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For some reason this forum stopped alerting me to responses. I have gone through and read everything and it looks like I will be getting a Robobrew (or whatever system I decide on) for my birthday in April! I'm definitely going to do this for my next brew. This is not something I put much...

Thanks everyone for the replies, I appreciate it. I have tried a FWK in the past and I didn't like it that much, but I think it was my taste buds as a few of my mates thought it was my best beer yet (at the time) haha. Maybe I should try another. I also don't have any mates who homebrew (yet)...

I'm very close to making the jump from Extract kits to all grain, but I am still not wholly convinced that the cost (will be buying a Robobrew) and the time sink of a brew day is worth it. I can knock over a perfectly adequate and tasty extract brew day in an hour after work. Will spending 5+...

Is it a good idea to put the neoprene jacket on my keg in the keg fridge overnight before taking it to a BBQ to keep cool longer or will that be counter productive to the insulator properties of the jacket?

I didn't even realise this was a thing but it makes sense as I managed to drive down and see Brewman and he filled up my cylinder for me... Right after he threw my RPV in the bin because it flew out of his garage! I'll be emailing Kegland this week to sort out a new one.

Unfortunately they're a long drive for me. I called the Newcastle branch and they can't fill on site. They ship to the Sydney one for filling. Both the Newcastle and East Maitland LHBS won't refill Kegland either. Maitland said they only deal with Keg King and that it "was complicated". What a...

Are your gas bottles "speed gas" bottles? I have had a few people tell me they will only fill up those.

Looks to be 11mm OD/8mm ID according to my ruler. Fits snugly into the spigot and is double clamped to a liquid out barb. Roughly 70cm long so it can form a straight enough line from my fermentation fridge which is on a shelf. Bought it from Bunnings

Kegging tonight so will let you know when I get home

When it's dropped quite a bit and is starting to steady out (so fermentation is nearly over). Usually between day 4 and 6 depending on the speed of fermentation.

I try and use mine each brew as well. Sometimes I need to reflash it because it just wont reconnect to my router. Only takes 30s and is done wirelessly though. Mine still isn't calibrated well (it's way off) but is a perfect indicator for temperature, fermentation start and fermentation end, so...

Bubbling in the airlock doesn't mean much. The absence of any bubbling probably just means you haven't sealed it fully, eg you haven't screwed the lid on tight enough. The boiling water mainly makes it easier to dissolve the kit syrup into the top up water and also ensures that your water won't...

There's some information here about what the numbers mean: https://www.metageek.com/training/resources/understanding-rssi.html But basically anything below 70 you should be fine. Mine is around 40-50 and that is going from Router1 -> Entire House -> Closed Garage in backyard -> Router2 in the...

It should only get better as it ages and you refine your process as well :)

I usually have my kegerator set to 2-4*c (going into frozen glasses) Keep in mind that the colder the beer the less pressure it needs from your regulator/gas to carb up

Have you seen this post? Kit And Extract Beer Spreadsheet

I've noticed an off flavour in some of my brews, but it's only noticeable the more I have. I am hoping it's from using the yeast that comes with the tins and not something else. I have started using US05 @ 18c so will see if that makes a difference.

Reckon this would be a good first step for someone who wants to eventually move to all grain, but doesn't want to give up the ease/quickness of kits yet?

I'm no hop expert but I'm pretty sure they're similar to Galaxy and Citra, so not that unusual

Isn't 200ml of heavily diluted no-rinse sanitiser negligible when adding 19L of beer on top?