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Still Lurking however, and still with the old handle. Thanks for the comments guys. Life caught up healthwise and I had to make some drastic choices. Watch this space for some interesting new stuff! Bill McBride is an honest, decent and nice bloke. He also knows his brewing. He has heaps of...

I agree with Tom! Your HBS is immediately suspect. I bet it's JW Caramalt Dave

Have a look at my site in about a week. It will be there or give me a ring on Monday (08) 8390 1313 Regards Dave

Alian, No need to add the yeast. There will still be sufficient in the beer to prime. I have bottled after 6 months of C/C without issue. Priming took a bit longer is all. Dave

Make sure you dissolve the dextrose in about 300ml of hot water first. Add it to the container you will rack into. Drop the beer and (some then give it a VERY gentle stir) and bottle it immediately. Regards Dave

Interesting thread this one! There has often been discussion on whether to sanitise caps and quite frankly, I used to do it in the days when I knew nothing about brewing except the instructions that came with the kit. I suppose it was fear. I have not sanitised caps now for a long time. But...

Mate, Just use a Masterbrew pack with it and follow the masterbrew instructions. Yes, of course you can partial mash or try to work out some additional ingredients for yourself, but (and I assume here) at your stage of brewing, perhaps an advanced kit something like a Masterbrew pack would be...

Your'e all nuts!! Dave

That's an outstanding project and a fabulous looking mill. As an industrial designer surely you would know someone that could produce it! A good Aussie mill at last! Can you tell us what size the rollers are? Also, Could the design be modified for a 100 or 125ml roller so that they could be...

Apologies folks! The monster Mash scheduled for the 23rd April (tomorrow) is now cancelled. Due to unforseen circumstances like the yeast not arriving in time and a lack of volunteer brewers. The last beer brewed by JSB is an absolute belter though and will be available for tasting along with...

Mate I know owns a Spring water business and has just replaced all his 20" 0.5 micron filters with some monstrous S/S thing. There are about 10 of them on manifolds and he was just going to store them in case. I'll have a chat and get the details and post back if he wants to sell them cheap. Dave

Goliath is doing it too! Got the stuff to do it with, Who's gonna do the brew/s ? Dave

WoW! Tin of worms here Scotty! Good advice JM. You need to know what won't work as well as what will. The OZ Market though is quite factionalised and whatever articles and advice are to be included my own view is that they be FROM A CREDIBLE SOURCE. eg. Grand Champion Home brewer of the...

This recipe looks like it's coming on well, Great post Jayse regarding the cara Aroma. You could have a close look at Northdown hop Plugs.. Stunning in Pale, yet to do a Dark with them, Anybody got any other experience with these hops? Dave

And then there's the one about!!! Seriously folks, I started to die laughing and then realised just how serious this misinformation is for our craft. Thanks too Wee Stu, for the plug. We should be able to mention shops because I would want to know if I had done the wrong thing and also have the...

Put this on the Goliath Site a few days ago. Watch out! Hullo all, Another example of a brewing book written by a brewer that doesn't understand brewing has just arrived in the post. "Shifty's Home Brews and Favourite food" By Ian Sheldon. Whilst the recipes are interesting and we are...

I'm interested in the technical reference Tom. I am not saying you are wrong. In fact quite the reverse. In thinking about it. There are many processes, functions and ideas that we as a craft have developed over time that have become accepted by brewers as fact. Even though the fundamental...

Guys, There is no need to remove the spear to clean/rinse/fill commercial kegs. Remove the non return ball fitting from the centre of your keg coupler. To clean the kegs, fit the coupler and remove both the snaplocks. and attach a standard clickfit garden hose fitting to the centre upright...

I agree, go the munich. Dont think i'd worry too much about a 5 hour boil though. What book did you get that from Tom? Dave

Spot on Dave! There is no troubles growing them. Here is the USDA Hop Variety Description. Pedigree: Fuggle X Serebrianka-fuggle seedling plus another variety? Diseases: Downy Midew resistant in the crown, moderately susceptible in shoots and cones. Moderately resistant to vercillium wilt...