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And not at all alcoholic... hic!

I believe it's beneficial to sparge as slowly as possible, and for me (from memory - I've not actually timed it) this is about 12 to 15 minutes, sparging with around 22 litres heated water.

Re carbonation drops - if you're bottling, you need to add some fermentable to kick off the secondary fermantation in the bottle, whether you're using extract brewing or all-grain brewing. The wort in the bottle needs some extra fermentabes for the yeast to chomp on. Yeah, you can use the...

Not TOO sure about using crimp connectors for mains power...

I believe it's an internet auction, therefore no need to be present. Also, this is one BIG tank, so anyone planning on fermenting a BIG batch?...:bigcheers:

There's quite a bit of food processing equipment being auctioned tomorrow (22nd Aug 2017), including: https://www.lloydsonline.com.au/LotDetails.aspx?kw=22+August+2017&smode=0&lid=1144973

I've been recording onto my mp3 player using www.radiosure.com which is very searchable, and while a lot of the stations have ads/public service announcements, there are some which are ad-free. Meanwhile, this afternoon?

What he said! Really enjoying this one as a pre-dinner drink.

A bit hot for me too, but I finished it! Took me over three hours, right up to and into the MotoGP on tv, so that's one way to cut down my beer intake - a beer that you sip like a DOM Benedictine. Lips have nearly recovered...

22 HBHB mosaic session IPA After a hard day's pruning in the olive grove, this was a ripper! I've never had Mosaic before (to my knowledge), but this was a well balanced IPA, lots of hops without being overdone, and lovely fine head and lacing, with good carbonation. Top drop!

Guys - I'm puzzled. There seems to have been many beers this swap which are reported to be lacking in carbonation. Certainly I've tried quite a few where carbonation is absent, or nearly so, and a disappointing lack of head and lacing. Is this because many of you keg your beers, then for a...

4) Nickxb - Zombie Dust APA Bloody nice beer! Lacing all the way to the bottom of the glass, and a superb lingering after-taste. What were the hops? And where do I find find Zombies from whom I can extract/vacuum their dust...?

Sodium Percarbonate (25 kg bags) 1. Zorco: 5 bags 2. madpierre06: 1 bag 3. Randai: 1 bag 4. Bradsbrew: 2 bags 5. evoo4u: 2 bags 6. MickGC: 1 bag 7. Chap: 1 bag 8. Brewno Marz: 1 bag 9. zensome: 1 bag 10. scooterism: 1 bag 11. mstrelan: 1 bag 12. Matplat: 1 bag 13. crowmanz: 1 bag 14. pcqypcqy: 1...

13) Earle - Kettle soured red ale I'm not a huge fan of sour beers, but this one had a subdued sourness which I found very pleasing. The red colour was great (better than my IRA), and it's going down well. It presented with only slight carbonation when poured which quite quickly subsided...

Great atmosphere with the roaring open wood fire on a cold night a couple of years ago. Good beers and single malts too...

I'm thinking of weeding out any non-Coopers bottles. I usually bottle in glass, but for the swaps I've bought 4 cartons of Coopers PETs. If I can identify the ring-ins, I'll discard them. Hang the expense. On another note, talking of crap bottles - a few years ago we were bottling our 1 litre...

Private Swapsies: 2) Seehuusen - I've got an ESB and a Pumpkin/Amarillo Ale... That ESB - wow, my kind of beer! Lovely mouth feel, and lingering subdued caramel sweet aftertaste. I could easily make that my go-to brew, if you'd be kind enough to PM me the recipe? I also enjoyed your PA. I...

Sodium Percarbonate (25 kg bags) 1. Zorco: 5 bags 2. madpierre06: 1 bag 3. Randai: 1 bag 4. Bradsbrew: 2 bags 5. evoo4u: 1 bag 30 left Sodium Metasilicate (25 kg bags) 1. Madpierre06 (or split) 2. Not limited

Bloody bottle bombs -- but it is an IRA!!!

Re the IRA, it is Jamil's recipe, and I must admit to thinking it wasn't quite as "red" as I'd expected. But what the heck (or should that be "What the feck") it's a nice brew whichever way I look at it! And great photos by the way lads!