I used Brew Enhancer 2 but the biggest thing was getting the hop additions just right. I'm really hoping that my notes make sense & I can reproduce this beer in extract or AG. Coopers Original Lager...

I have been given a whole lot of East Kent Goldings (6% AA). Way more than I can use quickly enough. I'll swap batches of EKG for any other hop type or ingredient/bottle of brew/etc Make an offer if you can use some EGK hops.

An insulated roadcase with 2 part lid, one of which holds the font. Snap open the lid, fold up the font (over a built in drip tray) pour beer. B) Something in timber would also look good. http://www.woodsmithstore.com/steamertrunk.html...