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Yeah its a sweet invention. Its called the Artic Jug, invented by a West Aussie a few years ago. I used to have the website bookmarked. I'll try to find it now. -Dougy EDIT: Acutally its called the ARCTIK JUG. website at arctik.com.au is down at the moment. I remember reading on the site...

Ordinary homebrew taps can be dismantled. Simply leave them in some warm water for a few minutes, then insert something rigid into the back of the tap (a screwdriver is good, but something that doesnt scratch the tap would be better). Let the end of the rigid bar come flush against the inside...

Gday Jase, Check out : http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...&hl=sodium+meta and do a search for sodium meta for heaps more threads with questions like yours. there is heaps of stuff out there already! -dougy

Cheers JM.

Gday all. Did my first partial mash on the weekend after knocking up a quick copper manifold to fit in a spare fermenter as a mash tun. Big thanks for all the good tips on the site about how to make the manifold, and also the tip for insulation - big-up bubble wrap! I brewed a Grumpys guiness...

Germans show 32 ways to open a beer: http://www.gaffel.de/frames/biertest-start.swf

Haha!! classic doc :)

Check this out, move the mouse in the opposite direction the drunk is falling to help him get home! Just got 67m, need a bit more practice I think! http://www.wagenschenke.ch/

My first major bummer... Late last night, finally got around to racking my first partial mash from the kitchen bench to a fermenter below on the floor. I added dissolved dextrose to the lower fermenter for the 23L volume as I was bulk priming. Everything was going fine, until i chucked some...

Thanks Justin. Test tubes sounds like a good idea. How do you seal them off to the air though? dougy

What kind of containers do you guys use to store yeast cultures in the fridge. I run very short of space as I only have a bar fridge (and dont have room for another large one), currently i have starters in stubbies, but if i could find smaller bottles, maybe smaller than little juice bottles or...

Thanks for the tips guys!

Gday guys, I am getting into extract and partial mash brewing at the moment and was looking for some help in how to read recipes. I'm looking at JSB's Big animal pale ale, as I've heard it tastes like LCPA which is a tasty drop... The recipe is below: So, are some basic instructions for...

ops! I linked that to your post warrenlw63 without checking. I'd done a big search on AHB late tues night to find a good one. I thought you had linked to it because you got yours from Jaycar too. Mine is this one: http://www1.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?...eMax=&SUBCATID= Original thread...

I picked up the digital thermometer warrenlw63 was talking about from Jaycar yesterday for $40. Used it yesterday, and seemed to be very good. easy to read etc. Thanks for the advice! dougy

glad that wasnt me :)

Justin, If you buy a can of gingerbeer concentrate, it says you either make it alco or non alco. To make alco, add 1kg sugar. then ~3.5%. i add 1.5kg gives it a bit more kick. To make non-alco, add 200g sugar. then there is bugger all %. Obviously this seems to be limiting the yeasts food...