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Hey Guy's, Made an amber ale the other day (first AG in about 6 months) and noticed that my burner was corking a lot better than normal and dring the boil the wort went nuts an was practically foam. so I'm just wondering if you can have to vigorous a boil or not. Cheers Aaron

Dead yeast can cause off flavors apparently, good explanationg here http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter10-3.html Aaron

I use a turkey burner I bought from Grain and Grape a while back, only cost me $50 and it boils 45L+ no worries, but you have to get a high pressure reg with it too which from memory was another $50. With electric unless its a high wattage element it takes an age to boil the wort, some people...

Hey guys, Found this link while looking at the red hill brewery web page and thought I'd share it, I'm really suprised at how many breweries there are from my house that are driving distance http://www.redhillbrewery.com.au/pdf/VAMI_MBREW4_LR_0509.pdf Aaron

Hey Guys, Had myself a 3 ravens golden ale the other night and it was pretty nice, the only offputting thing is that it had a plasticy taste to it. I've had this in some of my brews (only ever kit and kilo ones back in the day), I always thought it was the PET bottles until I was told...

Ok, I've posted this a few times on the discussion of yeast and I'm gonna post it again but this time 'round I'm gonna make a big deal of it. Hey Guy's, If you'ld like an understanding of how mutations work to favour one sub strait or another you should read Richard Dawkins book "The Greates...

Well it can be according to Darwin :icon_cheers:

Mashmaster do a digital thermostat that is easy to use and install. http://www.mashmaster.com/p/365439/fridgem...roller-kit.html I use one on a bar fridge and have had no trouble with it whatsoever. Aaron

HAHAHAHAHA This is the exact reasoning I use with the missus.... works every time Aaron ps. Rule 14.....

How did you mash, did you get optimal temperature and how much water was used? Did you do anything different this time around. Decreases in mash efficency come from amny different factors, the easiest ones to correct are, mash temp, water to grain ratio, and ensuring you have no dough balls in...

Hey Guy's Wondering if anyone knows where i could purchase a keg of JSAA, I've seen the kegs on legs (and alike) web pages and they seem a bit expensive given that I have gas, reg and lines. All I need is the keg and a conector for it. Any ideas ? Cheers Aaron

If you're looking for a temp controller I recommend mashmasters one, cheap, easy to wire, user friendly and works really well. It's all ready to go all you need is an extension chord and you don't need to worry about wiring up relays or anything. Not sure if this is the answer you're looking...

Just a quick post on this. LHBS owner was talking to me about this a while ago and he could (somewhat cheaply he wasn't sure of the price) obtain all the necessary papers to allow him to sell his brews for consumption on the premises, however he would have to introduce 2 toilets(1 m, 1 f) an...

Yeah I take form the OP that a starter was made up, if its not ready just pitch it I say, it'll get going once it has lots of nice fermentables for its nom-noms :icon_offtopic: I'm sure I wouldn't, however SWMBO and the bank balance might. Just got back from a week at Coffs Harbour. Maybe...

From what I've read they tend to blow up when its hottest and when someone has bottled them with to high a finishing gravity and then primed them (1012 sounds ok). Good idea to keep the temp down in the low 20's, leave it for 3 weeks and then pop them in the fridge for a week. How did you...

lol none taken mate. I agree with you, however if Plyers is interested in how it'll turn out then it's worth a go rather than wasting your time with 23L(or whatever) of **** you only waste your time with 2.5L , I've thankfully (I'm gonna jinx myself now I just know it!!!never had an infection...

If three weeks have passed I reckon you'll be fine, however saying that it might be an idea to get them into the fridge and cool them down (get the gas into solution and reduce the pressure in the bottle), I generally secondary ferment for 3 weeks in the bottle and then put them in the fridge...

I agree with the guys saying just to tip the thing, however if you're interested to see how it turns out why not get yourself a large pet bottle (3L should be fine) and fill the bottle with about 2.5L or whatever you want or that you think will be enough, drill a hole in the lid, slap a grommet...

the only problem you'll have i reckon with welding is finding some one to do it, the keg being a pressure vessel and all. Might wanna try Tiemans they might be able to do it for ya. Aaron

Hey Guy's, The Fed Square Showcase is on again 17th and 18th of March. Click here for more info. If you've not been before I'd highly recommend it, went last year on St.Patrick's day with 2 of my mates (one of which doesn't drink beer) and we all had a blast, good opportunity to talk to the...