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I just realised that I somehow managed to write: That should have been DISagree. Jeez.

Having followed the news on One Nation's Malcolm Roberts over the past 24 hours, I have to ask: What the Hell is going on? This is a guy who believes grammar is a government tool to enslave the population. I don't know what that makes me, as I'm an editor. Perhaps I'm a concentration camp guard...

Welcome, Rikdewy. Stick around on this board and I have no doubt you'll brew better beer than the majority of commercial brewers out there. There's simply no better online community for home brewing than this one.

Perhaps a bit late on this one, but still. I don't care much for Mike Baird, but at least he got this one right. It seems to me that half the argument that's being put up against the ban, is that 'then horse racing should be banned, too!' Well OK, ban horse racing. Just because something else...

Depending on your tastes, avoid anything with anise. I have no scientific reasoning for that, but I find it astonishing that nearly all Australian licorice is laced with the stuff, rather than actually using licorice to flavour it. It means I find most Australian licorice vile. If you're into...

If it's a proper electric stove, you should be fine. I used my 30 litre pot on an electric stove and was able to get a good rolling boil out of it. A small flat shouldn't be a hindrance to a good brew. One suggestion though, especially in what I expect is probably a relatively small kitchen...

Welcome, Kerrplease! I know there are local brew clubs all over the country and no doubt you'd learn a lot from being in one. I've never been in one myself as I tend to brew rather sporadically and my schedule is awful for that sort of thing. This board is, in my opinion, easily the best brew...

That's sort of how I've been doing it, too. Whether it has actually made a difference to my beer or not, I can't really say because I haven't been methodical in noting any differences between the two. I will say though, that when brewing high alcohol, heavier beers I like to leave it in the...

Matured meat is usually better. I think HJ should be applauded for not jumping the gun on this one.

I'd be really interested in hearing that, too. I don't drink all that damned much and I'm sort of wondering if the five-litre version could work as a sort of cask, sitting on the counter to pour low-carbonated ales from and if they could be used as a storage option under low pressure? It...

Nice write-up, mate. :) I rather like cold weather myself, and therefore SWMBO and I tend not to use the heater in the house more than we really have to. We switch the heater off overnight as there's little reason to keep the house warm while we're under covers anyway. Fermentation, however...

Once it's been carbonating in the bottles for a bit, you'll likely find that it's really not too bad. While 25 is absolutely too high for the beer you're doing, that doesn't mean it can't be drinkable; just accept that in this case it won't be what you expected it would be. A few years ago I...

I couldn't agree more. Most of the music I listen to, even in the pop/rock genres is from before I was born. With classical, obviously nearly everything is from before that time. After all, most people do not avoid literature just because it was written before their time, so why would one do...

At the moment, Manic Street Preachers, Bob Dylan and The Waterboys. I'm 37 and I'm willing to have a go at practically any type of music and have been that way since the late eighties. A week ago, I heard a Waterboys song on the radio and thought I'd have to give them ago. I have no clue how I...

That is a thing of pure beauty, Frothy. What's your recipe?

I tend to use a secondary for my brews but that's mostly because for a long time I didn't have a brew fridge. As has been amply attested in this thread and many other on this board, it's doubtful if I'm getting any meaningful benefits out of it – or any benefit at all. To be honest, I can't say...

I entirely agree, but I'm open to whatever may be happening. :)

DigitalGiraffe, Sorry, I don't want to come across as the 'did you check' guy, but I can't help noting that with 4.8kg of grain and at 72% efficiency, 1044OG is what you'd get out of a 25 litre batch. How large is the batch you're brewing? You say you mashed the 4.8kg in 33.67l of water. With...

Me too! Actually, just me. Please.

As PanzerD18 says, just leave it in the cupboard. As a rule of thumb, lighter, milder beers with lower alcohol content are best consumed fairly early on (although I would still maintain mine have tended to improve for at least the first couple of months) while bigger beers with more flavour and...