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Dave, I've done Cascade twice and I'd probably do it again. If I was going to be in Launceston then I'd definately be interested in Boags. As beerforal said - Any brewery tour is a good tour.

I think this answers the question of why Jonathon is building his brewery this way. Bloody impressive by the way Jonathon. :beerbang: Scott

eddy22, Back in my extract days I almost always substituted some of the malt extract for dextrose. I used dry malt extract 99% of the time. Because the extract doesnt ferment out completely I always found the resultant beer was quite cloying. I found by using a little dextrose it thinned the...

My BC has chewed through 50 odd batches worth of grain. I use a variable speed electric drill and I run this at a 'mid' range speed right from the beginning and throughout the whole crush. I've only ever had one occasion when it didn't grab and since then, like a few others, I 'prime' the mill...

Hi Dicko. I'm currently drinking a Millenium Ale at the moment. I have a love / hate relationship with it. At times I quite enjoy it and at other times I wonder why I'm bothering. The recipe was - JW Ale - 67% JW Pilsner - 22% JW Wheat - 11% 12g Millenium 14.4% - 60 mins 20g Millenium 14.4%...

Alby, I usually pitch around 8-12 hrs after filling the fermenter. As Geoffi said, as long as your sanitation is good you shouldn't have a problem. Scott BTW - definately wait until its cooler before you pitch.

Looks great jeddog. Love the timber. Is it Merbau? Goes well with the black paint. Certainly better than with red. Cheers Scott :beer:

Go buy a mill. You know you want to. :lol: Scott

Interloper, I think you'll be happy with the Danstar Munich yeast. I did a few wheat beers with WB-06 when it first came out and was very happy with them. I've since used the Danstar Munich yeast a couple of times and to be honest I prefer it over the WB-06. Scott

Neill, It'll work its way out. Personally I'd just keep using the lid. Put it on, stick the airlock in and if it bubbles - good, if it doesn't then it doesn't matter anyway. Some of my fermenters seal well, others don't. Don't lose sleep over it. Scott :beer:

BribieG, I've fermented with US-05 down to 15-16C with no problems. Like you're doing I would also give it a rest at around 20C towards the end. Scott

kegmate Think I got the link thing worked out. Edit - Woohoo; its post 788

Chappo, Here is a link to my set up. The only issue I had was with the amount of room between the top of the fridge and the bench top. First off I drilled the bench top and then attached the fonts. Because of the limited room I then had to unscrew and lift the bench top. I needed to do...

Thanks for the laugh Tony. Using "flaccid" and "Enid, my wife and sausage puller" in a post had me laughing out loud and wiping tears from my eyes. Cheers Scott :beer:

Just to be a little more helpful. I have left wort for a couple of hours before boiling in the past. Never noticed a difference. Don't really like doing it but couldn't be helped at the time. Still reckon you should just get up earlier though. :D Scott

Why don't you just get up earlier?

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gava, One big advantage of using an urn is that you can fill it the night before, put it on a timer and when you wake up in the morning your ready to dough in. Scott

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Bloody good news Fents. Thanks for the update. :beerbang: Hope he has a great holiday. Cheers Scott