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Thanks to my friends and family who have deep pockets in their pants! I'm very proud that we topped the donations, it certainly was more than I was expecting. Hats off to all who participated, and in particular Katie for putting it all together - over two and a half grand is an truly successful...

You've got me down for a 90 minute boil on the spreadsheet, PP.

Wiki updated... Last donation is in - a total of $452!

I certainly will thank them, I'm very proud that they're so generous. The figure at the moment is $432, actually, and the best thing is, there's another donation to come yet (probably tomorrow)! Thank you, Katie, and Chappo too for organising the day! Oh, and another good thing is that I'm...

START OF TEMPLATE How would you describe your kettle (keggle/pot/urn/other): 98 litre Robinox pot How long was your boil?: 1 hour What was your pre-boil volume?: 66 litres What was your post-boil volume?: 52 litres What is the diameter of the body of your kettle?: 500 mm What is the diameter of...

Wow. That's awesome. Get Cubbies a beer. Quick! :-)

That's a great argument for a natural gas burner, if I ever heard one! ;-)

I used my Mongolian burner for the first time yesterday, and I was very pleased with the results. I ran it at low flame for a while when approaching strike temperature, the flame yellowed, but there was only a fine coating of soot on the bottom of the kettle, which wiped off with a sponge. I...

You beat me on the hop bill, Katie, mine was supposed to be 192 grams of East Kent Goldings, but I decided to throw in the remainder as well. So 200g all up. For the record, my pre-boil SG was 1.052 (10 points higher than expected - I only estimated my efficiency). I forgot to measure it post...

Luckily, I brew in the privacy of my own carport. It's only on days like today that I have the door up, when I'm expecting visitors. :-)

Well, my brew day is all over, bar the aura of satisfaction, which I think will linger a while. I brewed 50 litres of JZ's Robust Porter and raised $357, thanks to some very generous sponsors! Hilariously, my two year old, Emily, when asked "What's the magic word?" replied: "Beer"! Much to the...

Mashed in 16.5 kilos of grain for our Robust Porter for my first brew on this rig at 12:00...

Should individual event coverage be posted in this thread, or should I start a new topic? Steve.

I have the burner described (23 jet, natural gas), and it burns very cleanly. I haven't used it to brew with yet (first time will be tomorrow), but there has been no sign of soot whatsoever during testing, at any flame setting. I'm very pleased with it. The flame is controlled by a ball valve...

Yeah, on second thoughts, not worth sponsoring at all! :-)

Perhaps we could sponsor you!

That brings to mind a question, Chappo... I wonder if we'll drink more beer than we'll brew? :-)

Plans are coming together for my brew day: It looks as though there'll be about 10 guests, a few are kit brewers - hopefully they'll be converted! It looks like we'll raise over $200 on the day (not all pledges are in yet). We'll be drinking a keg of ESB Nut Brown Ale. My cousin's husband...

I agree with PP. That sort of generosity would be better off going to the charities. It would be nice for the retailers to get involved in some way, though... A promotional code "ABBD" for ingredients ordered for the day? Perhaps next year. This being the first year, I'm sure we'll all learn a...

My preparations for Australia's Biggest Brew Day are coming along... I'm planning to brew a 50 litre batch of JZ's Robust Porter on my new (as yet unfinished) BIAB rig. There's nothing like a bit of pressure for motivation!