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:D I've lived here for 8 hears, half north and half south, and the funny thing is that when I lived northside I hardly ever went south, and now that I'm southside I hardly ever go north... I think the reason is this: why bother driving for 20 mins when I can get somewhere just as good in 5? I...

Thanks for the links guys, they make very interesting reading. I'm now convinced that proper yeast rehydration (or using a liquid starter) is a good idea.

Hi, my name is Martin, and I'm a brewaholic :D I live in Canberra and I've been making kit beer for about a year. I have a hop plant that is enormous (it's in its second year now) and when I harvest the hops I'm going to have a go at the boiling-up-grains thing.

When I'm making beer from a kit can, should I stir the yeast in, or leave it floating on the surface?

Syphoning would be a hassle, and it would be easy to "unsanitise" the hose in the process. It sounds to me like it would be a good idea to have a barrel with two taps at the bottom. Would this be an easy modification to do? Personally I haven't had problems with infections from the tap yet...