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30+ bucks might be a bit steep, but you only need them once and they are killer for getting rid of extra metres of line and for tweaking carb levels. Highly recommend them.

WG, I was talking from an Australian perspective - I only moved here about 7-8 weeks back, and yep, it does sound like an awful lot of work, but most of the (good) HBS I frequented in Perth had 3-4 "samples" available, so it shouldn't be too much of a stretch to have 4 beers available. I sorta...

My brewery was called Maw Brewing, which was (also unimaginatively) based on me living in Maw Close. I kinda liked the idea, and had a few ideas about where to take it (ie. using a black hole logo for an imperial stout, "Model, Actress, Whatever" for a lawnmower summer blonde beer...) It's also...

What I'd like our retailers/HBS to sell 11-12L kegs that don't require second mortgages (I know this is a supply/demand thing, but it's what I'd like). What I'd like our retailers/HBS to do (Note - this is not "selling") Brew comparitive batches for tasting purposes using new hop varieties, ie...

You could just randallise it and call it a heavy-handed APA. Put enough hops in, their shouldn't be many tastebuds left after the first sip or two to detedct a grainy flavour. FWIW (and bearing in mind I don't have my notes with me so volumes are approx based on my normal routine), I made an...

I hope like buggery you're not talking about that 98L Robinox pot kook - if so, A. I'm scared about my pots (when they finally arrive), and B. I'm scared at what you call "very cheap" :P

I took a couple of bottles along to ausdb's brewday last November, and the general consensus was that they were still drinking alright, certainly getting very viney both on the nose and on the palate, but there's enough toffee and malt to balance it a little, and they could probably still handle...

Sammus - The guys name is bub. That says a lot right there. Tangent - I think Pat's motives for his essay typing abilities are the Bermuda triangle of the forum. I'm not even sure Pat knows :P It seems PP has even gone Miyagi on us "Anyway, think about it. All is good, given time". Some...

Testing what Pat?

You could replace the middle door to have a stainless or checker plate finish and mount your taps and driptray off that. Maybe a sandwich construction with ali/steel sheet metal panel on the inside, thick polystyrene in the middle with the flash exterior panel. You could add a reinforcing bar...

Nice work Tony. Would be nice to see 21-odd reviews for each beer??? Hint: Pls post your thoughts; no-one here dislikes feedback; positive, constructive or otherwise...

All the malt substitutes suggested look good to me. FYI - attached is a substitution table I've been using for a while now; haven't come across any obvious faults yet :ph34r:

Please Sir Strong London Ale (Maw Beer) OG 1.065 FG 1.014 ABV 6.9% IBU 52 5.5 kg Maris Otter 0.5 kg 55L Crystal (Joe White) 0.5 kg rolled wheat 400 gm rice hulls 38 gm East Kent Goldings @ 5.2% (90 min) 14 gm Fuggles @ 5.7% (75 min) 28 gm East Kent Goldings @ 5.2% (15 min) 38 gm East Kent...

Geez Batz, you really do have a thing about anything with wheat in it... what happened? You must have fallen into a wheat harvester in a past life, or been beaten up after school by a box of Weet-bix... :P

Word of warning for those with private cylinders or looking to acquire one and are wanting refills; Air Liquide in Henderson have stopped refilling. I've been hiring a 4.5 kg DS bottle off them for a few years, and returned it yesterday, also looking for a refill of my 1 kg bottle (for miracle...

It was prob around 5-6C when the first pint was poured, and suitably hazy, but I left the bottle out to see what difference it would make for the second glass - guessing it was somewhere in the 11-12C range, and it was clearer, but not as good as when it was cold... hardly surprising being a...

Vlad - Transylvania Pale Ale Possibly bit undercarbed, but some Cascade type aromas on opening and sweet caramel type aroma from the malt come through. Pours with thin white head, which persisted through the glass. Slight haze but nice copper colour from crystal(?) malt. Medium bittering which...

3 x 98L Robinox s/s pots (I've had them for a couple of weeks, but they were appropriated as Chrissy gifts), "Extreme Brewing" and "Farmhouse Ales". Happy lad indeed.

Ease up all, it's frickin Christmas. BIAB is a good transition from K&K to AG. It's not a perfect system. No-one is claiming it to be. Dr K has valid questions regarding the formation of dextrinous wort. What *would* be nice is if Dr K (or others) have the answers wrt water:grain and beta...

All: here's to you and your families - have a safe and relaxing holiday, and may there always be a perfectly balanced, carbonated beverage of your own (or some other like-minded individuals) manufacture at call in the year to come.