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Isn't the dodgy end in Carlton?

Just resigned from my IT job for Macmillan Publishers / Macquarie Dictionary. 12.5 work days to go! Will be taking over my partner's coffee van as we've made a baby and it's about to pop out. Andrew

1) Sounds ok but given you've got the option of direct heating your mash tun, I wouldn't worry about being too accurate. 2) Yes, I would think so. When you're getting close to strike temp, turn off and let the temp stabilise, THEN add your grains. And continue stirring for 5-10 minutes to make...

Picking the right bottles helps. Some labels are pretty much impossible. Coopers, VB, Carlton are great. Grand Ridge suck to high heaven. Soaking in warm soapy water should do the trick. Maybe try some eucalyptus oil for really sticky glue. Andrew

panpac, I'm assuming 'OG' was a typo but just in case: OG = Original Gravity which is the Specific Gravity (SG) that your beer starts at. You get your OG by taking a hydrometer reading before pitching your yeast as manticle said above. FG = Final Gravity which is the SG your beer ends at. Good...

Herbo, I've never used one but I did get excited when I say this thread, thinking exactly the same thing as you. After a bit of web research, I found lots of reviews saying that the mills a great but I also found this one on Amazon. Seems there are a few different types and they might not all...

g'day all. I've only ever used warm soapy water to clean my aluminium kettle. What's the theory behind using napisan? Andrew

Can you train them horizontally? I see in your picture they are close to your house. Maybe you could run some lines from the top of the bines to the house. Andrew

2 brothers apparently does one (or more) of their brews in a growler and Lobethal Brewery does their range in growlers as well. Andrew

Gotcha! Yes, having 3 vessels is the go. But it's a slippery slope, my friend. Soon, you'll want 4 or 5... Andrew

How soon is soonish? Can't you bottle now to free up fermenter and then do your next brew? Bottling will take 1 or 2 hours, then you can get onto your next brew. Sure, you probably could mix in the sugar and let it sit for an hour to settle but are you really that desperate to get a brew going...

Were you drinking at the time? Seriously, it could have made you a little distracted/cross eyed/whatever so you might have misread the hydrometer. What were your pre and post boil volumes? Andrew

jbowers, The advantages of bulking priming are that the process of racking your beer onto the priming solution gives it a good, gentle stir and ensures all of your beer is mixed with the priming solution and also, any trub is left behind. If you stir in your priming solution instead of bulk...

It might be the extract you're using. Liquid extract goes off faster than dry extract. Maybe try using all dry extract and see if you get the twang. And when I say "off" I don't mean it's unsafe. I just mean that the quality is reduced. Poor quality extract will more likely give you that "kit...

But are they really that outragious? You aren't making any money from this excercise so there is a lot of work going unpaid (by you and the people who have volunteered to pack) which means that it's unfair to compare the price you've arranged with the price that a retailer will charge. A...

NME, If you have a 30L urn, why not do a full mash? I BIAB in a 35L pot and generally get about 18-19L out of that. Andrew

They're telling us what we already know, what common sense tells us and what every other study will tell us, that is, drink in moderation. Andrew

http://www.australianwastemanagement.com.a...elie%20Bins.htm has a 120L version. I can't see an 80L version though. Andrew

Boagsy, you could try www.priceusa.com.au for stuff from the US that isn't available direct to Australia. Andrew

You could try an adjustable trellis. The idea is that you run your string/wire from the base of your plant, up through an eyelet (at the top of a pole a couple of metres tall) with enough extra to handle the entire hop bine length. Tie off the end of the string loosely. As the bine approaches...