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What a great spot, @Nick the Knife . You know, I literally just a week or so ago upgraded my mashtun to a 50 liter nano from Cheeky Peak. Its a great pot, but cost wise: $245.00 for the triple base pot $ 60.00 for the insulating jacket $ 50.00 delivery. If I'd known about this, I would have...

Love this recipe. Thanks Dr S, wherever you may be. My latest batch used Verdant IPA yeast. I’d read commentary that this yeast was a bit similar to Yorkshire 1469. Now I love WY1469, but the Verdant has got something very pleasing going on. It seems roughly in the same ballpark. I pitched...

Utterly and entirely ghetto. But hey, it works! 3 Roller geared mill from Keg-King. Drill and bucket from Bunnings. Boutique hole by Stanley knife. Cable tie via laziness. Rips through 10 kg of grain in short order. Gives me another element of control and has made an appreciable improvement...

I assume you are boiling everything including hops. Depends on how long you are boiling for, too. If its 45 minutes or more, you will get high bitterness extraction. If its lonly very brief, you will get more aroma/flavour. Hop interactions are a complex topic and a there’s a bit of a sliding...

I’ve made quite a few meads but am by no means an expert. I’ll defer to others here, but here’s a bit of feedback to get you started. Hops in beer are intended to balance the residual sweetness of the malt with bitterness. Done well, this makes beer superbly drinkable. Two things are different...

Great story. Zywiec make great beers all round. The closer you get to Poland, the better they are, too. Pretty good in Croatia, all the same, where I drank truck loads of it on holiday. Food for thought on yeast - stout was traditionally an ale. It’s not uncommon for modern breweries to use a...

Welcome back, you prodigal you. You’ll find things have moved on a bit since the halcyon days 0f the 90’s. I started around the same time as you, way back then. These days we can get malts from all over the world in every variety , ditto hops, and a fantastic range of dry and liquid yeasts...

@beerco +1

You are looking at an SS Brewtech Brite tank. I have customized it a bit with a tee and a bulkhead fitting gas disconnect. A couple of other little weld-free things as well. Should probably do a separate post. It is a very adaptable unit. People don't seem to get how useful a tool these are...

As kegland doesn't have a solution, this may be useful. I use these: Hose https://www.bunnings.com.au/pope-10mm-clear-vinyl-tubing-5m_p3130565 Connectors (12mm OD, straight through) https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/232763935768?hash=item3631cfcc18:g:N~cAAOSwlTBa9Bj7 Cheap, cheerful and it just works.

I had a similar experience to you. So impressive, I recorded it in a video over here: https://aussiehomebrewer.com/threads/first-use-of-nottingham.101712/post-1557977 Notty is now my preferred choice for the Irish Dry Stout I put down annually. I’ve been making the same recipe for 25 years...

I have a non wifi one, also an inky instant read thermometer and a BBQ go for my smoker. You guys make great stuff. I’d love a wifi 308 as well. You just can’t have enough good Inkbird stuff!

fridge bottle ran out at 7pm. Ordered a replacement online at 8pm. Delivered to Melbourne’s Northern suburbs 11.20 am. Fantastic work, @Gas Guyz 👍👍👍

Registered. I’m in! I use everything, big little LPG and everything in between. I’ll take anything!

You are right on the quantities of grain. @5kg will get you 23 liters of 1.040 to 1.050 beer assuming average efficiency. Now, I may be a just a wacky old guy with outmoded ideas, but here's an alternative approach to spending big to transition to all grain: you can go old school. This is what...

Not just the website. I rang them today to ask what was happening with my order placed last Sunday, they informed me of a seven (7!) day packing delay. Alright, we all understand the Melbourne COVID lockdown. Apparently they have had to reduce staff to comply with density requirements. Good...

So, do you know how to make a million dollars out of a brewery? Spend 10 million.

Off topic, found the photo. You will notice I couldn’t hold off from having a dip at it first 🤣

Height: Think Tyrone Lannister. I drink and I know stuff. Nah, just vertically challenged in an average way. Agree 100% about the noble pommy beer engine. Once had a Timmy Taylor’s landlord off draft within a few miles of the brewery, in a pub where the bloke knew what he was doing. Very...

Thanks for the tip Mark. As I mentioned, I used to rent an Elgas nitro gas cylinder - can’t remember the size exactly, wasn’t the size which is almost as tall as a short bloke like me, but the one about the same height yet fatter than a 6kg CO2. So I’d be happy to go pure nitro. With my...