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Thanks sponge I'll keep that in mind for next time. That way I can up the chocolate additions without it going all roasty on me :)

Not for this brew, I bought about 500g of shredded coconut so I'll roast it and give it a whirl. One of the guys from Quiet Deeds actually commented on my Untappd checkin and said to roast up 350g for a 5gal batch so I'll try that first. If it's not enough flavour I might top it up with some...

I sure did. That was the first time I'd tried a beer with coconut in it and it was a good one :) Vodka steeping the nibs sounds like a good idea to get the insolubles out. Did you use roasted or raw nibs? Woolies and our local health/placebo store only sell the raw kind so unless you've had...

Thanks, I've done some reading and this sounds like a great plan. It's hard to find the roasted cacao nibs but I might pick up some raw ones from woolies tonight and roast them myself.

I had a Quiet Deeds Lamington Ale a few weeks ago and it struck me as something that my non-beery friends could really appreciate over winter if I put one on tap. I wasn't sure what kind of base beer to start with, but I ended up going with a Northern English brown because I though that the...

lol good point I think I was having a stupid moment :lol:

Just an update.. I collected data over night and the trend continued rising (= more reflective wort - the opposite of pitching yeast) which was a little confusing... Then I went to see what the starter is looking like and it turns out the stir bar had come off! This is kind of embarrassing...

It won't measure cell count or SG, that's still up to the online calculators and guys in lab coats :) For now I just hope to get a "dimensionless" chart of how the cell count is changing. Good points. The current light source is a 950nm infrared LED which should be far enough away from the blue...

That's an amazing achievement for someone who didn't know much about electrics just a month ago. Kudos and good luck with it. :super:

I'm not sure if anyone's tried this before so I thought I'd share and be social :) Background: I think it would be awesome if your stir plate could display how your yeast population is growing. Sure you can tell if fermentation is active from the krausen and tiny bubbles swirling around in...

Nah, the adapter is included from the supplier too, but to their credit they sure make a slick campaign video. Yep, kickstarter is an amazing tool and we're seeing promising success rates for campaigns in the Home Brewing space (beerbug, brewbit, brewnanny, picobrew, kegsmarts, grainfather...

I have a hunch these might be a classic example of "Aliware". Step 1. Surf Alibaba.com and look for something new the Chinese are trying to sell. Step 2. Hit up kickstarter and pretend that you invented it and need help getting it manufactured. Step 3. Profit. (No underpants required) Linky to...

That's pretty freakin' awesome. Kudos for always going the extra mile Nick.

Thanks Truman! Better search terms were all I needed. I found some great ideas in these threads: http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/75530-keg-linetap-cleaner-diy/ http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/34579-beer-line-cleaning-keg/ http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/60605-beer-line-cleaning-setup/

Hi guys, I'd like to construct some cleaning apparautus for my keg fridge. Basically I want to have a jar that I can fill with cleaner or sanitiser, pressurise and connect to my keg fridge to clean out the lines. Essentially I'd like to construct a 1 liter "mini" corny keg. The troble is...

Wow, thanks for the wrap Nick! I'll PM you Brooke's email so the spam bots don't pick it up :) Really impressed with your yeast range!

Good luck to you and your missus Nick! Let us know if you want to stock any of our brewing hardware and Brooke will shoot you some details. I really look forward to the wide selection of grain, yeast and hops with Australia post shipping and I'll be placing orders shortly. I think your last...

Nice work malty, You're right, mounting strong magnets directly onto PC fans can render them temporarily useless. They use an internal magnetic sensor (hall effect sensor) to know when to power the different electromagnets to make it spin. Adding a strong external magnetic field can trick the...

Hey Guys, I'm still around but I've been overseas and snowed under with other work. I was hoping to get another batch built, but I had issues with getting the parts. Don't hold your breath, but I'll make sure to post here again when I get the parts and have the time to build the stirplates.

Hey guys, I'm heading to Vanuatu for a holiday and rather than stocking up on spirits and overpriced bubbly vinegar, I was wondering if there's a way you can buy duty free beer to take overseas? They don't seem to sell beer in the airport's duty-free stores, but can you buy it online and...