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Fishing and mountain bike riding going up to the blue mountains to take to a few trails its good fun. It's also a good counteract on the brewing hobby, keeps me fit.

Hops dont contain THC (tetra hydra carbinol or something) so you wouldnt get stoned, Probably cough your guts up id imagine, it would be pretty harsh on the throat. Some people use hop pillows to help them sleep though. Timmy does your hop tea to tend to make you drowsy at all? How much do...

I got my march pump when we had the AHB bulk buy and opted to get the bracket aswell, no probs with it what so ever works a charm nice and quiet no excessive vibrations. Pumpy you know the black plate on your old frame i think you used it as a heat shield for your burner? well i moved that...

Hey peoples, I'm trying to setup my water profile (sydney, prospect dam) in beersmith and am not sure if im reading the water report correctly, could someone please tell me if these details are correct? Calcium: 13.0 ppm Sulfate: 9.0 ppm Magnesium: 5.2 ppm Chloride: 27.5 ppm Sodium: 13.0 ppm...

Yeh i tried one of these tonight for the first time aswell, i can taste the POR. This beer has a very earthy smell and taste to it, the characteristics of the leatherwood honey come through nicely. Its a unique beer, i dont mind it.

Spot on Coodgee, this place does drag you into AG or the "dark side" as some people here call it! :lol:

Congrats arsenewenger :beerbang: heres hoping your first AG brew went a lot smoother than mine! Looks like you got a nice malty ale ale there, the scottish yeast wont hide the hop flavours your after either. Should be nice. I've got my 2nd Ag brew coming up in a week or so, it should go...

I know this is a big call but i think you might be the most obsessed/dedicated homebrewer on this forum! Congratulations, thats not just a bar, thats a pub hanging off the back of your house!!!! :super:

FNQ im impressed, did you bottle or keg this massive batch? Must have been for a big party huh? :chug:

We need a picture of a smiley face clapping. :super: Nice work Ross.

I decided to go with hallertau because i wanted it to be a bit spicy to balance the sweetness of the caramalt. And the i chose nottingham because its pretty cold in my garage this time of year and this yeast is still good at low temps of around ~15c. When i get home i'll have a play around with...

Hey peoples, im planning my 2nd AG brew and thought i'd put my recipe up here for any comments or suggestions. My 1st AG brew had a few hiccups (bloody disaster) and i ended up with 14.5lt instead of 20lts and i forgot to shut the tap on my mash tun when i turned the pump off so 9lts of mash...